Tag: Unita
Why some terror campaigns escalate to civil war and others don’t
Most terrorist campaigns – where a group targets civilians to achieve political objectives – are short-lived. But some aren’t. In some cases, terror campaigns...
Angolan General’s remains return home
A coffin bearing the remains of General Arlindo Chenda Pena made its exit out of South Africa to his home country of...
Feature: Was Cuito Cuanavale an SADF objective?
There has been renewed interest in the final phase of South Africa's involvement in Angola 30 years ago, but it has been mired in...
Angola reporter on trial for asking about screams at police station
An Angolan radio journalist has been charged with slander and defamation after allegedly asking questions about screams coming from prisoners inside a...
Angolan police kill opposition member, detain 292 protesters
Angolan security forces shot and killed an opposition activist on Saturday, hours ahead of protests across the country where police detained 292...
Angola’s MPLA says opposition UNITA plans rallies ‘to cause chaos’
Angola's ruling MPLA party on Tuesday accused the main opposition group, UNITA, of seeking to cause "chaos and anarchy" by planning nationwide...
Angola’s UNITA denies organising anti-gov’t rallies
Angola's main opposition party, UNITA, denied organising any of the protests calling on the long-serving president to resign, the state news agency...
Angola opposition UNITA to hold leadership contest
Angola's main opposition party UNITA plans to hold a leadership contest in December with its head, Isaias Samakuva, facing calls for his...
Angola ruling MPLA says opposition “planning insurrection” – report
A senior figure in Angola's ruling MPLA party accused main opposition party UNITA of planning a nationwide civil disobedience campaign to oust...
Angola opposition urges release of protesters
Angola's main opposition party, UNITA, accused the government of using violence to suppress a pro-democracy protest and called for the release of...
Angola to back constitution for stronger president
Angola will next week approve a new constitution set to further strengthen the president's three-decade hold, state radio said yesterday within days...
Angolan president signals 3-year election delay
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos signalled the oil-producing nation's first post-war presidential election, scheduled for 2009, would have to wait at...
