By APO – November 29, 2017 Baroness Northover returned to Angola in November for the seventh time in under two years. Accompanied by HM Ambassador John Dennis, she met with the new Angolan Ministerial team, including Minister of State for Economic and Social Development, Manuel Nunes Junior, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manuel Augusto, and new…
Luanda, Angola | AFP | Angola is to allow a fourth mobile operator to enter its profitable telecommunications sector in a move which could impact business interests linked to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos. “The government is to issue a tender for a fourth telecoms operator which will include land line, mobile and television…
By Allafrica Luanda — The United States ambassador to Angola Helena La Lime Wednesday highlighted the commitment of Angolan Executive, under the President João Lourenço, having praised the ongoing reforms in the country. The US diplomat, who is at the end of her three-and-a-half-year term in Angola, described the Angolan Government’s two-month performance as positive,…
By Caryn Edwards We understand that, as of 1 December 2017, citizens of Angola and South Africa travelling to each other’s countries will be able to enter for a period of 90 days per annum, provided that each visit does not exceed 30 days in total. This development will have a positive effect on business…
By Reuters LUANDA/LONDON (Reuters) – On Oct. 6, with the dust still settling on Angola’s first change of power in 38 years, new President João Lourenço sat down with international oil majors at the presidential palace in Luanda. The top executives in Angola of Chevron (CVX.N), Total (TOTF.PA), BP (BP.L), Eni (ENI.MI) and Exxon (XOM.N)…
Fonte: Maka Angola Já é ponto assente que João Lourenço começou o seu mandato presidencial de forma surpreendente e afirmando um poder e determinação que poucos esperavam. Contudo, o exercício da Presidência é um caminho com vários momentos e questões fundamentais, e não se esgota num momento inicial. Uma das questões fundamentais, e que tem…
WASHINGTON, DC. 19 de Outubro de 2017 Ao Exmo. Senhor João Lourenço, Presidente da República de Angola. Estimado Sr. Presidente: Acompanhamos com atenção e interesse, o discurso de tomada de posse que proferiu na qualidade de chefe do poder executivo do país. Durante a vossa alocução, terá dito que doravante a corrupção será combinada. Disse…
By Allafrica Luanda – President João Gonçalves Lourenço Wednesday in Luanda fired the CEO of the State-owned Oil Company (Sonangol), Isabel dos Santos. In a press release from the Civilian Affairs Office to the Presidency of the Republic that reached Angop on Wednesday, João Lourenço relieves Carlos Saturnino Guerra Sousa e Oliveira from secretary of…
By AFP Several tanks were seen moving near the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on Tuesday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the army warned it could intervene over a purge of ruling party officials. The sightings came as uncertainty swirls in Harare due to President Robert Mugabe’s decision to fire his vice president last week, prompting…
A Plantation-based energy company filed a $52 million lawsuit against the African nation of Angola, claiming years of underpayment for operating two… By Celia Ampel | November 13, 2017 A Plantation-based energy company filed a $52 million lawsuit against the African nation of Angola, claiming years of underpayment for operating two of its power plants….