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Angolan president to attend South Africa's president-elect inauguration
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 24 - The Angolan President, João Lourenço, left the country early this Friday, to attend the inauguration ceremony of South Africa's president-elect, Cyril Ramaphosa. , According to a press note from the President’s Civil...

Angolan president defends increased scientific cooperation with Cuba
Havana, ANGOLA, July 2 - The Angolan president, João Lourenço, defended on Monday in Havana, Cuba, increased scientific cooperation with Cuba to enable better competitiveness by the two nations in international economy., The Angolan Head of State,...

Angolan government pledges to reinforce private investment
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 22 - Angolan government announced Wednesday it will strengthen support for private investment through the development of a credit programme comprising interest rate subsidy measures., This is expressed in a message the...

Angolan President sacks 88 Armed Forces generals
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 17 - The Angolan President, João Lourenço, in the capacity of Commander-in-Chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), on Thursday sacked 88 generals of the Armed Forces (FAA), reads a note from the Head of State?s Civil Office...

Angolan president sends condolences to Zimbabwean counterpart
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Angolan president sacks 61 police commissioners
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 17 - The Angolan President, João Lourenço, on Thursday sacked 61 commissioners of the National Police and appointed other 26 to take up these positions, reads a note from the Head of State’s Civil Office. , The President also...

Angolan foreign minister sends message to São Tome counterpart
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 13 - A letter from Angolan Foreign Affairs minister Manuel Augusto was delivered Monday to his São Tome counterpart, Elsa de Barros Pinto, according to a press release from Foreign Affairs Ministry. , Delivered the letter was...

Angolan president unveils new flyover
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 13 - President João Lourenço unveiled on Saturday a 282-metre long flyover linking Camama district high road to Pedro de Castro Van-Dúnem "Loy" Avenue, in Luanda Province ., The construction of the flyover, which took eight...

Angolan Head of State pays visit to opposition politician
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 30 - President João Lourenço visited on Monday the Angolan politician Abel Chivukuvuku, who was admitted to hospital, in Luanda, since the 25th of this month., Abel Chivukuvuku was until recently leader of the Broad...

Angolan authorities and UNHCR negotiate repatriation of DRC refugees
Dundo, ANGOLA, July 25 - The government of the eastern Lunda Norte (Angola) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are since Tuesday assessing the repatriation process of over 20,000 refugees from Democratic Republic of...

Angolan Police expel officers involved in extortion
Malanje, ANGOLA, August 26 - The National Police of Angola in northern Malanje Province has conducted an internal disciplinary process that culminated in the expulsion of various officers involved in extortion scheme., The information was...

Angolan Students in Petroleum Industry to Train in France
Download logo Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum and Embassy of France in Angola sign Memorandum of Understanding in Luanda; 50 students have been selected to attend universities in France, co-financed by the French and Angolan...

Angolan president accredits eight new ambassadors
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 18 - Angolan head of State João Lourenço received on Wednesday the credentials from eight new ambassadors during a ceremony held at Presidential Palace in Luanda., João Lourenço accredited four resident and the same number of...

Angolan government regrets ex-president's option to travel in commercial flight
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 16 - The Angolan government regretted deeply on Monday the attitude of the ex-president of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, who opted to travel in a commercial flight from Luanda to Spain to undergo routine medical check-up.,...

Angolan President returns to Luanda
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 9 - The Angolan President, João Lourenço, returned to Luanda early this Tuesday, following a four-day state visit to Russia and a 48-hour private visit to the Kingdom of Spain., At Luanda’s 04 de Fevereiro International...

Huambo governor encourages youth to engage in peace promotion
Huambo, ANGOLA, April 13 - The governor of the central Huambo Province, Joana Lina, on Friday in this city encouraged young people to be effectively engaged in actions turned to the promotion of a culture of peace., Speaking at a conference on...

Angolan President on private visit to Spain
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 8 - Angolan head of State João Lourenço has been on a two-day visit to the Spain, from Moscow, Russia, where he paid a four-day state visit, as part of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. , According to a note...

Luanda's "4 de Fevereiro" airport ready to fight crime
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 12 - Luanda's "4 de Fevereiro" International airport pledges smoothness and inviolability despite the high daily flow of migrants - an average of 5,000 passengers - in view of appropriate technical and technological means to...

Angolan President congratulates women on July 31
ANGOLA, July 31 - "With your struggle we will change Africa so that your children do not have to emigrate under the humiliating conditions that they face," wrote João Lourenço in his personal Twitter account. July 31 is marked African Women's Day,...

Angolan President to visit Russia
Luanda, ANGOLA, March 31 - The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, is leaving on Monday for Moscow for an official four-day visit to the Russian Federation, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. , In the Russian capital, reads an...