Archive for Category: "Angola"

IMF finds most of Angola’s missing $32 bln

IMF finds most of Angola’s missing $32 bln

The IMF said on Tuesday a $32 billion accounting discrepancy in Angola’s state funds

Angola preparing to hold fair election in 2012: President

Angola preparing to hold fair election in 2012: President

Angola is preparing the necessary legal mechanisms to hold a well organised, transparent and fair parliamentary election in late 2012,

Angola’s Nov inflation slows to record low 11.28 pct

Angola’s Nov inflation slows to record low 11.28 pct

Angola’s annual inflation slowed to a record-low 11.28 percent year-on-year in November from 11.44 percent in October, signalling

Angola 2012 budget sees oil output rising to 1.84 mbpd

Angola 2012 budget sees oil output rising to 1.84 mbpd

Angola expects to increase oil output to 1.84 million barrels per day in 2012

Le président angolais en visite officielle en Afrique du Sud

Le président angolais, Eduardo dos Santos est en visite officielle pour deux jours en Afrique du Sud, pour la première fois. Il doit rencontrer son homologue Jacob Zuma ce mardi 14 décembre.

Chinese workers attacked in Angola’s Cabinda province

An Angolan minister tells the BBC that a convoy carrying Chinese mine workers was attacked in the region of Cabinda this week. He said that two soldiers guarding the workers, contracted by Angola’s state oil company Sonangol, were killed.

Angola says open to talks after FLEC calls off war

Angola said on Friday it was open to talks with separatist group FLEC after its exiled leaders announced an end to their armed struggle

Angola : l’éducation en progrès

La fréquentation des écoles primaires en Angola n’a jamais été aussi importante qu’aujourd’hui. Selon des données publiées cette semaine par l’Unicef : 76% des enfants

Angola building firms lay off thousands on government arrears

Thousands of construction workers are being laid off in Angola because the government has failed to settle over $2 billion in arrears to foreign firms rebuilding the African nation,

Heavy rain and floods kills at least 12 in Angola

At least 12 people were killed after heavy rain triggered flooding, landslides and house collapses in Angola’s capital Luanda, the city vice-governor said on Monday.

Angola sets vote for 2012 after several delays

- Angola will hold a general election in 2012, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Friday while signing into law a new constitution allowing him to extend his three-decade-long rule.

Angola: nouvelle constitution

Le Parlement de Luanda a adopté jeudi 21 janvier 2010 une nouvelle Constitution prévoyant que la tête de liste du parti vainqueur aux élections deviendra le président de la République, sans recourir au suffrage universel direct.

Africa soccer Cup starts, Togo hope to join later

Togo’s soccer team arrived home on Sunday after a deadly ambush of their team bus, but the sports minister said they hoped to return to Angola, where Africa’s biggest sports tournament got underway.

Le car de l’équipe du Togo mitraillé au Cabinda

Le bus de l’équipe de football du Togo a été mitraillé juste après avoir franchi la frontière du Congo avec l’enclave angolaise du Cabinda, où doivent se dérouler les matchs de la poule B de la CAN 2010. « Un chauffeur a été tué et neuf membres de la délégation, dont deux joueurs, ont été [...]

Angola: Luanda ville chère et difficile

Des favelas poussiéreuses voisinant des immeubles flambant neuf, des 4X4 rutilants croisant la route de scooters sans âge: capitale d’un pays pauvre –l’Angola– et ville la plus chère du monde, selon le magazine Forbes, Luanda n’est pas à une contradiction près.