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Speakers of parliaments in Angola and Mozambique want to achieve gender equality
Ver Angola
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Speaking at the end of a meeting with her Mozambican counterpart, Margarida Talapa, the president of the national parliament, Carolina Cerqueira, attributed a “special significance” to her visit to Mozambique as part of the celebrations of the...
US commercial diplomacy jumps first fence in Angola
Africa Confidential
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US commercial diplomacy jumps first fence in Angola Africa Confidential Ahead of the signing of a peace deal on 27 June between Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda, mediated by Washington and premised on joint mining and processing operations, the United...
'Whistleblower' inmate at Hunt fearful for his life after potentially retaliatory transfer to Angola
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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June 26, 2025
BATON ROUGE - An inmate who leaked internal records to the WBRZ Investigative Unit is coming forward, alleging he is now being retaliated against by the Department of Corrections. Derrick Woodberry claims speaking out about the unsafe conditions...
Angola wants American investment in Africa in manufacturing industries
Ver Angola
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João Lourenço, who is also the president of the African Union, was speaking this Monday at the official opening of the 17th United States of America-Africa Business Summit, which runs until Wednesday and is being attended by the presidents of the...
U.S. and Angola exclude Polisario from Africa business summit
Hespress
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June 26, 2025
At the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda from June 22–25, 2025, the United States and Angola decisively barred the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. The move, applauded by observers, further isolates Algeria...
Félix Tshisekedi Champions Investment Drive for DRC at Luanda Summit
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 26, 2025
The US-Africa Summit opened on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Luanda, Angola, under the theme “Pathways to Prosperity: A Shared Vision for the US-Africa Partnership.” The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presented by President Félix Tshisekedi, who...
Lobito Corridor Railway project, Angola – update
Engineering News
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Name of the Project Lobito Corridor Railway project. Location The railway line extends across Angola for almost 1 300 km between the Port of Lobito to Luau, in eastern Angola, and connects with the rail network run by the National Railway Society...
Spirit of Freedom will make return visit to Angola
KPC Media Group - Indiana
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ANGOLA — The “Spirit of Freedom,” a living, breathing, flying exhibit commemorating the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, is making another return trip to Angola. This genuine U.S. Air Force veteran of the airlift is an important artifact from the...
The US-Africa summit in Angola: rehearsing sovereignty or repeating subordination?
Windhoek Observer
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PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) A Summit of Symbols and Struggles: The Unsteady Choreography of Power Under the gleaming banner of “Sustainable Partnerships for Inclusive Growth”, the 2025 US-Africa Business...
Global diamond cutting giant plans to set up two factories in Angola
Ver Angola
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To this end, a delegation from this company, headed by Dharmesh Dholakia, is in Angola and was received by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Sodiam and Endiama. According to a statement from the Ministry of Mineral Resources to which...
US-Africa Business Summit: A showdown in Luanda
Sunday Independent
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June 26, 2025
Manuel Godsin|Published 20 hours ago 6min THE atmosphere at this year’s US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was far from what American delegates expected. Instead of handshakes and optimistic speeches, African leaders delivered one of the most...
Wanted Angola sex offender arrested in Colorado
WTVB - Michigan
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51-year-old Larry Ray Keith, was located in Colorado Springs by the U.S. Marshals Service Wednesday night. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail where he remains while awaiting extradition back to Indiana. No other details on Keith’s arrest...
Explosive Fights, Music, Herald AKO9 Championship
This Day
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July 4, 2025
The African Knockout (AKO) Championship delivered another unforgettable night of MMA action at AKO9, held on June 13, at the Pistis Conference Centre, Lekki. The event brought together elite fighters, vibrant fans, and groundbreaking entertainment...
António Costa and João Lourenço reaffirm "strong commitment" to deepening EU-Angola partnership
Ver Angola
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In a message published on the social network X, António Costa recalled that 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of Angola's independence and the 25th anniversary of the partnership between the EU and the African Union, currently chaired by João...
Angola strengthens US ties
Business Ghana
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Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has signed two agreements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – a private university based in Boston, United States (US) – aimed at strengthening cooperation and knowledge-transfer in the...
Angola reaffirms support for DR Congo refugees
Xinhua News Agency
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LUANDA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Angolan Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) on Friday pledged to continue supporting refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are settled in the Lovua refugee camp in the northern province of Lunda...
Angola will auction 17 diamond stones equivalent to 10.80 carats
Portugal Pulse
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June 21, 2025
The National Diamond Trading Company of Angola (Sodiam) has announced that viewing sessions will take place from the 23rd to the 26th of this month at the company’s headquarters in Luanda. The bidding process, which will be conducted exclusively...
Historic Angola theatre set to reopen this Friday
WGRZ - New York
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June 25, 2025
The theatre has been vacant since 2020. ANGOLA, N.Y. — For years, the Angola Theatre sat empty — a quiet, century-old landmark in the heart of the village. But this week, the lights are finally coming back on. The revitalization is the result of a...
‘Purposefully simulating chattel slavery’: Prisoners sue over ‘inhumane’ conditions on Angola’s brutal Farm Line
The Real News Network
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June 25, 2025
The Louisiana State Penitentiary (commonly known as Angola), which sits on the site of a former slave plantation, has long forced incarcerated people, primarily Black men, to work on its prison farm under “inhumane” and dangerous conditions,...
AFRICA/ANGOLA - “They are destroying our communities”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola calls for criminalization of diviners
Fides
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June 25, 2025
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 Internet Saurimo (Agenzia Fides) – “They are destroying communities, dividing families, and hindering development,” said José Manuel Imbamba, Archbishop of Saurimo, speaking to a group of journalists at the end of a...