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World Bank plans to invest 200 million dollars in Angola
Ver Angola
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This information came from a meeting between the Minister of Planning, Victor Hugo Guilherme, and a delegation from the IFC, headed by the regional director, Cláudia Conceição. "The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation, plans...
US-Africa Summit in Luanda: A Strategic Milestone for the Economic Future of Angola and the Continent
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At a time when the global economy is facing geopolitical challenges, persistent inflation and urgent needs for energy and digital transition, this summit demonstrated that Angola and Africa are on the radar of major global decisions. Luanda was...
US Confirms US$550M Support for Angola’s Lobito Rail Corridor Despite Budget Concerns
The Assay
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June 27, 2025
The United States has reaffirmed its backing for Angola’s Lobito Rail Corridor with a US$550M loan through the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), reinforcing international efforts to develop critical infrastructure for mineral...
Expert defends strong brand for Angolan diamonds and bets on demanding markets
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Responding to Lusa about the possibility of selling Angolan diamonds to the US, after the replacement of the Russian company Alrosa, a former partner of Endiama, by Taaden (which belongs to the Sovereign Fund of the Sultanate of Oman), Rapaport...
Minister says Angola's experience in OPEC “was not good”
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“OPEC is a cartel, whether we like it or not. And like all cartels, it lives off imposed quotas. Angola was not meeting the quota, it was the quota meeting us. The time would come when we would have to cut production. And that would not be fair to...
Afreximbank: Angola among the five African countries with the most trade
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"The five largest African economies, namely Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, contributed significantly to the growth of the region's exports, accounting for over 56.6 percent of the continent's total exports in 2024," reads the...
ANPG has 200 scholarships for bachelor's and master's degrees inside and outside the country
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The Chairman of the Board of Directors (PCA) of ANPG, Paulino Jerónimo, speaking at the ceremony to award 205 scholarships – which took place this Monday and was presided over by Diamantino Azevedo, Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas –,...
Angola strengthens US ties
Business Ghana
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Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has signed two agreements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – a private university based in Boston, United States (US) – aimed at strengthening cooperation and knowledge-transfer in the...
Book tells the story of a people led by a succession of women in Angola
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Written by José Inácio Bwameso, the book, which will be presented in Lisbon, is the first literary work to tell the story of this people, a Bakongo subgroup that split off from the main nucleus of the former Kingdom of Kongo around 400 years ago....
Four arrested in Portugal for bank fraud of 130 thousand euros against Angolan citizen
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In a statement released, the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ) said that the three men and one woman detained in the Lisbon area are aged between 30 and 60, including a former bank employee, suspected of “qualified fraud, document forgery, computer...
Speakers of parliaments in Angola and Mozambique want to achieve gender equality
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Speaking at the end of a meeting with her Mozambican counterpart, Margarida Talapa, the president of the national parliament, Carolina Cerqueira, attributed a “special significance” to her visit to Mozambique as part of the celebrations of the...
US commercial diplomacy jumps first fence in Angola
Africa Confidential
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US commercial diplomacy jumps first fence in Angola Africa Confidential Ahead of the signing of a peace deal on 27 June between Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda, mediated by Washington and premised on joint mining and processing operations, the United...
Angola reaffirms support for DR Congo refugees
Xinhua News Agency
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LUANDA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Angolan Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) on Friday pledged to continue supporting refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are settled in the Lovua refugee camp in the northern province of Lunda...
'Whistleblower' inmate at Hunt fearful for his life after potentially retaliatory transfer to Angola
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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June 26, 2025
BATON ROUGE - An inmate who leaked internal records to the WBRZ Investigative Unit is coming forward, alleging he is now being retaliated against by the Department of Corrections. Derrick Woodberry claims speaking out about the unsafe conditions...
Angola will auction 17 diamond stones equivalent to 10.80 carats
Portugal Pulse
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June 21, 2025
The National Diamond Trading Company of Angola (Sodiam) has announced that viewing sessions will take place from the 23rd to the 26th of this month at the company’s headquarters in Luanda. The bidding process, which will be conducted exclusively...
U.S. and Angola exclude Polisario from Africa business summit
Hespress
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June 26, 2025
At the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda from June 22–25, 2025, the United States and Angola decisively barred the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. The move, applauded by observers, further isolates Algeria...
Spirit of Freedom will make return visit to Angola
KPC Media Group - Indiana
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ANGOLA — The “Spirit of Freedom,” a living, breathing, flying exhibit commemorating the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, is making another return trip to Angola. This genuine U.S. Air Force veteran of the airlift is an important artifact from the...
Lobito Corridor Railway project, Angola – update
Engineering News
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Name of the Project Lobito Corridor Railway project. Location The railway line extends across Angola for almost 1 300 km between the Port of Lobito to Luau, in eastern Angola, and connects with the rail network run by the National Railway Society...
Villarreal enquire for Chelsea defender Axel Disasi
Get French Football News
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July 7, 2025
4La Liga side Villarreal have joined a growing list of suitors hoping to sign Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi (27) during the summer transfer window, according to RMC Sport journalist Fabrice Hawkins. The Spanish outfit have made initial enquiries...
Global diamond cutting giant plans to set up two factories in Angola
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To this end, a delegation from this company, headed by Dharmesh Dholakia, is in Angola and was received by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Sodiam and Endiama. According to a statement from the Ministry of Mineral Resources to which...