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The fortress of Cambambe symbolizes Angola's colonial resistance and Portugal’s ruthless drive to expand its empire into the interior of Africa.

High on the cliffs above the Cuanza River in Angola, the fortress of Cambambe is a crumbling but imposing remnant of Portuguese colonial ambition. Built in 1604, this stone bastion played a central ...
Devdiscourse

Pope Leo XIV Challenges Angola to Break Plundering Cycle

Pope Leo XIV, during his visit to Angola, urged leaders to end the cycle of exploitation plaguing Africa. Emphasizing ...
Oneindia

Pope Leo XIV Angola visit urges leaders to end exploitation and back peace message

Pope Leo XIV visits Angola, urges leaders to end exploitation, praises resilience, and reiterates a message of peace, justice ...
The Africa Report

Angola: Pepetela sheds light on decolonisation in The Utopian Generation

Every so often publishers make a leap of faith to bring a groundbreaking book to light in English after it was written and published decades earlier in another language. This summer, readers can ...
JSTOR Daily

Lusophone African Short Stories and Poetry after Independence: Decolonial Destinies

In 1975, after much resistance, Portugal became the last colonial power to relinquish its colonies on the African continent. The tardiness of Portuguese decolonization in Africa (Cabo Verde, Angola, ...