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Deep tech startup merger creates global powerhouse MagnaTerra Technologies
Stockhead
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July 5, 2025
A new deep tech company, MagnaTerra, has been formed after the merger of globally leading startups NextOre and MRead MagnaTerra’s launch follows an $11 million capital raise and support from some of Australia’s leading investors in technology,...
Angola and Ivory Coast sign agreement to resume regular flights
Ver Angola
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The agreement – which was signed by the Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, and the Minister of Trade of Ivory Coast, Souleymane Diarrassouba – marks a "new impetus in bilateral relations and aims to establish the legal basis for the...
Morocco Set to Face Angola in CHAN 2024 Opener
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Tangier — Morocco’s Atlas Lions will kick off their 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN 2024) campaign against Angola on August 3 at Nairobi’s Nyayo Stadium, Kenya. The CAF TotalEnergies African Nations Championship runs from August 2-30...
Cubans living abroad advocate for environmental cooperation
Cuban News Agency
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July 5, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 4 (ACN) Cubans living abroad advocated for strengthening cooperation on environmental preservation projects at the 1rst scientific meeting held in the context of the 15th International Convention on Environment and Development....
Malawi’s Young Flames, Beach Volleyball stars shine: Cosafa U20 Championship
The Maravi Post
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July 4, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s Under-20 national teams kicked off their campaigns in Namibia with impressive wins, sending waves of excitement throughout the country. The Young Flames, Malawi’s men’s football team, emerged victorious in the Cosafa...
Angola Becomes Shareholder in AFC
Business Ghana
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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), Africa's leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Angola has become its latest sovereign shareholder. This strategic equity investment further strengthens...
Angola becomes sovereign shareholder of the African Finance Corporation
Ver Angola
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Angola, which has been a member of the AFC since 2022, "has deepened its strategic partnership with the institution through a historic capital investment commitment worth 184.8 million dollars," reads a statement sent to Lusa. "This strategic...
Catholic Archbishop in Angola Laments “very abortion oriented” Attitudes, Urges Strategies for Good Governance
ACI Africa
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June 27, 2025
Archbishop Mbilingi warned against blaming demographic growth for economic challenges, arguing that the real problem lies in unequal wealth distribution and consumerism. “In many countries, we see declining birth rates caused by fear for the...
Angola, Zambia push Lobito Corridor rail project as financing talks advance
Zawya
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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, as the project moves forward amid financing negotiations....
African Nations Sign Luanda Agreement to Protect and Promote Natural Diamonds
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 27, 2025
On Wednesday, several African countries signed the “Luanda Agreement,” a commitment to defend and promote natural diamonds. Under this pact, the signatory nations agreed to contribute 1 percent of their annual revenues from diamond sales to fund a...
Angola's Minister Diamantino Azevedo To Join Exclusive Fireside Chat At Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Diamantino Azevedo, Angola's Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, will deliver a keynote address at this year's edition of the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference – taking place September 3-4 in Luanda. Minister...
Angola’s Lourenço tells U.S : shift from aid to investment
Africanews
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June 24, 2025
“It is time to replace the logic of aid with the logic of ambition and private investment”, Lourenço said in the opening speech of the 17th U.S-Africa Business Summit. He noted that Africa still needs financial capital and know-how from the U.S,...
Sheraton to build hotel in Angola. Unit with more than 320 rooms to open in 2026
Ver Angola
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According to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism, to which VerAngola had access, the entry of this brand into Angola was made official this week, with the signing of an agreement between the Angolan Sovereign Fund and Marriott International....
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...
Angola Cables, MEO Wholesale Solutions Unite To Link Atlantic
Submarine Telecoms Forum
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June 23, 2025
Angola Cables Press Release June 20, 2025 Digital ‘super corridor’ to provide direct access for Euro-based entities to rapidly access markets in the US, South America and Africa. Friday, 20 June 2025 Lisbon, Portugal: MEO Wholesale Solutions have...
Rigathi Gachagua set to lead opposition tour of Western Kenya: “Mashemeji twaja”
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
Opposition leaders have launched a two-day tour of Western Kenya starting Thursday, July 3, as they rally support ahead of the 2027 elections The tour, led by Rigathi Gachagua and other top opposition figures, will include multiple stopovers...
US-Africa Summit in Luanda: A Strategic Milestone for the Economic Future of Angola and the Continent
Ver Angola
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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...
Minister says Angola's experience in OPEC “was not good”
Ver Angola
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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
Ver Angola
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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...