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Congo snatch late draw in Angola

AFP Global Edition 11 days ago

Angola were held 1-1 by Congo Saturday before a large crowd who watched the 2010 African Nations Cup hosts play their first home game under Portuguese coach Manuel Jose. Striker Flavio Amado opened the scoring in the second minute of the friendly ...

Chinese 'targeted by armed gangs' in Angola

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Chinese businesses Friday said armed Angolan gangs are staging "mafia-style" attacks on their workers, but police downplayed the concerns, insisting criminals were not singling out the Chinese community. A string of gang robberies has targeted Chinese companies and housing compounds in recent ...

French ex-minister accuses Chirac over Angola arms sales

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

A former French minister convicted in the arms-to-Angola affair said Thursday that ex-president Jacques Chirac knew about the trade, holding up secret documents he claimed prove his case. Charles Pasqua, who served as interior minister in the 1980s and again in the ...

Ex-top cop says Chirac knew of arms trafficking

AP News 13 days ago

Former French interior minister says Chirac, others aware of secret arms trafficking to Angola A former French interior minister says former President Jacques Chirac and other senior figures were aware of secret arms trafficking to Angola in the 1990s. The trafficking was ...

Angola coach shuns 'disrespectful' star Manucho

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

Star Angola striker Manucho Goncalves will stay out of the national side until he learns respect, coach Manuel Jose told a media conference here Friday. The 2010 African Nations Cup hosts are due to play friendlies this month against Congo and Ghana, ...

Oil giant Total reports 54% profit plunge

AFP Global Edition 21 days ago

French oil giant Total on Wednesday reported a third quarter net profit plunge of 54 percent on a year earlier to 1.87 billion euros (2.76 billion dollars) because of the slump in oil prices. The result was slightly better than the 1.84 ...

Angola economy to grow 8.2 percent in 2010: economy minister

AFP Global Edition 22 days ago

Angola?s economy is expected to grow by 8.2 percent in 2010, a six-fold increase on the 2009 growth projection of 1.3 percent, the country's economy minister said Tuesday. The predicted hike comes on the back of the development of non-oil sectors like ...

Angola slams 'unjust' arms trial in France

AFP Global Edition 28 days ago

Angola on Wednesday condemned the outcome of a high-profile arms smuggling trial in a French court, which convicted all but six of the 42 defendants, including the son of an ex-president. "This trial was unbalanced and unjust, tied up with political considerations ...

Trans World Expedition: Driving around the world

AP Features 28 days ago

Leaving his job for the 'last true adventure on earth': He's driving around the world In November, I'll be quitting my job and heading out on one of the last true adventures left on earth: Driving around the world. I'll spend about ...

France jails 'Angolagate' power players

AFP Global Edition 29 days ago

A French court slapped jail terms Tuesday on the main players in a network that smuggled arms to war-torn Angola and included an ex-minister and the son of the late president Francois Mitterrand. Russian-Israeli tycoon Arkady Gaydamak was convicted in absentia for ...

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