Airport officials failed to provide any concrete explanation for the denial, suggesting they were following higher orders.

A diplomatic standoff unfolded at Luanda Airport on Thursday when Zanzibar's First Vice President, Othman Massoud Othman, and a Tanzanian delegation were denied entry into Angola.

Kenya's Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was among a group of senior political leaders from across Africa denied entry into Angola on Thursday, despite being invited by the country's main opposition party ...