The near defeat of the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in last week’s general legislative elections has created hope and uncertainty about the country’s future. The MPLA ...

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's main opposition UNITA party is using last week's riots in Mozambique along with false accusations of government corruption to incite civil unrest in the oil-producing ...

A ballot paper is seen ahead of the national elections in the capital Luanda, August 31, 2012. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's ruling MPLA party on Tuesday accused the main ...

The coming polls set to take place on 24 August represent Angola’s fifth multi-party elections, the first being in 1992. Although technically parliamentary, the winner of the party that obtains the ...

On 24 August, Angola held elections for parliament, which also determine the incoming president of the republic. While other parties participated, two parties dominated the elections: the ruling party ...

Jon Schubert receives funding from the Swiss National Scientific Foundation (SNSF). Gilson Lázaro receives funding from the Norwegian Embassy programme for research. Preliminary results from civil ...

Angolans head to the polls Wednesday in what is expected to be the closest election since the country first allowed a multi-party vote in 1992. The key question is whether voters will once again pick ...

Justin Pearce has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Angolans go to the polls on 24 August to vote in parliamentary elections. The leader of the party with the most seats in parliament ...

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's opposition UNITA party reversedcourse on Monday and said it accepted the results of thecountry's parliamentary election, which showed the ruling MPLAwinning a landslide ...

Angola's long-dominant party has won another five years in power, but with a much-reduced majority, the electoral commission has announced. The MPLA, under President João Lourenço, took 51.2% in last ...

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's ruling MPLA party on Tuesday accused the main opposition group, UNITA, of seeking to cause "chaos and anarchy" by planning nationwide rallies on Saturday to protest against ...