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Zambia, Angola push Lobito Corridor as financing talks advance

Zambia, Angola push Lobito Corridor as financing talks advance

LUANDA — Zambia hopes to start work on the Lobito Corridor railway connecting its copper belt to Angola’s Atlantic coast by the third quarter of 2026, transport minister Frank Tayali said Financing talks are under way for the project, which will...

Angola hosts ministerial roundtable on natural diamond

Angola hosts ministerial roundtable on natural diamond

KPL (KPL/Prensa Latina)Ministers from the leading African diamond-producing countries are meeting in this capital on Wednesday to discuss how to respond to the challenges facing the industry, which is affected by the rise in consumption of...

Smart education classrooms arrive in the country. Ana Dias Lourenço inaugurated a classroom in Luanda

Smart education classrooms arrive in the country. Ana Dias Lourenço inaugurated a classroom in Luanda

In Luanda, the classroom is located at Liceu 14 de Abril, No. 2003, in the municipality of Kilamba, while in Namibe, the classroom was installed at Liceu No. 58M Welwitschia Mirabilis, in Moçâmedes. On the occasion, the First Lady of the Republic...

Spanish Franc Artiga is the new coach of Petro de Luanda

Spanish Franc Artiga is the new coach of Petro de Luanda

In a statement, which VerAngola had access to, the club announced the signing of the Spaniard, who has already played for Barcelona's youth teams, as well as for Russian clubs. "As of this Monday, Petro Atlético de Luanda has a new coach for the...

Mesob One-Stop Service Center Efficient, Indigenous System Worthy of Emulation: Kenya, Angola Representatives

Mesob One-Stop Service Center Efficient, Indigenous System Worthy of Emulation: Kenya, Angola Representatives

Addis Ababa, June, 24, 2025 (ENA)— Kenya and Angola representatives who attended the 10th Africa Public Service and Administration Conference hosted by Ethiopia have lauded the Mesob Center, describing it as an exemplary model of service delivery...

Ethiopia and Angola strengthen bilateral ties and African leadership

Ethiopia and Angola strengthen bilateral ties and African leadership

Selassie and Lourenco met within the framework of the 17th United States-Africa Business Summit, which is taking place in Luanda, the capital of Angola, from June 22 to 25, to discuss areas in which they could expand and strengthen their ties....

Alleged mistreatment prompts Luanda government to investigate care at the province's General Hospital

Alleged mistreatment prompts Luanda government to investigate care at the province's General Hospital

The creation of this team follows a complaint posted on social media reporting "alleged failures in the provision of medical care and improper conduct in the care provided" to a citizen, the GPL reported in a statement to which VerAngola had...

Colin Murphy: Lessons I learned from a brave Irishman who dedicated his life to saving others

Colin Murphy: Lessons I learned from a brave Irishman who dedicated his life to saving others

Veteran aid worker Mike McDonagh showed how Irish ‘soft power’ can make a difference Mike McDonagh in Somalia in 1992. Photo: Concern Today at 06:30 I arrived into war-torn Angola in early 2000, the very picture of an idealistic and useless...

Angola and Boeing sign agreement for TAAG to accelerate modernization and competitiveness

Angola and Boeing sign agreement for TAAG to accelerate modernization and competitiveness

According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, the memorandum of strategic cooperation was signed during the Paris Air Show. The document establishes a framework for collaboration between Boeing and TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola, defining...

Angola to Host ATIDI’s 25th Annual General Meeting as Africa’s Multilateral Insurer Marks 25 years of Impact

Angola to Host ATIDI’s 25th Annual General Meeting as Africa’s Multilateral Insurer Marks 25 years of Impact

The AGM will be held from 18–21 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola, under the theme “Turning Risk into Opportunity, Securing a Sustainable Future.” The AGM will feature high-level strategic dialogue, presentation of ATIDI’s 2024 results, member updates,...

WFDB Praises Luanda agreement

WFDB Praises Luanda agreement

24th June 2025 By Ruth Faulkner The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has expressed full support for the Luanda Accord, the agreement reached last week among major diamond-producing countries and trading centers to fund the promotion of...

ACE Energy Group Expands Angola Portfolio, Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 As Silver Sponsor

ACE Energy Group Expands Angola Portfolio, Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 As Silver Sponsor

(MENAFN- APO Group) Nigerian energy service company ACE Energy Group has joined the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference – taking place September 3-4 in Luanda - as a Silver Sponsor. Offering a comprehensive suite of services catered to the oil and gas...

Seini becomes first since Bogut with trio of 20+ rebound games

Seini becomes first since Bogut with trio of 20+ rebound games

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Cameroon's Amadou Seini has made history, once again, at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025, cementing his name among the competition’s elite rebounders with yet another dominant performance on the glass. Let us know...

Judge extends safeguards for Angola’s Farm Line for 90 more days

Judge extends safeguards for Angola’s Farm Line for 90 more days

Last week, U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson extended protections through mid-August for the Farm Line, incarcerated men working in extreme heat at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. “It is an excellent start, because it may prevent...

US Deports Eight Convicted Criminals to South Sudan Despite Citizenship Concerns

US Deports Eight Convicted Criminals to South Sudan Despite Citizenship Concerns

The United States has deported eight individuals—convicted of serious crimes including murder, sexual assault, and robbery—to South Sudan, following a drawn-out legal battle and despite only one of them being a South Sudanese national. The...

Angola will ask for the third time for more years to get rid of anti-personnel mines

Angola will ask for the third time for more years to get rid of anti-personnel mines

According to a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Agency for Mine Action (ANAM) will present the formal request during the 22nd meeting of the States Parties to the Convention, which will be held between December 1 and 5, in...

Angola to Host ATIDI's 25th Annual General Meeting as Africa's Multilateral Insurer Marks 25 years of Impact

Angola to Host ATIDI's 25th Annual General Meeting as Africa's Multilateral Insurer Marks 25 years of Impact

This article was produced with the support of ATIDI The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) is set to hold its 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 18–21 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola, under the theme “Turning Risk into...

Angola hosts ATIDI’s AGM as Africa’s top insurer marks 25 years of impact

Angola hosts ATIDI’s AGM as Africa’s top insurer marks 25 years of impact

The AGM will feature high-level strategic dialogue, presentation of ATIDI’s 2024 results, member updates, an Investor Roundtable and Stakeholder Boardroom sessions. Pan African trade credit and political risk insurer, African Trade & Investment...

Africa must manage risk strategically, says Angola's finance minister

Africa must manage risk strategically, says Angola's finance minister

This article was produced with the support of ATIDI Backed by 24 member states and 13 institutional investors, including the African Development Bank and Africa Re, as well as international shareholders such as SACE, the Japanese export credit...

TAAG Angola to fully transfer all international flights to new airport

This new airport infrastructure will now accommodate higher traffic international flights, specifically to Lisbon, São Paulo, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos, Windhoek, São Tomé, and Maputo, which join the domestic and regional destinations of...

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