There are 2,056 Cubans in Angola, including 1,058 men and 998 women, including 1,171 healthcare practitioners. Angolan Health Ministry's Regla Angulo said the meeting was attended by a ...

In 1970s and 1980s, South Africa was involved in a series of wars which are usually known as South African Border Wars. One ...

In one of the Cold War’s lesser-known showdowns, Cuban MiG-23s clashed with South African Mirage F1s in the skies over Angola. This video explores the surprising aerial battles that played out ...

Cuba had been supporting the Movement for the Independence of Angola (M.P.L.A.) since the 1960s. The Marxist leader Agostinho Neto had close ties to Havana and was favored by the Cubans.

August: Top members of the Cuban general staff begin appearing in Angola, a mineral-rich Portuguese colony in South West Africa. In Cuba troops hold military training exercises. November 7 ...