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Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Angola possesses a diamond reserve of approximately 150 million carats, which can be traded for 15 years to 20 years, according to officials from the Angolan state-owned diamond company. Miguel Vemba, the director of Mining Operations and Equity Management of ENDIAMA E.P., said that 80 percent …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | President of Angola Joao Lourenco has inspected a dam under construction by Chinese company Sinohydro, which will alleviate water scarcity in the country’s southern region upon completion. Lourenco praised the Chinese company’s professionalism and operational efficiency, saying he is satisfied with the progress of the project, …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | The Angolan government has eliminated the requirement of presenting a vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test result for travellers entering or leaving the country, starting from Saturday, according to a presidential decree. The decree noted that face masks must be worn in healthcare facilities and …

Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo have handed the Lobito rail corridor rehabilitation to foreign private investors to spur exports of critical minerals required for clean energy and to boost intra-Africa trade. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Until the 1970s, the Lobito rail corridor was one of the …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Angola’s President Joao Lourenco has advocated for a ceasefire in Sudan during a conversation with the Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over the phone, according to a statement posted on the Facebook page of the Angolan Presidency Friday. President Lourenco spoke on the phone with …

Angola becomes the 35th African member to join a global group that addresses offshore tax evasion, demonstrating the growing resolve of African governments to fight tax evasion and illicit outflows – including of natural resources and wildlife Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Angola is on a mission to be …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Angolan President Joao Lourenco said Friday that Angola would continue to invest in the country’s telecommunication sector with more satellites and infrastructures to ensure that the sector helps develop the country. The Angolan president made the statement after inaugurating the Satellite Control and Mission Center located in …

Several high-carbon emitting countries in Africa are developing just energy transition plans while still focusing on exploiting their fossil-fuel reserves. Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s carbon-intensive economies are racing to develop just energy transition plans as more green funding commitments begin to flow in. However, these oil and …

Kigali, Rwanda | ANADOLU AGENCY | Tensions between the Congo and Rwanda hit a new low Saturday as the top defense body asked the government to expel the Rwandan ambassador amid tensions concerning M23 rebels fighting in North Kivu province. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya announced the directive on state television after …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Angola has announced support for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, to ensure the producing countries’ fair revenues and continuous crude oil supply. Angola will remain in line with the decisions of OPEC+, said the country’s Ministry …