Joao Lourenco, presidential candidate for the ruling MPLA party. REUTERS/Stephen Eisenhammer LUANDA (Reuters) - The presidential candidate of Angola’s ruling MPLA party, Joao Lourenco, closed his ...

© Adalberto Costa Junior, leader of Angola’s opposition party, The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) arrives to cast his vote. John ...

Although Angola’s ruling MPLA is expected to win next week’s highly anticipated general elections, longtime opposition UNITA has been growing in appeal to the youth. The coming polls set to take place ...

Angola's sovereign dollar bonds gained on Thursday as provisional election results from ballot counting indicated a strong lead for ruling MPLA party. LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Angola's sovereign ...

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's ruling MPLA party scored a landslide parliamentary election victory today with nearly 82% of the vote, provisional final results showed in the oil rich ...

IT IS fitting that the black-and-red flag of Angola is hardly distinguishable from that of its ruling party. The People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has led the country since ...

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 ...

Provisional results give victory to the MPLA Millions of youth excluded from oil-driven economic boom Opposition UNITA says provisional results not reliable Election marred by fears of fraud, ...

LUANDA (Reuters) – The presidential candidate of Angola’s ruling MPLA party, Joao Lourenco, closed his electoral campaign on Saturday, telling his supporters that no other party could guarantee the ...