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Angolan Vice President leaves Nairobi
Angola Press Agency
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December 12, 2019
Nairobi, ANGOLA, December 12 - Vice President Bornito de Sousa left Kenya this Thursday, after participating in the 9th Summit of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Organisation (ACP), which happened this December 9-10, in Nairobi, under the motto...
Angolan vice president attends Botswana statesman inauguration
Angola Press Agency
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November 2, 2019
Gaberone, ANGOLA, November 2 - Angolan Vice President of Republic Bornito de Sousa Friday in Gaberone witnessed the swearing in ceremony of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi for a five-year term., The 58-year-old politician and academic...
Angolan President sends message to Botswana counterpart
Angola Press Agency
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December 3, 2019
Gaborone, ANGOLA, December 3 - The Head of State, João Lourenço, sent last Monday a message to his counterpart of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, in the ambit of the bilateral cooperation strengthening between both states., The Angolan Foreign...
Angolan authorities seize 35,000 carats of diamonds
Angola Press Agency
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September 20, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, September 20 - Angolan authorities have seized 35,000 carats of diamonds during the "Operation Transparency" underway since September 2018., The data were released Friday in Luanda during a meeting aimed at taking stock of the...
Angolan president warns against social media misuse
Angola Press Agency
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September 18, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, September 18 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço warned on Wednesday in Luanda the youth to refrain from using social media to misinform and distort the facts aimed at creating social disorder., João Lourenço, who was addressing...
Angolan President travels Saturday to New York
Angola Press Agency
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September 20, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, September 20 - The Angolan President, João Lourenço, leaves this Saturday for New York, USA, to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly., According to a press note from the president’s Civil Affairs...
Angolan President opens doors to Russian investment
Angola Press Agency
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October 24, 2019
Sochi, ANGOLA, October 24 - The Angolan President, João Lourenço, considered this Thursday in Sochi, Russia, that there are huge areas for businesses and safe conditions for foreign investors in Angola, so Russian investment is very much welcome...
Angolan president addresses Russia-Africa Summit Thursday
Angola Press Agency
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October 24, 2019
Sochi, ANGOLA, October 24 - Angolan head of state Joao Lourenço is expected to deliver his speech this Thursday at Russia-Africa Summit of Heads of State and Government taking place in Soch, Russia., The host country’s President Vladimir Putin,...
Angolan president to attend Mugabe's funeral
Angola Press Agency
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September 13, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, September 13 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço left Luena city, eastern Moxico province, on Friday bound for Harare, Zimbabwe to attend the funeral ceremony of the former Zimbabwean head of state, Robert Mugabe on Saturday...
Angolan head of State reaffirms reforms
Angola Press Agency
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November 12, 2019
Vatican, ANGOLA, November 12 - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, considered Tuesday irreversible the reforms initiated in the country since taking over as the President of Angola on 26 September 2017., In an interview with Vatican...
Angolan ambassador to Netherlands delivers credentials
Angola Press Agency
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September 4, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, September 4 - Angolan ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Maria Isabel Resende Encoge on Wednesday handed over the credential letters to King Willem Claus Ferdinand., At the time, the Angolan diplomat expressed personal...
Angolan president meets Portuguese counterpart
Angola Press Agency
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November 12, 2019
ANGOLA, November 12 - Rome: Presidents of Angola and Portugal respectively João Lourenço and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa held one-hour meeting in Rome, Italy, announced the Portuguese press., The meeting happened after Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa...
Angolan political forces support reconciliation plan
Angola Press Agency
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August 28, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 28 - Members of Angola’s political namely of the ruling MPLA and oppositions UNITA and coalition CASA-CE on Tuesday in Luanda, said the Reconciliation Plan in Memory of Victims of Armed Conflicts could be the key for the...
Angolan ambassador accredited to Brazil
Angola Press Agency
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October 7, 2019
Brasilia, ANGOLA, October 7 - The Angolan diplomat, Florêncio de Almeida, presented last Friday his credentials as the Angolan ambassador to Brazil, during an audience granted by the South American country’s Head of State, Jair Bolsonaro., The new...
Angolan ambassador accredited to Zambia
Angola Press Agency
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October 3, 2019
Lusaka, ANGOLA, October 3 - The new ambassador of Angola to Zambia, Azevedo Xavier Francisco, presented today (Thursday) in Lusaka, the credentials as the accredited official representative of the Angolan State to that neighboring country., At the...
Angolan president reiterates improvement of business landscape
Angola Press Agency
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August 28, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 28 - Angolan president, João Lourenço, reiterated on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, that his government is implementing an extended programme, with aim of improving business environment in the country and entice foreign...
Angolan president leaves for Japan
Angola Press Agency
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August 24, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 24 - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, leaves on Sunday, 25, to Japan, to participate in the 7th Tokyo International Conference on Africa's Development (TICAD7), taking place from August 28 to 30, in Yokohama.,...
Angolan president invited to attend Brazzaville investment summit
Angola Press Agency
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August 23, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 23 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço was invited on Friday (23) to take part in a summit on investments in Africa from 10-12 September this year in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo., The invitation from the Congolese...
Equinor Reaffirms its Commitment to Angolan Exploration
African Press Organization
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September 10, 2021
Senior Vice Presidents of Equinor Exploration and Production International, Paul McCafferty and Gustavo Baquero, and Nina Koch, Equinor’s Country Manager, attended the high-profile Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2021, organized by Energy Capital & Power...
Angolan president calls for end to US-China trade war
Angola Press Agency
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September 25, 2019
New York, ANGOLA, September 25 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço Tuesday called for the end of the US-China trade war due the dire consequences on the world economy., The Angolan president, who was speaking at the 74th Session of the United...