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HAS AFRICA HAD ITS FILL OF 'STRONGMEN'?
African political experts say democracy in Africa after colonial rule struggled until the end of the cold war... READ MORE›
FIDEL CASTRO'S MILITARY FORAYS IN AFRICA
The Angola campaign lasted until 1991, when the last of some 400,000 Cuban soldiers sent to fight imperialism in an international mission finally returned home... READ MORE›
A NEW DUBAI NO LONGER
Nichole Sobecki For The Washington Post LUANDA, Angola -- As the price of oil rose earlier this decade, this capital city did as well... READ MORE›
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READING THE REVOLUTION: THE BOOK CLUB THAT TERRIFIED THE ANGOLAN REGIME
The second was Angolan journalist Domingos da Cruz's book, whose title translates as tools to destroy a dictator and avoid a new dictatorship ... READ MORE›
'THERE ARE MOMENTS I WISH I WAS BACK THERE'
Albert Woodfox, who was America's longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner up until his release in February, describes what it feels like to be free... READ MORE›
ALBERT WOODFOX FREED AFTER 43 YEARS IN US SOLITARY PRISON
Albert Woodfox was the last of a group known as Angola Three for their decades-long stays in isolation... READ MORE›
HONG KONG NAMED WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CITY FOR EXPATS
As a result, the British capital is now cheaper than New York, Beijing, Tokyo and Zurich... READ MORE›
DEADLY YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC FLARES UP IN ANGOLA
Angola lies in the yellow fever belt of Africa where vaccination against the disease is recommended... READ MORE›
ELEPHANTS IN ANGOLA HAVE LEARNED TO NAVIGATE MINEFIELDS ON THEIR OWN
African elephants have one of the best senses of smell in the animal kingdom, with more genes dedicated to olfactory sensation than any other mammal... READ MORE›
PROSECUTOR MARTY STROUD ISSUES PUBLIC APOLOGY FOR SENDING TO DEATH ROW INNOCENT NEW ORLEANS MAN WHO HAS JUST MONTHS TO LIVE
Glenn Ford Prosecutor Marty Stroud issues public apology for sending to death row innocent New Orleans man who has just months to live... READ MORE›
AFRICA'S RICHEST WOMAN UNDER PRESSURE TO STEP DOWN FROM ANGOLAN ENERGY FIRM
Award-winning reporter and campaigner Rafael Marques has asked Angola's attorney general to revoke appointment of Isabel dos Santos as head of Sonangol... READ MORE›
COURT BARS RELEASE OF US PRISONER WHO SPENT FOUR DECADES IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
On Friday, the appeals court extended the stay to allow it to fully consider the state's appeal of Judge Brady's order... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 150 KILLED IN ANGOLA YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK
A yellow fever epidemic has killed 158 people in Angola, with more than 50 deaths occurring last month alone, the World Health Organization officials have said... READ MORE›
THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD? CARETAKER OF TROPICAL ISLAND SAYS YES
The best job in the world? Caretaker of tropical island says yes... READ MORE›
UN BACKS LOWER DOSES AMID SHORTAGE
UN health experts recommend cutting the standard dose of yellow fever vaccine by 80 percent in emergencies, amid an outbreak in Angola and DR Congo... READ MORE›
ANGOLA JAILS 17 ACTIVISTS FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENT REBELLION
Rights groups say activists in Angola, Africa's second-largest oil producer and third biggest economy, are being increasingly targeted by the government of dos Santos... READ MORE›
ELEPHANTS CAN SMELL LAND MINES, SCIENTISTS FIND
Elephants have become the latest creatures to join humans in the battle to detect explosives and potentially save lives... READ MORE›
ANGOLA COURT ORDERS CONDITIONAL RELEASE OF JAILED ACTIVIST BOOK CLUB
Beirao, who holds dual Portuguese and Angolan nationality, has a loyal fan base in Portugal, Angola's former colonial ruler... READ MORE›
CAMBODIA IS USING 'HERO RATS' TO SNIFF OUT UNEXPLODED LANDMINES
The rats were recruited from Africa by the Cambodian Mines Action Group CMAG alongside the Anti-Personnel Land Mines Detection Product APOPO ... READ MORE›
YOUNG AND CONNECTED: THE BBC'S FIRST WHATSAPP SERIES
This is the full-length digital documentary that has been brought to audiences in chapters throughout this week on WhatsApp and our Africa Live page... READ MORE›
WHO TERMS DEADLY AFRICAN URBAN YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK 'SERIOUS' BUT NOT GLOBAL CRISIS, YET
Yellow fever has been raging since last December in Angola, especially in the capital Luanda, killing 293 people to date and infecting another 2,267... READ MORE›