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 ...

President Biden is in Angola today in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president and as the first U.S. president to visit the former Portuguese colony. The U.S. is attempting to transform its ...

Angola’s leading opposition party UNITA is turning to an old friend from the final days of the Cold War to try to build support in Donald Trump’s Washington ahead of next year’s general elections.

Since 2020, a number of African governments have distanced themselves from the United States and its allies while deepening ties with Russia and its Wagner Group mercenaries. Moscow has ramped up its ...

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 ...

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken finished a four-nation tour of Africa with a visit to Angola, site of major new U.S. investments, which may help counter China’s influence. By Michael Crowley ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago today, Angola gained its independence after centuries of Portuguese domination. But US officials like Henry Kissinger were already working hard to orchestrate a devastating proxy war ...

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 ...