A group of soldiers stand restlessly around the fenced perimeter of an industrial facility, baking in the sweltering midday sun. They pass the time swatting mosquitoes and cursing out their commanding ...

Angolan President Eduardo dos Santos yesterday repeated his call for a cease-fire in his country's 27-year civil war and said the government's military commanders should then negotiate the next steps ...

Angola has made significant progress in clearing land mines and other unexploded ordnance left over from the country’s 27-year civil war. These efforts have made previously hazardous areas safe for ...

LUSAKA, Zambia, October 19 (UNHCR) - Nangweshi Refugee Camp, established during the last throes of the Angolan civil war, is steadily emptying as the 15,000 residents opt for either repatriation or ...

MONGU, Zambia, Oct. 23 (UNHCR) - The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it had increased assistance to several thousand Angolans who fled to Zambia's Western province last week following fresh fighting ...

Few places in Africa have been as isolated and understudied as eastern Angola, particularly the highlands of the Moxico provinces, a region rich in biodiversity, culture and history. The country’s ...

HUAMBO, Angola, April 2 (Reuters) - Angola requires $240 million from government or donor funding to clear nearly 1,000 minefields from the civil war that ended more than two decades ago, the National ...

(Reuters) - Angola is holding its second election since the end of a 27-year civil war a decade ago. Long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is widely expected to win a new five-year term in ...

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