Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to DR Congo resumes

New York: After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border closures.

Ex-Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79

Luand/UNI: Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, died aged 79, the country's presidency informed on Facebook.

Angola decriminalizes same-sex conduct

Luanda, Jan 25 (IBNS): Angola has finally shed the divisive “vices against nature” provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct, Human Rights Watch said.

80,000 youngsters at risk in DRC after forcible expulsion from Angola: UNICEF

Tens of thousands of children who have been forcibly returned from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need help urgently, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Tuesday.

Over 330,000 Congolese migrants at risk after mass deportations from Angola – UN rights chief

New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday warned that the forcible mass expulsion of Congolese migrants from Angola has resulted in “serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border” and left at least 330,000 returnees in an “extremely precarious situation”.

Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UN refugee agency

New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being expelled from neighbouring Angola, “are returning to a desperate situation,” a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Joao Lourenco swears as President of Angola, country gets new head of state after nearly 40 years

Luanda, Sep 27 (IBNS): Joao Lourenco, 63, was sworn in as president of Angola, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Angola: UN agency airlifts aid to newly-arrived refugees from DR Congo

Washington, May 1 (Just Earth News): A plane carrying relief items has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to assist over 11,000 people who fled a recent surge violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations refugee agency said on Sunday.

Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela elected to serve on UN Security Council

New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): In three rounds of voting the United Nations General Assembly Thursday elected Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2015.