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The Government of Angola says that former President of Gabon Ali Bongo, along with former First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and their son Noureddin Bongo Valentin arrived last night in Angola, where they received asylum "for humanitarian reasons", days after their release from prison, where they had been since the 2023 coup.
2025-05-16

Five people are killed and eight others injured when police open fire on taxi drivers protesting against high fuel prices in Huambo, Angola. At least 34 others were arrested during the protest, which was in response to the government's decision to cut fuel subsidies.
2023-06-6

The Lulo Rose, a pink diamond, the largest in 300 years, is discovered at the Lulo mine in Lunda Norte Province, Angola.
2022-07-27

Five people are killed in a stampede at a football match in Luanda, Angola.
2018-09-17

Angola joins the Chemical Weapons Convention becoming the 192nd state to join the convention aimed at eliminating the use of chemical weapons in armed conflict.
2015-09-22

Angola becomes the first modern country to outlaw Islam, along with other religions unapproved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Mosques are being destroyed.
2013-11-24

The ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola wins the Angolan general election with a preliminary 74.46% of the vote.
2012-09-1

The ban given following the Togo national football team attack ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola is lifted with immediate effect as confirmed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at a meeting in Cairo.
2010-05-14

The Togo national football team is banned for two tournaments and fined $50,000 for withdrawing from the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations after the fatal attack on their team bus in Angola. The Government of Angola and Confederation of African Football are both to be sued by the families of the dead.
2010-01-30