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Louisiana replaces Alligator Alcatraz as Trump sends immigrants to Angola
The Trump administration is sending immigrants to Louisiana's Angola prison following the closure of a Florida detention center. Gov. Jeff Landry said a renovated wing of the maximum-security prison will house up to 400 immigrants. Senior Trump...

Angola’s education system expands to welcome 1.9 million new students
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
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
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...

‘Made for worst of worst’: DHS opens new ICE detention center ‘Louisiana Lockup’ inside Angola jail
The Department of Homeland Security has opened a new immigration detention facility inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, one of the harshest and most notorious prisons in the United States. The facility, officially...
Angola President Charts 50-Year Energy Vision at Major Industry Conference
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....

Louisiana conservatives praise ICE detention center in Angola
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana conservatives praised the Trump administration and Gov. Jeff Landry's recent announcement that a section of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will be used as an immigration detention center. The Immigration and...

Angola Camp 57 to house violent ICE detainees
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,...

Angola Camp to be renamed after President Trump
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...

BP-Eni Joint Venture to Inject $5B in Angola Over Next Five Years
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...

Angola To Host ICE Detainees
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...

Angola to flush hydrants over two weeks
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...

Azule Energy to invest $5bn in Angola’s oil and gas projects
Azule Energy, a joint venture (JV) between Eni and bp, is set to invest an additional $5bn (Kz4.6trn) in Angola’s oil and gas sector over the next four to five years, reported Reuters, citing Eni chief operating officer Guido Brusco. This move is...

Chevron signs preliminary agreement with Angola to explore for oil offshore
Chevron has signed a preliminary agreement with Angola's national oil and gas concessionaire ANPG to explore for oil in the country's offshore block 33/24, the US oil major said on Wednesday. The risk services contract with Angola's National Oil,...

Africa: Eni and BP's joint venture to invest another $5bln in Angola
Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5bn in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's chief operating officer Guido Brusco told Reuters. The latest investment in both new...

Angola inaugurates Cabinda oil refinery
The Cabinda Refinery was inaugurated 1 September 2025 by the Angolan President, João Lourenço. The refining unit is the result of a partnership between Gemcorp (90%), as a private investor, and the public company Sonangol (10%), with a total...
ANGOLA IS MAKING HISTORY TODAY!
By CIC Africa. ANGOLA 🇦🇴 IS MAKING HISTORY TODAY! The Cabinda Refinery of Angola is a brand-new powerhouse, that begins today, THIS MONTH, September 2025, pumping out 30,000 barrels per day (bpd) of diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, and heavy fuel oil!...

Angola vs Libya Prediction and Betting Tips | September 4th 2025
Angola and Libya will square off in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday (September 4th). The game will be played at Estadio 11 de Novembro. The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw with South Africa in a friendly in...

Angola to Start Fuel Production at First New Refinery in 50 Years
Angola is set to launch fuel production at its first new refinery in 50 years, marking a milestone in efforts to reduce dependence on costly imports. The Cabinda refinery, with an initial capacity of 30,000 barrels per day, is expected...

Look inside ‘Louisiana Lockup’ for ICE detainees at Angola
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry and members of the Trump administration unveiled a new ICE detention facility inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The refurbished section, once known as Camp J, has been renamed Camp 57...