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 ...

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 ...

Angola’s MPLA party was declared the winner of a closely fought election, extending its decades-long rule and giving President Joao Lourenco a second term. Official results announced by the National ...

Angola’s embattled opposition is widely expected to mount its biggest challenge yet to the ruling MPLA in the general election on Wednesday, 24 August. The poll is likely to be close and some analysts ...

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 ...

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 ...

The opposition made huge gains in last week's elections, but now it faces tough choices. The near defeat of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in last week's general ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Joao Lourenco's MPLA is poised to continue its nearly five-decade rule after scoring 51% of the vote in Angola's most fiercely fought poll. But opposition party UNITA is contesting the count ...

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 ...