Angolan President Joao Lourenco has granted pardons to approximately 50 prisoners, including Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Filomeno had been serving a five-year sentence for embezzlement and other charges related to a $500 million fraud case involving the national bank of Angola. The
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Uhuru commends Angola’s mediation Eastern DRC
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Angolan President João Lourenço for his efforts towards the normalization of relations between Rwanda and DR Congo. President Kenyatta noted that President Lourenço has displayed exemplary leadership and commitment in his role as a mediator following his appointment by the African Union to mediate talks between
Former Angolan President Dos Santos is dead
Clashes persist as Rwanda & DRC agree to de-escalate
Clashes continue in Eastern DRC despite an agreement signed between Rwanda and DRC to de-escalate tension between the two neighbourly nations. The Luanda mediation talks came after the African Union appeared Angolan President Joao Lourenco to mediate between the two countries that have been feuding over M23 rebels which DRC accuses