Until recently, the physically demanding nature of the job had fed a perception in Angola that demining work was unsuitable for women, but Ngando and her colleagues have shattered those assumptions.

An increasing number of women in Angola are working to get rid of the scourge of landmines left from the 27-year civil war, which are still claiming victims long after the fighting finished.

Prosecutors say Isabel dos Santos, billionaire daughter of Angola's ex-president, engaged in rampant financial misconduct — following the release of over 700,000 documents known as the Luanda Leaks.

Angolan security forces have again been implicated in serious abuses against migrant women from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Angolan authorities were quick to deny the allegations ...

26 Jun 2024 (NAMPA) The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshikoto Region have opened a case of murder against a 48-year-old Namibian woman after she reportedly attacked and killed a 43-year ...

An Angolan woman, who has been living in South Africa illegally for the last decade, is in a legal battle with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) seeking permanent residence so that her disabled ...

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and ...

An increasing number of women in Angola are working to get rid of the scourge of landmines left from the 27-year civil war, which are still claiming victims long after the fighting finished. "I ...

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and ...