Angola

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

ANGOTIC 2025, Angola’s International Information and Communication Technologies Forum will open on 12 June and aims to promote debate around current, global and future ICT themes, knowledge sharing, networking for government entities, experts, innovators

Luana Gomes became the first Angolan individual gymnast to win gold medal in all-around at the 2025 African Championships in Cairo on top of bronze in team and silver in ball, clubs and ribbon finals

Angola has pledged US$8 million to the WHO Global Investment Round, backing a new model for financing global health; President Lourenço committed in his address to the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, where he also spoke as Chair of the African Union

Northern provinces have been hit by torrential rains for weeks, leaving 54 people dead, over 450 injured, 44.000 displaced, 4.000 homes damaged; unplanned land use, poor urban infrastructure and non-compliance with building regulations explain the impact