LUANDA, Angola — Jonas Savimbi, the U.S.-backed rebel leader who is battling to become Angola’s next president, has confirmed that execution-style murders — including the killing of children — were ...

Angola's president has said he wants to negotiate a quick ceasefire with Unita rebels, in his first public comments since the death of their leader Jonas Savimbi. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos ...

Luanda - Angola edged in the direction of a ceasefire in Africa's longest-running civil war on Monday amid growing international calls for renewed peace efforts after the death of rebel leader Jonas ...

Unita has 'received guarantees' that the remains would be exhumed before the end of the year. (FILES) In this file picture taken on December 11, 1985 Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi addresses ...

Crowing like a cock and flailing his arms wildly, Jonas Savimbi, the guerrilla-leader-turned-presidential candidate, demonstrates why he is considered one of Africa`s most electrifying demagogues.

The death of Jonas Savimbi opens up new opportunities for the Unita movement, which he founded during the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule in the 1960s. With the 1992 elections, Unita had a ...

London — President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has indicated that his Government is seeking "consensual solutions" to the problems of peace and democracy, and challenged Jonas Savimbi "to say when he is ...

In February 2002 the controversial Angolan rebel leader was killed by government forces. He had led his UNITA guerrillas for almost four decades, as Angola found itself on the front-line of the Cold ...

The possible death of new UNITA leader General Antonio Dembo could lead to a cessation of hostilities between the rebel movement and the government's armed forces, UNITA spokesman Jaka Jamba told IRIN ...