African Union Considers Looking At Cabinda Claims Against the Angolan Government

More than five years after the Front for the Liberation of Cabinda (FLEC) filed a complaint with the African Union (AU) against the Angolan government for alleged human rights abuses, the AU says it is willing to hear the “merits” of appointing a...

Angola’s State Oil Company Wants to Supply Zambia And Namibia

Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, E.P., or Sonangol, is the Angolan state oil company, with the sole concession for oil and gas exploration in Angola’s subsoil and continental shelf. How People Arrived Here: mateus neto angola

Germany Improving East African Trade Ties From Energy to Food

Germany’s foreign policy is now focusing on two bilateral issues of profound interest to both sides. Energy for Germany, food for Africa.

Angola’s `sans Papiers’ Violently Deported in Latest Wave of Expulsions

I don’t even have anywhere to go now.” Thirty-year-old Mwamba Kashane, one of the thousands of Congolese to be expelled from Angola in the past month, recounts his ordeal from Kamako, a town close to the Angolan border in the province of Kasai Occidental.

Mozambique to Negotiate Method of Payment of $30m Debt Owed to Angola

A Mozambican delegation led by Finance Minister Manuel Chang, will travel to Angola to negotiate the method of a debt payment amounting to $30.75 million dollars that Mozambique owes the southwest African nation.

Attorney General Augusto Paulino of Mozambique to Visit Angola Monday

Mozambique’s Attorney-General, Augusto Paulino will head out on Monday for a four-day visit to Angola at the invitation of his Angolan counterpart, a Sunday press release has revealed.

Namibia Declares State of Emergency in Response to Widescale Flooding

Namibia has declared a state of emergency in response to widescale flooding in the north that has claimed 62 lives since January 2011. How People Arrived Here: Namibia emergency fund

Boost for Polio Campaign in Angola

The Angolan government is preparing to renew efforts to eradicate polio with support from global partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has made polio eradication its top priority.

South Africa And Oil-producing Angola Sign Five Bilateral Agreements

South Africa and oil-producing Angola have signed five bilateral agreements which are expected to take their relations to higher levels. The agreements, which were signed on Tuesday, are the Memoranda of Understanding on Public Works and Infrastructure...