Two people have died after a stampede at a stadium in Luanda, Angola where Pope Benedict was going to speak at a youth rally. Thousands of people rushed into the stadium to get a chance to see the Pope four and a...
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World Habitat Day today celebrates the right of all people to have a home and shelter. It is predicted by the end of this year that over half of the world's population will live in urban areas, due to what most experts are saying is climate change and is forcing people to...
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Despite an extraordinary long voting process and the opposition UNITA call for a re-run, Agolan ruling MPLA is set for a big win with 81% votes in parlamentary elections. " Angola's ruling MPLA party is...
Polling stations closes tonight on the second day of voting for the first parliamentary elections ever. "Election observers from the European Union (EU) monitored the extended voting period, a day after their mission called the election process a "disaster". The...
Angolans are voting today for the first time since 1992. This election has experienced some "technical" promblems. However, most analyst suggest that governing Popular Liberation Movement of Angola would remain in office.
"Les observateurs européens ont parlé de «...
Nice to know China is there to help out Mugabe "Genocide Style", something China is good at."Ship trying to get arms to MugabeReutersPublished: Sunday, April 20, 2008A Chinese ship carrying arms to Zimbabwe...
"LISBON - A light aircraft crashed into a mountain near the Angolan city of Huambo on Saturday killing all ten people on board, Portugal's Lusa news agency said on Saturday.
Lusa cited a source close to the Angolan government as saying two of the victims were...
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"The director of an Angolan crime film says police have shot dead two of his actors after mistaking them for real armed robbers.
The duo were carrying unloaded firearms as they filmed a scene in a rough suburb of the capital Luanda, director Radical Ribeiro told AFP news...
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"Angola's government has been criticised for forcibly evicting thousands of people from their homes to free land for new housing projects in Luanda.
A report by Amnesty International also says the Catholic church has been involved in evictions in the capital.
According to...