Angola News

Fidel had a dream of colonizing Africa and turning his kingdom into an empire, but the collapse of the Soviet Union shattered this dream.

There is no shortage of cash or credit in Angola - Africa's second oil producer - but the struggle small businesses face to get loans is stimying efforts to diversify the economy.

The Cabinet minister said so at the opening of series of lectures, ahead of the 2nd edition of International Exhibition of Information and Communication Technologies of Angola, jointly sponsored by Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies, and Luanda International Fair .

Domestic and foreign experts are gathered today, Friday in Luanda International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development, to discuss about fuel efficiency and the influence it has in relation to the development of the country.

The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola: May 10, 2013: In Angola's case, oil revenues have generated $3bn-6bn a year in government revenues, yet the country's under-five mortality rate is the eighth highest in the world - 161 per 1,000 live births.

The largest-ever suite of MWD/LWD data acquired for an ultra-deepwater well offshore Angola aided in the design of optimum BHAs and wireline programs for subsequent wells.

Press Release: The Kimberley Process chair, South African Ambassador Whelile Nhlapo, has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the Angolan Diamond Centenary Conference 2013 in Luanda on June 20 and 21.

The Angolan government will invest about 800 million of kwanzas to build and equip a media library in the central Bi province.

The method for working out the State Budget for 2014 aims at recovering the vision of the concerned institutions, said Friday in Luanda the Finance minister, Armando Manuel.

The minister of Higher Education, Ado do Nascimento, exhorted on Saturday in the central Huambo province the private higher education institutions of this region to increase their performance, aiming to promote the quality of scientific and technology training.

The Ministry of Science and Technology officially presented Friday in Luanda the Portal of Science, Technology and Innovation of Angola.

The adviser of Police Commander for Traffic, the Commissioner Jos Manuel urged Friday in Luanda the staff of the Special Traffic Brigade to reinforce their capacity of response in the prevention and fight against road accidents.

Three Angolan crude cargoes for loading in June, out of 51 lots scheduled for export in that month, haven't been sold, according to four traders who participate in the market.

The Angolan Head of State Jos Eduardo dos Santos, Thursday in Luanda swore in the recently appointed ministers of Finance and Construction, respectively, Armando Manuel and Waldemar Pires Alexandre.

Houses in Luanda's Cambamba suburb, March 2006. Former slum residents had their makeshift homes razed to make way for a state-sponsored housing project.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 -- Malaysian companies led by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation will be making their inaugural presence at South Africa's "Petro.t.ex Africa 2013" in Johannesburg.

A young girl holds a child as they walk on the streets in Sambizanga informal settlement outside Luanda, Angola, August 28, 2012.

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The Lianzi development will include the world's deepest installation of a Direct Electrical Heating system of subsea production pipelines.

An epidemic of dengue fever has broken out in oil-rich Angola for the first time, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday.