Angola

Angola ranked 4th among the 18 Central and Southern African countries for the best response to HIV-AIDS, according to the Global HIV-AIDS Surveillance Agency, behind Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

The country is expected to overtake Kenya as the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa by 2025, thanks to improved production and oil prices, according to the latest forecast by the International Monetary Fund

The third edition of the International Jazz Festival ANGOJAZZ, paying tribute to local jazz savvy Jeronimo Belo, saw the participation of 60 performers from Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Cuba, Venezuela with focus on training female Angolan artists

Rice production will be increased through a programme of development and technical advice, with the aim of reducing imports of a product of which the country purchases around 400.000 tonnes annually

The two recently enacted laws on the offences of vandalism of public property and services and national security, which have been strongly criticised by national and international human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, are causing controversy

The government's actions to reduce public debt have been called 'impressive' by Head of the African Development Bank Group Adesina: from 119% of GDP in 2020, to 58% of GDP expected this year

Fifty-two goat farmers in the municipality of Curoca completed a training programme on good animal health practices to improve livestock care, covering topics such as management practices, preventative care, nutrition, hygiene and reproduction

To ensure that all children are vaccinated and protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, the Ministry of Health, with the support of WHO, organized a methodological meeting in Luanda

Seven Namibian elephants were successfully relocated to the Cuatir Nature Reserve in south-east Angola to repopulate the reserve

TAAG Angola Airlines Angola will resume flights to Brazzaville, effective tomorrow, 2 August, 2024; TAAG thus reinforces its strategic positioning as a facilitator, connecting nations and economies to empower trade and foster people mobility

WFP welcomed the generous contribution of $1,65 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to boost humanitarian response to communities affected by the El Niño drought in southern Angola

The World Health Organisation is leading a mission to eradicate dracunculiasis - or Guinea worm disease, a crippling parasitic disease - in Angola, one of the five countries where it has not yet been eradicated