Angola

Angolan children living on the streets in Namibia will be repatriated by the end of 2025; concerns have been raised over the long distances young children are travelling unaccompanied, particularly along the 760-kilometre Oshikango–Windhoek road

A group of students from the Agrarian Institute of Quéssua in the province of Malanje, presented a mobile App that detects pests and diseases in plants; lensing the plant, it provides a description of the problem and suggest treatment

Maritime connections between Luanda and Cabinda, the coastal enclave between DRC and Congo, will resume this month; service will start on 14 November from Luanda and 18 from Cabinda, a key alternative to flying

A rural house and surrounding premises have been searched in Bié and seized from a sect that had illegally buried corpses

The 2025/2026 higher education academic year was inaugurated in in the province of Cuanza-Norte in a ceremony led by the Minister of State for Social Affairs under the motto "Higher Education 50 Years: From Massification, Quality, and Excellence"

520 new lifeguards have been appointed for the 2025-2026 bathing season; going to the beach is a popular leisure activity and 650 deaths per year have been recorded on average in the past decade

The enthronement ceremony of the new king of the Mbunda people, Mwene Mbandu V, took place in the province of Moxico after a three-year vacancy; the choice of the future monarch was a consensus of the royal family and the Mbunda court

Corimba Marginal Infrastructure, Phase I, will be completed in 20 months: financed by a Portuguese credit line, works have been assigned to Portuguese Mota-Engil; once completed the project will comprise 2 road interchanges, tunnels and 400 social housing

Old Cinema Miramar in Luanda is reportedly been sold to the Chinese without details of the deal that began in December 2013; it could be transformed into a residential space in support of the Chinese embassy

Violent protests against a fuel price hike has resulted in at least 22 casualties; the unrest broke out when minibus taxi associations launched a three-day strike against a government decision to increase the price of diesel by one-third

Over 15.000 reports of violence have been recored through SOS Children Hotline in the first 6 months of 2025, 90% of which occurred at home or churches; figures were presented by First Lady Ana Dias Lourenço at workshop against gender and minors violence

The new taxi and bus fares, increased to adjust revised cost of petrol, have come into effect; fixed fares are set for collective taxis 'candongueiros' and urban buses, while long distance bus fares will be decided locally upon road and trip conditions

The '200km of Huila', the traditional car race of Nossa Senhora do Monte Festival, will be the theme of a BBC documentary that is expected to be streamed next year on Amazon Prime