Between 1975 and 2002, Angola was locked in one of the world’s bloodiest wars. About half a million people lost their lives in the conflict, which saw two former liberation movements face off against ...

Africa’s longest running war was formally brought to an end on April 4 when the two sides in Angola’s civil war signed a peace deal after a 26-year conflict that began when the country was declared ...

JOHANNESBURG — Angola‘s long-running civil war killed off the country’s film industry, but now the violent conflict is the subject of the first local feature to be made in 20 years. Portuguese ...

1961 _ Fighting erupts in the Portuguese colony as three anti-colonial guerrilla movements battle for independence. 1974 _ Military coup in Portugal paves way for Angola independence a year later.

President Bush called Tuesday for a cease-fire in Angola following the death of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi, telling President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to "seize this moment" to end 26 years of war. The ...

The proposed Law on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that the ruling MPLA is preparing to approve on January 22, 2025, is an act of political desperation. It is designed to conceal the disastrous ...

Dries Velthuizen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Arriving a decade after the battle-themed “Waltz With Bashir” opened eyes to the possibilities of mixing animation and nonfiction, the vividly realized Spanish ...

The story of Kissama National Park is one of perseverance, vision and disaster in waiting. The only functional national park in Angola, a country wracked by war for decades, Kissama (also called ...

CABO LEDO, Angola (Reuters Life!) - It used to be unthinkable for even the most daredevil surfers to venture south of Luanda toward the beach of Cabo Ledo during almost four decades of wars in the ...

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