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Angolan Diamond Leaders Endiama and Sodiam Join the Natural Diamond Council. De Beers Group Commits Additional Investment to Jointly Promote the Natural Diamond Industry.
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 7 July 2025 - Angola's two leading state-owned diamond institutions, ENDIAMA E.P. and SODIAM E.P., have formally announced their joint commitment to generic category marketing by joining the Natural...

Taxis and buses in Angola follow the increase in diesel prices
The fare for collective taxis, commonly referred to as “candongueiros,” will be set at 300 kwanzas per journey (0.28 euros), and urban bus fares will increase to 200 kwanzas per ride (0.19 euros), as stated in a communiqué from the ANTT. The new...

Angola Raises Diesel Price by 33 Pct, Third Increase This Year
Angola raised the diesel price by 33%, the third increase this year as authorities press ahead with fuel-subsidy cuts that have been encouraged by the International Monetary Fund. The price will rise to 400 kwanzas ($0.43) per liter on Friday from...

Angola to start producing animal vaccines next year
The project, currently under construction in the province of Huambo, has an investment of 125 million euros and is being carried out by the Portuguese-Angolan and German consortium Noráfrica-Gauff, and is expected to begin operating in the first...

Man dies in Steuben County motorcycle accident
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – Saturday afternoon, just before 4:30 pm, Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies and other first responders were called to the southbound lanes of I-69 near the 355 mile marker in rural Jamestown Township on report of a single...

Insulin Arrives in Yemen, Cholera Treatments Depart for Angola, and More
By Lara Cooper Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 1,026 shipments of requested medical aid to 51 U.S. states and territories and 24 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 8.5 million defined daily doses of medication....
Angola: Project finance of $60M available but constrained by bureaucracy – UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday that it has US$60 million available to finance projects in Angola, but warned of constraints caused by bureaucracy. According to the UNDP’s deputy resident representative in Angola,...

Angola needs ambition to capture more of the funding earmarked for Africa
The idea was put forward by the chairman of the board of directors of the Angolan Insurance Regulation and Supervision Agency (ARSEG), Elmer Serrão, who believes that the country needs to critically and strategically consider the opportunities...

Certification for exports worries Angolan producers despite EU ensuring entry into Europe
Luís Assis, head of the company Agreement, is one of the producers who expressed doubts about certification during a visit by European ambassadors accredited in Angola to two provinces crossed by the Lobito Corridor (Huambo and Bié), on Wednesday....
This week in history: July 7-13
25 years ago: Hundreds perish in Philippines garbage landslide On July 10, 2000, an enormous garbage dump in the Philippines—covering an area of 74 acres and rising as high as seven stories—collapsed like an avalanche on the impoverished ghettos...

Healthy growth of listings on major African bourses
The Ethiopian Securities Ex- change (ESX) has seen more than birr 377bn ($2.6bn) worth of money market transactions in five months since it started providing a trading platform for interbank short-term lend- ing last October. At the time of going...

UNDP has 60 million dollars to finance projects in Angola, but criticizes bureaucracy
According to the UNDP deputy resident representative in Angola, Gabriel Dava, the United Nations organization has a financial ceiling of 60 million dollars for 2025, with an implementation rate of around 50 percent, with the health sector...

Cajueiros Hospital reinforced with new equipment and hospital resources
"On Tuesday, July 1, the Cajueiros Hospital received hospital equipment and resources, as a result of the partnership established between the Provincial Government of Luanda and the American Schools of Angola group, which, in turn, also has...

Criminal network involved in smuggling tobacco by air from Angola dismantled
In Operation "FLASHBACK", GNR officers and inspectors from the Tax and Customs Authority carried out 18 searches, 10 of which were at homes and eight at warehouses, garages, vehicles and food and beverage establishments in the districts of Lisbon...

João Lourenço defends “sovereign investment in health” in Seville
The consideration was made during the panel "A Paradigm Shift towards Country-Led Solutions to the Challenges of Our Time", which was an initiative of the presidents of France and Kenya, Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto respectively, and which...
Animal disease disrupt the export recovery path of the SA red meat industry
Wandile Sihlobo says SA should increase its investment in animal health by allocating better resources to infrastructure 30 June 2025 We are halfway through 2025, and if you were to ask any cattle farmer in South Africa, how has the year been?...

Ukraine Strengthens Food Security Ties with Kenya and Angola at UN Conference
Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, held important talks with the presidents of Kenya and Angola during the UN Conference on Financing for Development, focusing on the issue of food security. He reported this on his Telegram channel....

Shmyhal and Angolan president discuss joint sanctions pressure on Russia
During the UN Conference on Financing for Development, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with President of Angola João Lourenço to discuss coordinated efforts to increase sanctions pressure on Russia. Shmyhal shared details of the meeting...

Angola launches vaccination campaign to curb polio outbreak in Benguela
Around five thousand health professionals and community volunteers are mobilized for the campaign, which represents an investment of 3.6 million dollars, according to a statement from the World Health Organization in Angola (WHO). Although Angola...

From Pulse Polio campaigns to boosting vaccine coverage in children, India’s healthcare efforts lauded globally
Health News Vaccination remains one of the most powerful and cost-effective public health interventions. New Delhi: Vaccination remains one of the most powerful and cost-effective public health interventions. India’s unwavering commitment to...