Election campaigns kick off in Angola
Antonio Cascais, Deutsche Welle
The poll will mark the end of the 38-year rule of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos who is not running for reelection.
Angolan lawyers appeal ruling on president naming daughter oil CEO
The lawyers accuse the Angolan president of nepotism and violating Angolan probity law
Angola's President faces court inquiry over naming daughter to head state oil firm
Herculano Coroado, James Macharia
The court was acting in response to a case filed by 14 Angolan lawyers who accused the president of nepotism and violation of the Angolan probity law.
A lesson in nepotism - Mugabe, Sirleaf, Museveni and Dos Santos lead the way
The appointment of President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chikore, as COO of the country's national airline is just the most recent controversy.
Accusing dos Santos of nepotism, Angolan party rejects president’s daughter as oil company chief
The opposition say the country's long-serving ruler is trying to become an "absolute king"
All in the family: Angola president picks eldest daughter to head state oil firm, western firms scramble for contracts
Candido Mendes, Amogelang Mbatha
Isabel dos Santos, 43, is Africa's richest woman, while her brother already runs the country's sovereign wealth fund.
High-growth ‘gazelles’ in Africa: Is small really beautiful or that's just a Western idea?
The reality is that the majority of small firms actually do not grow. In fact they fail.
Price of admission to Africa’s richest party drops to $330 million—Forbes
Falling currencies, the plunge in oil prices and flagging stock markets conspire to push seven Africans off the list.
France’s Le Pen style family political feud is one mistake few party leaders in Africa have made
His daughter suspended him from the party, and his granddaughter is running against him in his constituency - can an African strongman stomach that?
Luanda is said to be the most expensive city in Africa-and the world. Here's how ordinary Angolans beat the odds
M&G Africa Special Correspondent
'To survive here you have to have more than one job and work really hard.'
