LUANDA, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Angola's main opposition on Wednesday received backing from a party seen as popular among young voters ahead of the country's first elections since the end of a 27-year civil war.

LUANDA, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos promised polls every four years as the first election campaign since the end of a 27-year civil war officially began Tuesday.

But opposition parties raised concerns they could not access the financing that the government has promised them for campaigning.

LUANDA, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Monday called on Angolans to show 'respect and tolerance' in the lead up to September elections, the country's first since the end of a 27-year civil war.

LUANDA, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Campaigning for Angola's first parliamentary elections since the end of a nearly three-decade civil war officially begins Tuesday, with concerns already being raised that the vote will not be fair.

LUANDA, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - Angola's ruling MPLA party on Saturday launched its campaign ahead of landmark September 5 legislative elections, the first in 16 years, with a promise to rebuild the country after 27 years of civil war.

BRUSSELS, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - The European Union has begun deploying an observer mission to Angola to monitor the first general elections there in 16 years, the bloc's executive arm said Friday.

LUANDA, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Oil companies operating in Angola will be barred from employing foreigners unless they prove they cannot find a qualified local candidate for the post, state media said Thursday.

LUANDA , July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Police in Angola have detained a 35-year-old pastor for locking up six alleged child sorcerers aged under 10 and keeping them hungry in a bid to exorcise them, the Angop news agency said Thursday.

BEIJING, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Reigning Olympic champions Argentina knocked off Serbia 75-60 while Australia beat Angola 81-78 on Thursday to reach the finals of the FIBA Diamond Cup, a warm-up event for the Beijing Games.

BEIJING, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's Olympic squad advanced to the final of the FIBA Diamond Cup on Thursday, beating African champions Angola 81-78 on a CJ Bruton three-pointer at the buzzer.