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Maianga's skies will be lit up by a fireworks display

Maianga's skies will be lit up by a fireworks display

"The Provincial Government of Luanda (GPL) informs residents and the general public that, as part of the Bastille Day celebrations, promoted by the French Embassy in Angola, a fireworks display will be held at Largo das Escolas, located in the...

Angolans, Cape Verdeans want Portugal to return looted artefacts, poll shows

Angolans, Cape Verdeans want Portugal to return looted artefacts, poll shows

By Catarina Demony (Reuters) -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....

Angolan President Urges Global Reform for Investment in African Infrastructure

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Angolan President and African Union Chairperson Joao Lourenco on Monday called for urgent reforms to the global financial system and stronger support for infrastructure in Africa, highlighting the continent's heavy debt burden as...

Prince Harry renews support for royal mission after high-profile meeting

Prince Harry renews support for royal mission after high-profile meeting

Prince Harry has vowed to show his support for the important mission that a beloved royal had started and it continues to have major impact today. The Duke of Sussex arrived in Angola for a landmine walk with The HALO Trust on Tuesday, following...

Luanda Accord: Bold new step for natural diamonds

Luanda Accord: Bold new step for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is mounting the largest marketing campaign in more than a decade. Last year the industry agreed to reignite ‘category marketing’ which involves diamond producers, retail jewellers, and countries, linking up to promote...

About two-thirds of Angolan Aug cargoes trade

About two-third of Angola’s August cargoes have been sold, traders said on Thursday, while Nigeria’s Dangote refinery was heard to be taking five domestic cargoes in August. About 11 or 12 Angolan cargoes are still available for August, a trader...

Tourists explore Angolan provinces. Moxico was the main destination in June

Tourists explore Angolan provinces. Moxico was the main destination in June

According to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism to which VerAngola had access, among the provinces surveyed, the main destination was Moxico, which recorded a hotel occupancy rate of over 90 percent. "The province of Moxico stood out as the...

Prince Harry is in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana’s 1997 trip

Prince Harry is in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana’s 1997 trip

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, met with Angolan President João Lourenço on...

EU promotes development in the Lobito Corridor by investing in training and local employment

EU promotes development in the Lobito Corridor by investing in training and local employment

The EU ambassador to Angola, Rosário Bento Pais, expressed this perspective during a visit to the provinces of Huambo and Bié, stressing that the European objective is to "create all the bases for local communities to have employment and...

“The Lobito Corridor is no longer just a map”, says Secretary of State for Transport

“The Lobito Corridor is no longer just a map”, says Secretary of State for Transport

"Things are happening," said Jorge Bengue, on the sidelines of a visit by a delegation of European Union (EU) ambassadors to the provinces of Huambo and Bié, which began on Tuesday and ends this Thursday. "If before we were talking about a wish, a...

Civil society calls for guaranteed benefits for communities in the Lobito Corridor

Civil society calls for guaranteed benefits for communities in the Lobito Corridor

The concerns were expressed during a meeting held in Cuito, Bié province, between representatives of civil society and a delegation of European Union ambassadors accredited in Angola, who are visiting the provinces of Huambo and Bié to monitor...

Certification for exports worries Angolan producers despite EU ensuring entry into Europe

Certification for exports worries Angolan producers despite EU ensuring entry into Europe

Luís Assis, head of the company Agreement, is one of the producers who expressed doubts about certification during a visit by European ambassadors accredited in Angola to two provinces crossed by the Lobito Corridor (Huambo and Bié), on Wednesday....

The capital Luanda has become a stop for cruise liners

The capital Luanda has become a stop for cruise liners

Lobito Corridor Railway project, Angola – update

Lobito Corridor Railway project, Angola – update

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...

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

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...

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Secures €250M For Lobito Corridor As Rail Projects Drive African Mining Boom

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Secures €250M For Lobito Corridor As Rail Projects Drive African Mining Boom

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Africa's railway sector is undergoing a renaissance, with strategic transport corridors rapidly expanding to unlock the continent's mineral wealth and strengthen global trade ties. In June, the...

Portuguese-Angolan Ivandro releases new album next week in which he “opens his heart like never before”

Portuguese-Angolan Ivandro releases new album next week in which he “opens his heart like never before”

"Amanheceu", which will be released on 9 July, is the successor to his debut album, "Trovador", which he released at the beginning of last year. The new album by the Portuguese-Angolan musician is described by the label as "deeply personal and...

Benguela Railway to transport small loads to Lobito from September

Benguela Railway to transport small loads to Lobito from September

António Manuel Cabral was speaking to journalists during a visit by a delegation of European Union ambassadors to the Lobito Corridor, which on Tuesday covered a 200-kilometre stretch of road between Huambo and Bié, two of the five provinces...

Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone: Attracting domestic and foreign investment

Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone: Attracting domestic and foreign investment

In an illuminating session moderated by CNBC Africa’s Nostalgic Arendse, Ricardo Carvalho, Director of Business Affairs and Development at the Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone, elaborated on the pivotal role this African economic hub is playing...

Angolan Jerson Emiliano to referee Real Madrid's Club World Cup match

Angolan Jerson Emiliano to referee Real Madrid's Club World Cup match

According to Platinaline, Emiliano will be the first assistant to Beida Dahane, the main referee of the game. Real Madrid and Salzburg will face each other next Friday, in the early hours of the morning. The game is scheduled for 2:00 am, at...

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