Luanda — The Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, reaffirmed, in Luanda, that Angola defends a lasting solution based on peaceful co-existence between Israel and Palestine. During a meeting Thursday with the Israel’s Charge d’Affaires in Angola, Roey Dilad, the Angolan diplomat, emphasized the need for the parties to agree on a truce. According […]
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Luanda — Petro de Luanda beat this Tuesday, in the country’s capital, the 1º de Agosto squad by 110-97, in a game of the seventh round of the top division National Senior Men’s Basketball Championship, played at the Kilamba Pavilion, thus taking the lead, with 35 points. In the first period, Petro started pressing and […]
To bolster alliances and nurture stability, Secretary Blinken’s Angola visit aims to chart a course for a US-DRC diplomatic renaissance. Following the inauguration for a second term of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Angola, seeking to shore up regional diplomacy critical to easing tensions […]
Secretary Blinken’s goal is to strengthen ties with Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Angola. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicks off a week-long visit – 21 to 26 January – to some African countries Sunday, seeking to build on the December 2022 US-Africa Leaders’ Summit and expand fast-growing economic, development and security partnerships […]
State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola next week, the State Department announced, his fourth trip to the African continent. The trip comes after 17 Cabinet-level official visits last year as a follow-up to the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. President Joe […]
All ten forgotten crises are in Africa 300 million people will need humanitarian aid in 2024 – almost half of them in Africa In 2023, there were 273,421 articles published about the iPhone, but only 1,049 articles about the humanitarian crisis in Angola. Yet, more than seven million people have been affected by droughts, floods, […]
The remains of a nine-year-old Namibian boy snatched by a crocodile on the Angolan side of the Okavango River on Friday morning were found on Sunday. Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda reported that the crocodile was killed on Sunday – two days after it had caught the boy about 20 kilometres […]
Menongue — At least six people were killed and 13 others have been injured in eastern Cuando Cubango province as a result of 13 land mine accidents recorded in 2023, ANGOP learnt Sunday in Menongue city. The figures were presented by the representative of the National Mine Action Agency (ANAM) in Cuando Cubango province, Marcial […]
Sumbe — The Coffee Reprocessing Factory-JMV Ltd located in Sumbe, central province of Cuanza Sul, exported 18 tons of Coffee to Europe today, Thursday, through the Commercial Port of Lobito. According to information from the owner, José Manuel Ventura, speaking to ANGOP, this is the first export carried out as a result of investment from […]
Luanda — The creation of adequate conditions to attract more investment and, consequently, increase the number of diamond cutting factories in Angola will continue to be one of the main goals of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET). According to the incumbent minister, Diamantino Azevedo, this challenge also involves continuous support for […]
Soyo — At least 100 permanent blood donors are needed at the Soyo Municipal Hospital, northern Zaire Province, to deal with the constant shortages of this product in the hemotherapy center of that health unit. Speaking this Thursday to ANGOP, the general director of the aforementioned hospital, Afonso Sabino, said that the institution currently has […]
Luanda — The first gold refinery in Angola, which is being built in the Viana Industrial Park in Luanda, will be completed later this year (2024), the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, said on Wednesday. The infrastructure, whose first stone was laid in June 2022, is the result of the Angolan […]
Luanda — Angola Head of State João Lourenço on Tuesday congratulated President Félix Tshisekedi on his re-election as the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election (DRC). In his congratulatory message, the Angolan president and chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said the re-election shows the trust placed in him by the Congolese […]
Mbanza Kongo — At least 175 people have been left homeless in Noqui municipality ,Angola’s northern Zaire province, following the Zaire River flooding, the Provincial Civil Protection Commission led by local governor Adriano Mendes de Carvalho has said . The commission has assessed the damage caused by the opening of the floodgates at the Inga […]
Luanda — The Angolans Jerson Emiliano dos Santos and Ivanildo Lopes have been included in the list of 32 assistant referees selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take part in the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations to be held from January 13 to February 11 in Côte d’Ivoire. Egypt […]
Luanda — The draft Corporate Income Tax Code (IRPC) has been made available for public consultation, with the aim to gather contributions and a more comprehensive analysis of the legal tool, The General Tax Administration (AGT) has said. According to the AGT, the aim of making it available is to stimulate public debate and collect […]
Luanda — Angola airlines TAAG has said it will increase Luanda-Lagos (Nigeria) daily flights from January 8, 2024, a statement from the company said, ANGOP has learnt. Currently, the Luanda – Lagos route has five flights a week, operated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, by a Boeing 737-700 aircraft with capacity for 120 […]
The African oil producer refused to accept the production cuts imposed by OPEC, saying its membership in the oil cartel was no longer benefiting the country. Angola on Thursday said it was leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over a disagreement about oil production quotas. The decision comes after the oil cartel […]