In a stunning development, Angola has announced its decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), effective immediately. This unexpected move throws a wrench into the oil cartel’s plans and sends shockwaves through global markets. Angola, a member of OPEC since 2007, cited dissatisfaction with the organization’s policies as the driving force […]
Angolan billionaire and former president’s daughter Isabel dos Santos lost a London court battle to prevent the freezing of £580 million ($734 million) of her assets, claiming a political vendetta behind the accusations, reports BBC. Unitel, an Angolan telecom giant, accuses Dos Santos of using her position at the company to secure $400 million in loans […]
Luanda — Businesswoman Isabel dos Santos recently lost a lawsuit filed against her by Angolan telecommunications operator Unitel, in which she requested the freezing of her assets and funds. According to the television channel Sky News, businesswoman Isabel dos Santos lost the case in the High Court of London in which the operator Unitel asked […]
Luanda — The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, left the country’s capital this Friday for Equatorial Guinea, where he is to take part in the summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). At the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport, the statesman was bid farewell by the Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança […]
Ethiopia and Angola have pledged to further elevate their diplomatic relations in a range of fields to the benefit of the people and the continent at large. The Republic of Angola marked the 48th anniversary of National Independence Day under the motto “United for the Development of Angola.” In his felicitation message to Angolans, the […]
Luanda — Angola airlines TAAG held on Friday an inaugural flight at the newly unveiled Luanda Airport Dr. António Agostinho Neto with a total of 131 passengers on board of the 777 – 300 TEK airplane. On board the aircraft, whose journey will last approximately 13 minutes, there are managers and public figures, traditional authorities, […]
Luanda — Angola airlines TAAG Flight 777 – 300 TEK landed Friday at Luanda Dr. António Agostinho Neto airport marking the beginning of the inauguration ceremony of the infrastructure. On board the aircraft, whose journey lasted approximately 13 minutes, there were managers and public figures, traditional authorities, government officials among other guests. After landing, the […]
Luanda — Angola reiterated on Wednesday at the United Nations (UN) its call for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo, as well as the unilateral and coercive measures the United States of America (USA) has imposed on Cuba. According to Angola’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Francisco da Cruz, these measures threaten […]
Graham Hopwood, the excutive director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), says unless Namibia takes measures to safeguard the upstream petroleum sector from corrupt influences, the country risks following in the footsteps of Angola and Nigeria. He said this in response to a statement presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari released on Sunday, rejecting concerns […]
Nairobi — Kenya and Angola will push for the resumption of direct flights between Nairobi and Luanda as part of their efforts to spur bilateral trade. President William Ruto said Kenya-Angola trade has been on the rise in the past four years. However, he observed that more needs to be done to unlock the underlying […]
The country’s leading opposition party walked out of an extraordinary parliamentary session called to discuss a possible impeachment against President Joao Lourenco on October 14, heightening political turmoil in the oil-rich country, Voice of America reports. Lawmakers met in the capital, Luanda, to decide whether to set up a parliamentary commission to examine a motion to remove […]
Head coach of the Algerian national team, Djamel Belmadi says the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 will be very difficult. Belmadi was speaking to CAFOnline on his reaction to the Official Draw that was conducted on Thursday in Abidjan where the north Africans were draw into an interesting Group D […]
Namibians have been urged to obey and respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Angola when visiting the country. This was said during a bilateral meeting held in Luanda, Angola, on Monday by international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Angolan minister of external relations Teté António. A media statement by the international relations ministry […]
Luanda — The minister of Youth and Sports, Palmira Barbosa, expressed her conviction in the qualification of the National Senior Women’s Handball Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “I trust in our very strong National team. The Youth continue to do their work and so we are going to the Olympic Games”, she emphasised, […]
The Angolan space agency, which was established in 2013, is using space technology to map United Nations’ sutainable development goals in the country. This according to Zolana Joao who heads the Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN). Speaking to RFI on the sidelines of this year’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris, Joao said […]
Luanda — At least 38,000 health professionals are expected to be trained up to 2027, as part of the emergency training plan outlined by the Angolan government, the Health Ministry (MINSA) announced Monday, ANGOP has learnt. The training will cover all careers and different levels of education. In the statement issued as part of the […]
Luanda — The diplomat Roberto Jose Morales Fuentes has been appointed as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Nicaragua to the Republic of Angola. According to a statement sent Tuesday to ANGOP by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Angola, the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, appointed new ambassadors last week, Roberto Morales Fuentes is to represent […]
Luanda — President João Lourenço has congratulated the people and the president of Guinea Bissau on occasion of that west African country’s 50th independence anniversary, marked on Sunday (24). On a message, which ANGOP has had access to, João Lourenço wrote “I have the honour, on behalf of the Angolan Executive and on my own […]