Angola

Zimbabwe- bread queue
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'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 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
Factors in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia are pushing mining companies to look elsewhere in Africa to secure diamond supplies. [more]
Angolan soldiers marching
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]