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Demolitions leave 3,000 Angolan families homeless

AFP Global Edition 4 hours ago

Thousands of Angolans have been left homeless as 3,000 homes were being demolishedin the Angolan city of Lubango to make way for railway upgrades, an opposition lawmaker told AFP on Tuesday. Almerindo Jaka Jamba, from the main opposition Unita party, said the ...

Africa's local players eye international glory

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

The race for places in the second edition of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) begins this weekend with some interesting match-ups in north Africa, where Tunisia battle Morocco and Algeria tackle Libya. The tournament is reserved for players who feature in ...

Angola expels 'more than 10,000 Congolese'

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

Angola has expelled more than 10,000 Democratic Republic of Congo nationals since January despite the two countries' agreement to suspend repatriations, the United Nations said on Wednesday. "From January 1 to February 28, more than 10,200 Congolese expelled from Angola were registered ...

Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough 7 days ago

LUANDA (Reuters) - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday. No one was killed in ...

France to pay shot Togo keeper's return flight

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale is set to return to his amateur club Pontivy in the next few day after the French Football Federation (FFF) stepped in to pay for his flight home. Obilale is in South Africa where he was treated for ...

Shot Togo 'keeper stuck in South Africa: club

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, injured in a rebel attack at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, is stuck in South Africa with unpaid medical bills, the president of the player's French club said Thursday. Separatist rebels in the Angolan enclave of ...

Shot Togo goalkeeper stuck in South Africa: club

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, injured in a rebel attack at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, is stuck in South Africa with unpaid medical bills, the president of the player's French club said Thursday. Separatist rebels in the Angolan enclave of ...

Angola urged to release rights activists

AFP Global Edition 20 days ago

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the immediate release of human rights defenders jailed in Angola following the deadly attack on Togo's football team before the Africa Cup of Nations. The US-based group said the detentions were politically motivated, and accused ...

Cabinda marches against terror, in support of Togo

AFP Global Edition 21 days ago

<div><p> A 1,000 strong crowd answered a national government call to march here on Saturday against terrorism and in support of the Togo national side following the deadly attack on their team bus.</p><p>"We are here to say no to terrorism and to ...

Angolan police arrest priest in Cabinda

Reuters US Online Report World News 21 days ago

<div><p>CABINDA, Angola (Reuters) - Angolan police arrested a priest in Cabinda Saturday, a lawyer and human rights activist said, adding that authorities were using an attack on the Togo soccer team last week as an excuse to round up critics.</p><p>Raul Tati, a ...

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