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Angolan opposition UNITA rejects ruling party's election win
Read full article: Angolan opposition UNITA rejects ruling party's election winAngolaโs opposition party has filed a complaint against the election victory of the ruling MPLA party in which President Joao Lourenco won a second term and the party got a reduced majority in the legislature.
Angola votes as ruling party seeks to extend 47-year rule
Read full article: Angola votes as ruling party seeks to extend 47-year ruleAngolans are voting in an election in which President Joao Lourenco is seeking a second term and longtime opposition party UNITA is trying to unseat the ruling MPLA party which has held power for 47 years.
Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in
Read full article: Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-inAngola โ one of Africaโs largest oil producers โ is preparing for a general election Wednesday and voters are debating whether they should vote and sit at the polling stations to monitor the process or cast their ballots and go home.
Angolans mourn ex-leader; family seeks to keep body in Spain
Read full article: Angolans mourn ex-leader; family seeks to keep body in SpainRelatively low-key commemorations are taking place in Angola to mark the death of former longtime President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died last week in Spain where his family is taking steps to prevent his body from being returned to the southern African country.
UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army
Read full article: UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an armyThe U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly acted as a conventional army during escalating military action in the countryโs volatile east and could threaten the U.N. peacekeeping force charged with protecting civilians.