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Kalandula Falls is a major waterfall situated on the Lucala River in the Malanje province of Angola. Previously known during the colonial era as the Duque de Bragança Falls, it ranks as one of the largest waterfalls in Africa by volume of water. The falls feature a broad, crescent-shaped curtain of...

The Namibian savanna woodlands are a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion extending across much of northern Namibia and into southern Angola. Its landscape includes open woodland, grassland, and drought-adapted vegetation shaped by strongly seasonal rainfall. The r...

The Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands is a distinct Afrotropical ecoregion located along the steep western coastal escarpment of Angola. Covering an area of approximately 74,300 square kilometers, it bridges the dry, coastal Namib Desert regions with the humid inland highland forests. The ecoregio...

The Cunene River is a major watercourse in Southern Africa that flows for approximately 1,050 kilometers. It originates in the central highlands of Angola and flows southward before turning west to form a significant portion of the border between Angola and Namibia. The river eventually empties into...

Miss Angola is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting representatives from Angola for international competitions, most notably Miss Universe. The pageant features candidates from various provinces across the country who compete in standard categories including swimwear, evening...

The Cuanza River, also spelled Kwanza, spans approximately 960 kilometers and is the longest river located entirely within Angola. It originates on the central Bié Plateau and flows westward, eventually emptying into the Atlantic Ocean just south of the capital, Luanda. The river is economically vit...

The Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, also called the Memorial António Agostinho Neto, is a monument in Luanda, Angola, dedicated to António Agostinho Neto, the country's first president. Its central feature is a roughly 120-meter concrete tower, commonly known by the Portuguese nickname Foguetão, or ‘Sp...

Kasai Savanna refers to a savanna-centered ecoregional landscape associated with the Kasai River basin in central Africa. The region extends across southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the northeastern corner of Angola, with grassland and other savanna vegetation interspersed with galle...

Agostinho Neto (1922-1979) was an Angolan physician, poet, and political leader of the MPLA, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola. He led the movement during the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule and became Angola’s first president when independence was declared on 11 November 1...

The Supreme Court of Angola is Angola's highest ordinary judicial court and is based in Luanda. It hears appeals and other matters assigned to it by Angolan law, placing it at the top of the country's ordinary court structure. The court operates within the legal system of Angola, which became indepe...

The Lusaka Protocol was a 1994 Angolan peace agreement intended to end the civil war between the government and UNITA. It provided for a ceasefire, the integration of UNITA forces into the national army, and the inclusion of UNITA representatives in a national government, with the United Nations inv...

The Bicesse Accords, signed in May 1991 at Bicesse near Estoril, Portugal, were a peace agreement between Angola's MPLA government and the UNITA movement led by Jonas Savimbi. They established a ceasefire, provided for the integration of the two armed forces, and set a framework for Angola's first m...