Angola

Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba
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Congolese former rebel leader and political opposition figure Jean-Pierre Bemba
DRC, Angola, Belgium: The Winners Behind a Bemba Trial
July 3, 2008 1506 GMT
Jean-Pierre Bemba was reportedly transferred July 3 to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, where he is expected to face war crimes charges. The move effectively ends Bemba’s political career while boosting the interests not only of DRC President Joseph Kabila, but also of Angola and Belgium. [more]
Situation Reports
Southern Africa: SADC Leaders To Meet On Zimbabwe
June 25, 2008 1253 GMT
Angola: Chinese Ship Allowed To Dock But Not To Unload Weapons To Zimbabwe
April 25, 2008 2003 GMT
China: Weapons Cargo Bound For Zimbabwe 'Normal Trade' -- FM
April 22, 2008 1336 GMT
Angola: ITF Workers To Ban Chinese Ship
April 21, 2008 1555 GMT
Zimbabwe, Angola: Chinese Ship Bound For Angola?
April 19, 2008 2132 GMT
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Zimbabwe- bread queue
Zimbabwe: Will Rhetoric Lead to Action?
June 24, 2008 1208 GMT
Political rhetoric against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s regime has reached a fever pitch, with a unanimous U.N. Security Council vote on a non-binding resolution and ongoing talks among southern African leaders. But trade flows will be the key indicator of coming political change. [more]
Total oil platform off coast of Angola
Angola: Oil and a Bid to Become a Geopolitical Powerhouse
May 22, 2008 1736 GMT
Angola's main interest in the May 23 visit of France's president lies in the ability of French energy company Total to tap the southern African nation's ultradeep oil reserves. [more]
Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos
Angola: A Return to Elections and a Stronger Hold for the MPLA
April 29, 2008 1809 GMT
Angola is preparing to hold its first parliamentary elections in 16 years. The long-ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola regime will use the September elections to consolidate its power both at home and abroad. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Botswana -- Diamond Mine
Africa: Diamond Prospectors Eye New Supplies
April 10, 2008 1626 GMT
Factors in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia are pushing mining companies to look elsewhere in Africa to secure diamond supplies. [more]
Angolan soldiers marching
Angola: The Ongoing Threat in Cabinda
March 7, 2008 1735 GMT
A separatist group, the Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave, claimed an attack that killed three soldiers in Angola's Cabinda province, media reported March 7. (With Stratfor map) [more]
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