Africa Angola The National Bank of Angola, the country's central bank, has lowered the minimum capital required for setting up microfinance companies (from 5 to 25 million kwanze - about $6.000) and credit cooperatives (from 25 to 1 million kwanze)
Africa Angola The country will host the African Mixed Martial Arts Championships for the first time from 14 to 17 September at the Kilamba Sports Pavilion in Luanda
Africa Angola Under the theme 'Connectivity and Technological Modernisation' ANGOTIC 2023 - Angola's 3rd International Forum on Information and Communication Technologies, has begun in Luanda at the Talatona Convention Centre
Africa Angola The administration of the municipality of Caimbambo is working to propose the elevation of some historical sites in the region to the category of monuments and sites
Africa Angola Minister of Justice and Human Rights assured the credibility of the technical and scientific work carried out in memory of the victims of the political conflicts that occurred between 11 November 1975 and 4 April 2002
Africa Angola Angolan sprinter Marco Santos will take part in the national athletics championships in Eswatini on the 27th of this month, part of his preparation for the World Championships, scheduled from 19 to 27 August in Budapest, Hungary
Africa Angola Angola will continue to promote vaccination against COVID-19 despite the declaration of the end of the pandemic as a global emergency by WHO
Africa Angola A new diamond mine, owned by the 'Sociedade Mineira do Luele', located in the municipality of Saurimo will come into operation between August and November
Africa Angola Angolan government will create nineteen new industrial development centres and several logistics platforms in the country over a six-year period, with the aim of revitalising the national economy and guaranteeing more jobs for young people
Africa Angola The new Luanda International Airport Dr. António Agostinho Neto will start operating at the end of this year with a capacity of 15 million passengers and a cargo volume of 50.000 tonnes per year
Africa Angola The increasing inclusion of theatre in the moralisation of society was praised by the director of the Olonguisse Theatre Group, recalling its role in raising awareness and mobilising citizens, on the need to practice socially positive actions
Africa Angola President Lourenco had a meeting with his counterpart from the DRC after the Angolan parliament approved the deployment of a 500-strong contingent for a year in the eastern DRC region
Africa Angola Angolan police dismantled 17 illegal diamond mining sites during 2022 as part of "Operation Transparency"