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Angola’s education system expands to welcome 1.9 million new students
Macao News
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September 3, 2025
Angola kicked off its new school year Monday with approximately 1.9 million children entering for the first time reports the Portuguese news agency Lusa. The influx of new pupils pushed total enrolment to around 9.7 million. Maria do Rosário...
Angola: Oil producers should expand resources despite climate change – president
Macau Business
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September 3, 2025
The Angolan president on Wednesday stressed the importance of oil for the country’s economy and development, insisting that producing countries have the right to continue to develop these resources, despite the seriousness of climate change. “The...
Angola: Oil production outlook ‘very negative’ until end of 2032 – report
Macau Business
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September 3, 2025
Oil production in Angola has a “very negative” outlook until the end of 2032, says a report on the sector, which concludes that stabilisation of oil production will only last with the discovery of new reserves. According to the Economic Report for...
Angola President Charts 50-Year Energy Vision at Major Industry Conference
News Ghana
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September 3, 2025
President João Lourenço opened the 2025 Angola Oil & Gas conference in Luanda on Tuesday, outlining his government’s strategy to leverage hydrocarbon resources for sustained economic growth as the nation marks five decades of independence....
ICE detainees being housed at Louisiana’s Angola prison
KALB - Louisiana
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September 4, 2025
ANGOLA, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - A section of the Louisiana State Penitentiary undergoing emergency repairs is being used to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, Gov. Jeff Landry and officials with the Trump administration...
Governor Landry unveils 'Louisiana Lockup' for 51 ICE detainees at Angola
WWL - Louisiana
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September 3, 2025
The individuals are being housed at what was formerly known as "Camp J" on Angola's 18,000-acre campus north of Baton Rouge. ANGOLA, La. — At a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Jeff Landry announced that the Louisiana State Penitentiary is...
Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump officials unveil 'Louisiana Lockup,' an ICE detention center at Angola
Nola - Louisiana
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Flanked by several top leaders of President Donald Trump's administration, Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday unveiled plans to open a new ICE detention center on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Officials said the facility...
Portion of Angola turned into 'Louisiana Lockup' for undocumented criminals
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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September 3, 2025
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced Wednesday that Angola will house undocumented criminals considered to be the "worst of the worst" at a new ICE detention center. A section of Angola prison will be turned into a holding facility for ICE and has...
New ICE detention facility dubbed ‘Louisiana Lockup’ opens at notorious Angola prison
One America News Network
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September 3, 2025
People view arts and crafts made and sold by inmates during the Angola Prison Rodeo held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on April 23, 2023, in Angola, Louisiana. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf 2:29 PM –...
See inside new 'Louisiana Lockup,' the ICE facility at Angola Gov. Jeff Landry announced
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Gov. Jeff Landry and top leaders in President Donald Trump's administration unveiled Wednesday a new ICE detention center on the grounds of Angola State Penitentiary at Angola. Dubbed the "Louisiana Lockup," the facility already has 51 people in...
Angola Camp 57 to house violent ICE detainees
KPLC - Louisiana
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September 3, 2025
ANGOLA, La. (WAFB) - The area of Angola State Penitentiary where ICE detainees will soon be held will be called Camp 57, according to our crew at the scene of a news conference that will be held shortly. That would honor Louisiana’s 57th governor,...
DHS: Angola prison to hold some migrants
CBS News
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The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that undocumented immigrants charged with violent crimes will be held in a new detention facility within the Louisiana State Penitentiary. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more.
Angola Camp to be renamed after President Trump
KSLA - Louisiana
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September 3, 2025
ANGOLA, La. (WAFB) - The area of Angola State Penitentiary where ICE detainees will soon be held has been renamed in honor of President Donald Trump, sources tell WAFB. Hours before a news conference was scheduled to begin to detail the new...
ExxonMobil selects new Bourbon vessels for Angolan crew transfer
Offshore Energy
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September 3, 2025
French maritime services provider Bourbon has signed a multi-year contract with U.S.-headquartered oil and gas major ExxonMobil to use vessels from its fleet to transport personnel to a block it operates offshore Angola. Rendering of new 34m...
Angola To Host ICE Detainees
WJBO - Louisiana
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Illegal immigrants are going to be housed at Louisiana's largest maximum security prison in Angola. The section will be dubbed "Camp 47" after President Donald Trump, whose administration has been expanding the number of ICE raids. The detainees...
Azule Energy to Invest $5b in Angola
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5 billion in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's Chief Operating Officer Guido Brusco told Reuters on Wednesday. The latest...
Eni, BP To Invest $5 Billion in Angola as Output Drops Below 1M BPD
Oil Price
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September 3, 2025
Eni-BP joint venture Azule Energy will invest $5 billion in Angola over the next five years and drill 18 wells, with two-thirds operated by the company, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. The spending is comparable to Azule’s outlays...
Mali survives Angola scare, Cote d'Ivoire easily beats Guinea
FIBA Basketball
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KIGALI (Rwanda) – Mali and Côte d’Ivoire started their 2025 FIBA U16 Women’s AfroBasket campaigns on a victorious note, as they saw off Angola and Guinea respectively. Here's how Wednesday's double-header unfolded. Mali beat Angola for ninth time...
Gov. Jeff Landry says new Angola facility will house 'worst of the worst' ICE detainees
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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September 3, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is expected to announce the opening of a new facility called Camp 47 that will house the "worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE" during a news conference...
Angola to flush hydrants over two weeks
The Herald Republican - Indiana
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ANGOLA — The Angola Water Department will perform routine, annual flushing and maintenance of fire hydrants beginning Monday, Sept. 15 through Friday Sept. 26, announced Mitchel Sattison, water department superintendent. Flushing will take place...