Angola

José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola's second president who ruled the mineral-rich state for almost four decades, has died aged 79, the government says. He died in Spain where he was treated after suffering a cardiac arrest. Dos Santos…

Despite describing herself as a shy person, Joice Zau is one of the most high-profile figures in a new spoken-word movement spreading across Angola, and her talent has even led her to represent Brazil in international competitions. Her…

On 8 January 2010, the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola was just days away. I was in the province of Cabinda, preparing to cover Group B for the BBC World Service, and was also charged with handing over the BBC African Footballer of the…

Bonga Kuenda is the living master of Semba, Angolan folk music. Bonga has songs for everything; from weddings to funerals but most notably, he has songs that tell the stories of struggles the Angolans went through during the Portuguese’s…