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Angola leader pledges jobs for youth at swearing in after disputed poll

Angolan President Joao Lourenco promised to create jobs for the country's disenfranchised and largely unemployed youth on Thursday, as he was sworn in after an election he acknowledged had been bitterly disputed by the opposition.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Angolan court rejects opposition claim to annul election result

Angola's constitutional court rejected on Monday an opposition party claim seeking to annul general election results which handed the victory to the ruling MPLA.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

Angola's opposition files legal complaint over election result

Angola's leading opposition party has filed a legal complaint challenging the integrity of last week's election, which saw the ruling MPLA party win by a narrow majority.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 2, 2022

Angola's main opposition party challenges election results - letter

Angola's main opposition party has submitted a legal complaint challenging the electoral commission's finding that the governing party won last week's election, a letter seen by Reuters shows.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Angola's João Lourenço handed second term as president amid fears of foul play

Angola's president is declared the winner of last week's election, but João Lourenço's win is tarnished by accusations of fraud. Also in this edition: after months of mounting tensions, people in Tripoli fear a return of violence after dozens are killed over the weekend as rival militia clashed in the…

France 24 · Aug 29, 2022

Angola's governing party wins divisive election extending long rule

Angola's electoral commission on Monday declared the ruling MPLA, in power for nearly five decades since independence, the winner of last week's national election, handing President Joao Lourenco a second term amid concerns about possible fraud.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

Angola’s ruling party claims victory in tightly contested vote

João Lourenço’s MPLA, which has been in power for decades, declared winners but opposition Unita rejects results

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Angolan President Joao Lourenco narrowly wins tense election

Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Monday secured a second term in office after his MPLA party was declared the winner of the country's most hotly contested election in its democratic history.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 29, 2022

Joao Lourenco, who surprised Angola with corruption crackdown, gets 2nd term

A second term for Angolan President Joao Lourenco may have disappointed many voters keen to break with five decades of one-party rule, but many would still admit he's done much to tackle corruption within its ranks.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

Angola holds funeral of ex-leader Dos Santos amid dispute over vote

Amid post-election tensions, Angola held a funeral on Sunday for long-serving ex-leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July but whose burial was delayed by a family request for an autopsy.

Reuters · Aug 28, 2022