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Angolan president returns home
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 19 - The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, returned on Sunday to the country, from Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), after attending the 39th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development...

Angolan president vows to lower unemployment rate
New York, ANGOLA, September 26 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço Wednesday in New York stressed the Executive's commitment to reduce the unemployment rate and improve the business environment in the country., The President João Lourenço, who...

Angolan president highlights changes in country
New York, ANGOLA, September 25 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço stressed Tuesday the deep reforms underway in the country, aimed to build a rule of law and democracy as well as crackdown on corruption and impunity., Speaking at 74th Session...

Luanda hosts new quadripartite meeting
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 17 - The Angolan, DRC, Rwanda and Ugandan Heads of State will meet next Wednesday, in Luanda, at a quadripartite meeting. , João Lourenço, Félix Tshisekedi, Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni, respectively, will attend this...

Angolan president arrives in Tanzania for SADC meeting
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 16 - Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço arrived Friday in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, to attend on Saturday and Sunday the 39th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community...

Angolan president congratulates India on 72nd Anniversary
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 16 - Angola's president, João Lourenço, on Thursday, congratulated the government and people of India on its 72nd Independence Anniversary., In a congratulatory message the Angolan Head of State underscores the fact that...

Angolan president congratulates India over 72nd Anniversary
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 16 - Angola’s president, João Lourenço, on Thursday, congratulated the government and people of India over its 72nd Independence Anniversary., In a congratulatory message the Angolan Head of State underscores the fact that...

The African Energy Chamber Commends Angolan President Jo o Louren?o for the Inauguration of the Saurimo Diamond Development Hub, Foresees Influx of Investment in the Resource-Rich Nation
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) commends H.E. President João Lourenҫo for the inauguration of the Saurimo Diamond Development Hub, a first in Angola and the wider region. The development marks an important step in the...

Angolan embassy works on ID issuance in Brazzaville
Brazzaville, ANGOLA, September 16 - The Angolan Embassy in Republic of the Congo is creating conditions for the opening in that country's capital, Brazzaville, of the civil registration services for the issuance of ID card and passport., This was...

Luanda: Presidents of Angola, Botswana discuss bilateral issues
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 14 - The heads of state of Angola and Botswana respectively João Lourenço and Mokgweetsi Masisi met Wednesday in Luanda for bilateral consultations., The two statesmen did not brief the press on the content of the subjects...

Angolan president leaves Brazzaville
Brazzaville, ANGOLA, September 10 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço left Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, on Tuesday afternoon after addressing an opening ceremony of the fifth Investing in Africa Forum (IAF) in the Congolese capital, going...

Angolan president hails peace agreement of Mozambique
Luanda, ANGOLA, August 4 - The Angolan president, João Lourenço, hailed on Saturday the new peace agreement signed by the Mozambican government and opposition Renamo party, which puts an end to years of conflicts in the country. , In a...

Angolan president addresses cooperation with Qatari officials
Doha, ANGOLA, September 8 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço meets with his Qatar counterpart Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the local Prime Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani this Sunday, as part of his two-day official visit to...

Angolan diplomat presents Copy of Credentials in USA
Luanda, ANGOLA, July 29 - Angolan ambassador Joaquim do Espirito Santo handed over his Copy of Credentials in Washington last Wednesday to the Director of the US Department of State Protocol, Mary-Kate Fisher, last practice for his accreditation...

Angolan president due in Qatar for two-day visit
Doha, ANGOLA, September 6 - Angolan head of state João Lourenço is expected Saturday (07) in Qatar for a two-day state visit, according the President's Civil Affairs Office., On the same day (Saturday), Joao Lourenço will visit the Qatar National...

Angolan president arrives in Japan for TICAD 7
ANGOLA, August 27 - Yokohama -Angolan head of state João Lourenço arrived in Japan Tuesday at 6am (local time) to attend the the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), on August 28-30 in Yokohama., According to a...

Angolan Ambassador to Italy delivers copy of credentials
Rome, ANGOLA, August 23 - The Angolan ambassador to Italy, Maria de Fátima Jardim, delivered the copy of the credentials in Rome to Stefano Zanini, deputy director of the diplomatic ceremonial of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

Angolan Head of State appeals for American investment
New York, ANGOLA, September 24 - President João Lourenço last Monday, in New York, appealed to American businesspeople to invest in Angola, in the framework of the government's reforms turned to the improvement of the business environment...

Angolan government calls for good sense from UNHCR
Dundo, ANGOLA, August 20 - The Angolan government has called for good sense from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the matter of repatriation of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), without the...

Luanda hosts four-party summit
Luanda, ANGOLA, July 11 - The Angolan capital is to host on Friday a summit involving the republics of Angola, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, aimed at analysing security and regional co-operation. , On a press note, the Civil Office of the Angolan...