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Angola: Mass protests over rising prices
Deutsche Welle
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July 15, 2025
Anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda on July 12 were met with a harsh crackdown, resulting in injuries and arrests. "We recorded several injuries, some serious and requiring medical attention," Adilson Manuel, an activist and one...
Empowering consumers: What’s next for Angola
UNCTAD
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July 14, 2025
A new study led by UN Trade and Development helps set the stage for major reforms to strengthen consumer protection in the African nation. In a key step to strengthening consumer rights, Angola is the first Portuguese-speaking African country to...
Malima flees to Angola amid fuel corruption scandal
Namibian Sun
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July 15, 2025
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed that Victor Malima, a key figure in the ongoing Enercon–Namcor fuel debt scandal, is believed to have fled to Angola after exiting Namibia via the Wenela border post at Katima Mulilo last Friday....
More than 14 million children unvaccinated in 2024: report
Times of Oman
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New York: More than 14 million children remained completely unvaccinated in 2024, the UN said on Tuesday. In Europe and Central Asia, average childhood vaccination rates stagnated or fell by 1%, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said...
Trine offering professional certifications through dual enrollment
The News Sun - Indiana
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ANGOLA — Students in Trine University's dual enrollment programs will have the opportunity to earn one of four professional certifications beginning this fall. Trine will offer certificates in Healthcare Billing and Coding, Administrative...
Vaccination Against Cholera Brings Hope To More Than 2 Million Angolans
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) A new round of the oral vaccination campaign against cholera was officially launched this Saturday in the municipality of Cafunfo, Lunda Norte province, an initiative of the Angolan government, through the Ministry of Health,...
Angolan Catholic Archbishop Calls for Outlawing Fortune-Telling and Penalizing Healers
Zenit
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July 10, 2025
(ZENIT News / Angola, 10.07.2025).- Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of Saurimo, Angola, President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST), asked the authorities to penalize divination practices due to the social damage they...
Activists call for march against fuel and transport price hikes
Ver Angola
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The so-called Civil Contestatória Society and the National Unity for the Total Revolution of Angola (UNTRA) are the organizers of this march in the capital, which is being widely shared on social media. "Those who remain silent are consenting,...
Catholic Bishops in Angola Denounce Persecution of Catechists, Decry Neglect of Social Services, Infrastructure
ACI Africa
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July 10, 2025
The Angolan member of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) faulted civil and religious authorities for remaining silent in the face of such abuse. “They feel abandoned. Neither the civil authorities, police, nor even their own Church community...
Angola opens up to tourists in a pivot from oil
IOL
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When Feliesiano Muteca started surfing a decade ago, he had the waves at Cabo Ledo on Angola's long Atlantic coastline pretty much to himself. Now, the unspoilt and sandy beach about 125 kilometres south of the capital Luanda has become a prized...
South Koreans want to build integrated school complex in Angola
Ver Angola
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According to a statement from the Ministry of Education, obtained by VerAngola, the South Korean delegation, led by the president of the Korea-African Peace Foundation, Yongwoo Lee, was received by the Minister of Education late Thursday morning....
Angola mourns the death of Gracy Criola. The singer lost her life in a traffic accident.
Ver Angola
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In a statement cited by Angop, Rogério Praxe said he views the 22-year-old artist's death as an irreparable loss of a fundamental voice in the culture of Bengo province. The director also extends his condolences to her family, friends, colleagues,...
Angola Pavilion: Education for Health
Nippon
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July 9, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 9, 2025 The Osaka Expo’s Angola Pavilion introduces health-related topics from the country, including the people who are working to tackle issues. The Rhythm and Beat of Life The...
The weight of transport on the Angolan family budget
Ver Angola
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The Increase in Transportation Fare: A New Burden for Workers On July 6, 2025, the National Land Transportation Agency (ANTT) officially announced an increase in public transportation fares. The new fares are as follows: Kz 300.00 per trip for...
Angola expands hemodialysis services to more provinces
Ver Angola
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The minister also highlighted the government's commitment to ensuring that this type of service is available in all areas of the country, enabling closer and more humane monitoring of patients with kidney disease. Quoted by Angop, Sílvia Lutucuta...
At Diocesan Pastoral Week in Angola, Catholic Bishop Urges Constructive Criticisms “even if they concern the Bishop”
ACI Africa
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July 9, 2025
“The hierarchy exists to serve the people. It only has value as long as it is in service to those from whom it comes,” the Catholic Church leader said. Set to conclude on Sunday, July 13, the Diocesan Pastoral Week aimed to foster deeper...
Engage in Vocation Discernment: Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions Seminarians against “distraction” During Holidays
ACI Africa
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July 9, 2025
“It is not enough to have goodwill or to sow the seed. We must care for that seed daily, so it may grow and bear abundant fruit, helping our Church extend the frontiers of the Gospel,” the Local Ordinary of Ndalatando Diocese said at Holy Mass for...
Registration is now open for the 7th edition of the dstangola/Camões Prize. The award will recognize Angolan poetry
Ver Angola
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Applications for this literature award, sponsored by dstgroup in partnership with the Camões Institute, are open until the end of August. "Applications will be accepted from July 10 to August 31, 2025," reads a statement sent to VerAngola, which...
Exhibition on contemporary Angolan culture at Portuguese arts center
Ver Angola
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According to the Sines City Council, in the Setúbal district, the exhibition "Balumuka! – Poetic Narrative of Liberation...or, Kaluanda Poetic Rebellion" opens at 4:00 pm this Saturday and will be open until October 15th. This exhibition "centers...
PAC’s Jaki Seroke: Sobukwe would have supported the GNU
Mail & Guardian
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July 14, 2025
Former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. The spirit of goodness in the heart of the former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, continues to manifest nearly...