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Takeaways from Biden's Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business
Read full article: Takeaways from Biden's Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official businessPresident Joe Biden’s long-delayed trip to Africa was overshadowed by his controversial pardon of his son Hunter.
Biden says 'Africa is the future' as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit
Read full article: Biden says 'Africa is the future' as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visitPresident 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.
Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency
Read full article: Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemencyPresident Joe Biden has ducked questions on his decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter, ignoring calls for him to explain his reversal as he was making his first presidential trip to Angola.
Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China
Read full article: Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter ChinaPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip, and he spoke of “our nation’s original sin."
Thousands cheer Biden's arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit
Read full article: Thousands cheer Biden's arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visitPresident Joe Biden has arrived for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa to the cheers of thousands in Angola.
Angolan opposition UNITA rejects ruling party's election win
Read full article: Angolan opposition UNITA rejects ruling party's election winAngola’s opposition party has filed a complaint against the election victory of the ruling MPLA party in which President Joao Lourenco won a second term and the party got a reduced majority in the legislature.
Angola votes as ruling party seeks to extend 47-year rule
Read full article: Angola votes as ruling party seeks to extend 47-year ruleAngolans are voting in an election in which President Joao Lourenco is seeking a second term and longtime opposition party UNITA is trying to unseat the ruling MPLA party which has held power for 47 years.
Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in
Read full article: Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-inAngola — one of Africa’s largest oil producers — is preparing for a general election Wednesday and voters are debating whether they should vote and sit at the polling stations to monitor the process or cast their ballots and go home.
Angolans mourn ex-leader; family seeks to keep body in Spain
Read full article: Angolans mourn ex-leader; family seeks to keep body in SpainRelatively low-key commemorations are taking place in Angola to mark the death of former longtime President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died last week in Spain where his family is taking steps to prevent his body from being returned to the southern African country.
UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army
Read full article: UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an armyThe U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly acted as a conventional army during escalating military action in the country’s volatile east and could threaten the U.N. peacekeeping force charged with protecting civilians.