Luanda — A carnival of the communities is for the first time being organised this year in Angola meant to permit a closer cultural approximation of various peoples and project the prestige of ...

The 2004 edition of the Angolan Carnival is kick starting today afternoon in Luanda with the parading of the groups registered for this year in a session called "Assault to the Carnival" on the ...

A tourism drawcard, the carnival's roots lie in Angola's Portuguese past and offers the oil-rich country a chance to showcase ...

The tradition of carnival, which is celebrated in many Catholic countries on the last day before the beginning of Lent, originally came to Angola with the Portuguese colonisers, who arrived in the ...

Dancing, music and bright outfits filled the streets of Angolan capita Luanda, as Angolans gathered to celebrate the annual ...

LUANDA, Angola — A truck lost its brakes and crashed into a crowd of Carnival revelers in southern Angola, killing 20 people and injuring about 70, officials said Wednesday. The truck picked up ...