Lausanne (AFP) - Disgraced ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack's son Papa Massata Diack, former Russian athletics chief Valentin Balakhnichev and coach Alexei Melnikov lost their appeals Monday against life bans imposed over corruption. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the evidence presented against the trio established beyond reasonable doub ...

Luanda (AFP) - President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola since 1979, will not contest the August 23 election, marking a historic change in the oil-rich country. The constitution does not provide for a presidential election, but says that the post of head of state goes to the chief of the party which wins general elections. These ...

Luanda (AFP) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, in power since 1979, will not contest Wednesday's general election, meaning he will soon lose his place as Africa's second longest-serving leader. The continent is home to many men who have held office for two decades or more, and Dos Santos has up to now trailed Teodoro Obiang Nguema of ...

LUANDA (AFP) - When Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos steps down and his successor is chosen in Wednesday's elections, it will bring to an end a 38-year reign dominated by his unrelenting authoritarian style. Though seldom seen in public, he has been a looming presence in daily life for as long as most Angolans can remember, maintaining ...

Luanda (AFP) - The likely next president of Angola, Joao Lourenco, is a ruling-party loyalist and former general who endured several years out of favour after he angled for the top job in the 1990s. Since then, Lourenco, 63, has convinced key regime players he is the right man to succeed President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled the oil-r ...

Luanda (AFP) - Angola goes to the polls Wednesday in a historic election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos's 38-year reign, with his party set to retain power despite the country's economic crisis. The MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola), which has ruled the country since its 1975 independence from Portugal, ...