Angola is opening up to international tourism to break its dependence on oil

Insulin Arrives in Yemen, Cholera Treatments Depart for Angola, and More

By Lara Cooper Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 1,026 shipments of requested medical aid to 51 U.S. states and territories and 24 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 8.5 million defined daily doses of medication....

The capital Luanda has become a stop for cruise liners

Portuguese-speaking Angola has a long stretch of Atlantic Ocean coastline

Hidden Gem: Angola Opens Up To Tourists In A Pivot From Oil

Major Upstream Players Join Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 Amid Accelerated Investment Drive

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) LUANDA, Angola, July 3, 2025/APO Group/ -- With a planned $60 billion investment pipeline for the oil and gas industry, Angola is experiencing a surge in upstream activity, from frontier exploration to seismic...

World AFP Hidden gem: Angola opens up to tourists in a pivot from oil

When Feliesiano Muteca started surfing a decade ago, he had the waves at Cabo Ledo on Angola's long Atlantic coastline pretty much to himself. Now, the unspoilt and sandy beach about 125 kilometres (75 miles) south of the capital Luanda has become...

CEO of Recredit: judicial delays hinder company recovery in Angola

According to Walter Barros, Recredit – an Angolan company that recovers bad debts in Angolan banks and restructures and revitalises credit assets – has already referred several insolvency proceedings to the courts, but to no avail. "Insolvency...

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Angola

Introduction This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s concerns about Angola’s compliance with its international human rights obligations since its previous Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR) in 2014 and 2019. The submission focuses on...

Apostolic Nuncio in Angola Urges Catholics to Show Spiritual Solidarity with Pope Leo XIV, to “Pray the Rosary daily”

“May our Mother, the Virgin of Muxima, protect him with her sacred mantle. And may the Holy Spirit always guide him on the path of truth and holiness,” he implored. The Apostolic Nuncio continued, “May the Queen of the Rosary intercede for the...

Angola: Project finance of $60M available but constrained by bureaucracy – UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday that it has US$60 million available to finance projects in Angola, but warned of constraints caused by bureaucracy. According to the UNDP’s deputy resident representative in Angola,...

Türkiye and Angola seek to expand energy and trade ties

ANKARA Türkiye is exploring cooperation opportunities in oil and natural gas with Angola's Sonangol and National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said. He added that a delegation from Turkish Petroleum and...

Brazilian citizen arrested in Luanda with more than 60 cocaine capsules in her body

According to the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC), the 33-year-old woman, a businesswoman, was a passenger acting as a mule (a term used to describe an individual who carries drugs on their body and is paid by others to do so), and is accused...

Angola’s UPR Commitments Welcomed — but Crackdowns on Protest Persist

Statement at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Angola Joint oral statement on behalf of CIVICUS and Amnesty International Mr. President, Amnesty International and...

Hidden gem: Angola opens up to tourists in a pivot from oil

When Feliesiano Muteca started surfing a decade ago, he had the waves at Cabo Ledo on Angola's long Atlantic coastline pretty much to himself. Now, the unspoilt and sandy beach about 125 kilometres (75 miles) south of the capital Luanda has become...

Angola still sees elephant slaughter due to poaching for ivory

The concern was expressed by the executive director of the Kissama Foundation, Vladimir Russo, who was speaking to the press on the sidelines of the workshop on the State and Conservation of Forest Elephants, one of the species found in Angola,...

Angola Main Street brings back Hometown Hero banners

ANGOLA — Angola Main Street is proud to announce the return of its Hometown Hero Banner Program for the third consecutive year, offering the community a heartfelt way to honor local veterans and first responders while supporting the continued...

Angola needs ambition to capture more of the funding earmarked for Africa

The idea was put forward by the chairman of the board of directors of the Angolan Insurance Regulation and Supervision Agency (ARSEG), Elmer Serrão, who believes that the country needs to critically and strategically consider the opportunities...

Angola, Cape Verde want Portugal to return looted artefacts, poll shows

A majority of respondents in Angola and Cape Verde believe Portugal should apologise for its colonial past and return artefacts and other items looted during that era, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Pollsters from Lisbon's Catholic...

Namibia, Angola sign MoU to combat financial crimes

Justicia Shipena Namibia and Angola have agreed to work together to recover proceeds from money laundering and step up efforts to fight financial crimes. The two countries’ Financial Intelligence Units signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...