Angola

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

The largest amount of oil in almost 4 years will be exported in August, showing why the country decided to leave OPEC; shipments will rise to 1,23 million barrels per day, OPEC tried to impose a production limit of 1,1 million barrels per day on Luanda

The second phase of the polio vaccination campaign took place in 11 provinces of the country for children under the age of five; the goal of the campaign was to immunise more than three million children thanks to 7.000 trained teams

Growing use of minors in gold mining in the municipalities of Jamba and Chipindo, in the central province of Huila, has been reported by the National Institute for Children

The Angolan Development Bank allocated $112,3 million to finance 146 projects in the fisheries sector; 123 are already operational, and the others, including a factory producing fishing nets and related materials, nearing completion