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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Secures €250M For Lobito Corridor As Rail Projects Drive African Mining Boom
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(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...
Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone: Attracting domestic and foreign investment
CNBC Africa
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June 25, 2025
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...
Portuguese-Angolan Ivandro releases new album next week in which he “opens his heart like never before”
Ver Angola
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"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
Ver Angola
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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...
Angolan Jerson Emiliano to referee Real Madrid's Club World Cup match
Ver Angola
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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...
Prince Harry Joins HALO Trust in Angola Demining Renewal
News Ghana
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July 16, 2025
According to an official release by The HALO Trust, CEO James Cowan and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, met Angolan President João Lourenço on 15 July 2025. The discussion centered on advancing demining operations across Angola. President Lourenço...
Angolan President Urges USA Firms to Invest Beyond Oil, Minerals
Rigzone
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June 24, 2025
Angolan President Joao Lourenco called on US companies to expand their investments in Africa beyond traditional oil and mineral extraction to industries such as automobiles, shipbuilding, tourism, cement and steel. “American companies operating in...
Africa’s second-largest oil exporter turns to local debt market after shelving Eurobond sale
Business Insider Africa
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July 16, 2025
Angola has postponed plans to issue Eurobonds this year due to rising global uncertainties and falling oil prices that have dampened investor sentiment, a senior finance official said on Tuesday. Dorivaldo Teixeira, director general of the...
Agricultural development project aims to boost fruit sector in the Lobito Corridor
Ver Angola
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The new chain should be integrated into the next phase of the program, which is currently being structured, Estevão Chaves said. "Our future vision at PDAC is to introduce fruits and we are currently conducting a study on the avocado chain,...
Benguela Railway will transport small cargo to Lobito
Portugal Pulse
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July 1, 2025
António Manuel Cabral spoke to journalists during a visit by a delegation of European Union ambassadors to the Lobito Corridor. The visit involved a seven-hour journey along a 200-kilometer stretch between Huambo and Bié, two of the five Angolan...
Lobito Corridor gains investment platform worth one billion dollars
Ver Angola
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The Lobito Corridor Development and Investment Platform (LCID Platform) will serve as an independent framework to accelerate investment in development-enhancing sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure, health, industry, education and...
Angolan President officially opens U.S.–Africa Summit
Informante
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June 23, 2025
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT João Lourenço of Angola officially opened the 17th United States (U.S.)–Africa Business Summit on Monday in Luanda, with Heads of State and Government in attendance, alongside thousands of other participants, including...
Harry follows in Diana's footsteps - and returns to Angola to back landmine clearing charity
Sky News
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July 16, 2025
The Duke of Sussex has visited Angola to support a landmine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. Prince Harry met the Angolan President Joao Lourenco yesterday at the start of his trip, according to a statement from...
Lobito Corridor is a flagship of North American cooperation, but dollars are slow to arrive
Ver Angola
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The strategic railway infrastructure, which connects the Port of Lobito in Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to facilitate the flow of minerals and goods, has been at the heart of US economic diplomacy and was the backdrop for a...
Agatchu blends Brazilian warmth with Angolan soul on Lush new single “Chance”
EARMILK
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June 30, 2025
Agatchu’s new single “Chance” is the sweetest whisper in the wind, intimate, deliberate, and impossible to ignore. Preparing his sophomore EP, which is expected to arrive this summer through established French indie label Play Two, the French...
The stunning Angolan reporter whose beauty left Trump speechless in the Oval Office
Daily Mail
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June 30, 2025
Hariana Veras is a veteran reporter for the continent of Africa, but it wasn't her journalism that Donald Trump commended her on during her visit to the Oval Office last week. On June 27, the Angolan journalist spoke to Trump about his recent...
European ambassadors visit Huambo and Bié as part of the Lobito Corridor
Ver Angola
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The initiative “is part of the European strategy to support inclusive and sustainable economic diversification, with a strong focus on creating jobs for young people, promoting private investment and strengthening local governance”, according to...
Shmyhal and Angolan president discuss joint sanctions pressure on Russia
Ukrinform
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June 30, 2025
During the UN Conference on Financing for Development, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with President of Angola João Lourenço to discuss coordinated efforts to increase sanctions pressure on Russia. Shmyhal shared details of the meeting...
Prince Harry follows in Diana's footsteps on solo visit to Angola, repeating his mum's 1997 trip
Nine
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July 16, 2025
Prince Harry made a surprise solo charity trip to Africa this week, just days after his aides were spotted meeting with the King's staff, in what's been labelled "peace talks". The Duke of Sussex visited Angola with a land-mine-clearing charity,...
Lobito Corridor is a flag of cooperation, but dollars are slow to arrive
Portugal Pulse
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June 21, 2025
The strategic railway infrastructure connecting Port of Lobito in Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains a focal point in U.S. economic diplomacy. This was highlighted during visits by former President Joe Biden in December 2024...