World Apr 18 Pope Leo arrives in Angola, the third stop on his visit to Africa By Nicole Winfield, Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World Mar 17 M23 rebels withdraw from peace talks with Congo, citing international sanctions Congo's government will participate in peace talks in Angola on Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, a spokesperson said Monday. By Mark Banchereau, Associated Press
World Dec 04 Watch 8:19 Is U.S. investment in Africa coming too late to counter China and Russia on the continent? President Biden is returning from the first presidential trip to Africa in more than a decade. Biden visited Angola to further U.S. investments on the continent. The Americans are playing a game of catchup with the Chinese who have spent… By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev
World Dec 04 WATCH: 'Let's keep it up,' Biden calls for continued U.S. investment in Africa at Angola summit President Joe Biden has pledged another $600 million for an ambitious multi-country rail project in Africa as one of the final foreign policy moves of his administration. By Will Weissert, Gerald Imray, Associated Press
Politics Dec 03 WATCH: Biden says U.S. 'all in' on Africa during Angola visit meant to counter China Biden's visit is the first to Angola by a U.S. president. It's meant to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub-Saharan African nation for what Biden called the largest ever U.S. rail investment overseas. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Nov 30 WATCH: Biden hosts Angola's president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House meeting follows Angola's move to position itself as a strategic partner to the U.S. and its shift away from Russian and Chinese influence under Lourenço's tenure. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 7:04 How giant African rats are helping uncover deadly land mines in Cambodia By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman From Angola to the former Yugoslavia, land mines are a lethal legacy of wars over long ago. Cambodia is among the most affected countries, with millions of buried explosives that kill and maim people each year. Now, an organization is… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 7:53 In Angola, corruption has deadly consequences for children By PBS News Hour Angola is a country of extreme wealth, thanks to oil and diamonds. Yet, it has the highest child-mortality rate in the world. Rampant corruption accounts for a large part of this contradiction. Nicholas Kristof, an op-ed columnist for The New… Continue watching