New York 23.09.202“With such a dangerous precedent, no regional, continental or global institution will henceforth have the moral authority to call to order any State when it breaches the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and in international law” — João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola. He recalled that world…
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Angola: civil unrest continues
Brussels 29.07.2025 Police in Angola informed that four people have been killed and 500 have been arrested after demonstrations in the capital, Luanda. They began as a three-day strike by taxi drivers against rising fuel prices, but subsequently escalated into one of the most significant and mass wave of protest the country has seen in…
Angola: EU enhances Global Gateway
Brussels 23.02.2024 European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen (pictured) and Angolan Minister for Planning Victor Hugo Guilherme signed four new Financing Agreements totalling €90 million to support the country’s economic diversification. This support will include investments in blue and circular economy, governance, rule of law as well as civil society. The package advances the…
Angola to improve industry transparency
Angola announced intention to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international effort to fight corruption in revenues from oil, gas and mineral extraction. By joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) , the Republic Angola has clearly demonstrated its commitment to promote the open and accountable management of its natural Ressources for the…
Portugal takes control of Dos Santos shares
The Portuguese government took control of a stake held by Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos in Efacec Power Solutions SGPS SA as it attempts to help the manufacturer find a new shareholder, Bloomberg news agency reports. The daughter of late President of Angola Eduardo dos Santos, often named as the “richest woman of Africa” complained…
Isabel Dos Santos accuses fraudsters
Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, denounes fraudsters, insisting that a fake copy of her passport with the signature of martial artist and celbrity Bruce Lee was used to seize her assets in Angola and in Portugal. The facts and images speak for themselves. The truth today comes to light about the fraudulent court process…
Dokolo art collection future in question
The assets of Congolese art collector Sindika Dokolo who is renown for years of repatriation of African artefacts from Western collections have been frozen together with his wife’s fortune. Isabel dos Santos, often referred to as ‘richest African businesswoman‘, the billionaire daughter of the country’s former president, and her husband are facing trail for failing…
Isabel Dos Santos assets freeze
“Angola has frozen the assets of the billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country’s former leader, in a move, indicating that incumbent President João Lourenço is aiming at tougher stance against the former first family. Angola hits 'Princess' dos Santos with asset freeze https://t.co/5hGZTHuQlK — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) January 1, 2020 “Since closing the…
Angola against death penalty
In October Angola became party to the Optional Protocol aiming to the abolition of the death penalty, to the Convention against Torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and to the Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. The European Union welcomed Angola’s alignment with these three significant international…
Kendell Geers ventures African mask philosophy
South African conceptual artist Kendell Geers presents African masks in unconventional way to evoke re-evaluation of cultural heritage of the continent, shifting from outdated perception of “fetish” to artefact, and further to reading the profound philosophical meaning of the ritual objects. Concluding the exhibition IncarNations (BOZAR, Brussels) debates took place on contemporary vision of African cultural heritage, and…
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