Angola
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At least 17 dead as crowds try to push their way into ground after failing to gain entry prior to kick off, a state news agency said
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From China to South Africa, Algeria to Venezuela, leftwing and anticolonial figures praise man who did not hesitate to send in Cuban troops and medics
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Seven out of 10 people in rural Angola do not have a safe toilet to use. A Unicef programme is educating communities in hygiene, sanitation and in building their own toilets
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The United States in 2009 listed Kassim Tajideen as a financier of Hezbollah, the Iran-allied Lebanese party, leaving him shut out from banks with no legal redress
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Prisoners detained for years on minor charges accuse the police of using violence to extract false confessions. Maka Angola reports
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Purse strings may be tight, but investing in immunisation brings economic rewards, reducing healthcare costs and improving school attendance
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Luanda regime defiant over long prison terms
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Parliament of former colonial power blocks motion to repudiate sentences handed out to so-called Luanda book club members
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Collective says it attacked official websites in retaliation to sentences given to 17 activists in Luanda
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Jonas Savimbi is portrayed as a ‘barbarian’ in Call of Duty: Black Ops II say three of his children who seek €1m damages
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Violence reigned in South Sudan and the Burundian president’s thirst for power has plunged the country into civil war, says Simon Allison
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Musician is scheduled to perform at event linked to the family of leader Eduardo dos Santos, accused of ‘ruthlessly choking free expression’
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Court charges 17 campaigners under charges including acts of rebellion, planning mass action of civil disobedience and producing fake passports
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Segregation by income has increased in 11 of 13 major European cities – with the worst culprit being Madrid. From gender to race to income, which cities worldwide are most unequal?
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A young ‘hobby traveller’ describes trips through the secretive lands of North Korea, Eritrea and Turkmenistan – and offers tips for navigating hermetic borders
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In an interview before his arrest, Luaty Beirão railed against President Dos Santos and called for urgent change ahead of the 40th anniversary of independence
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Outraged by the unlawful detention of a book group, Angolans are calling for an end to the injustice as the 40th anniversary of the country’s independence looms
Has Africa had its fill of ‘strongmen’?