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Luanda Accord: Bold new step for natural diamonds
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
The natural diamond industry is mounting the largest marketing campaign in more than a decade. Last year the industry agreed to reignite ‘category marketing’ which involves diamond producers, retail jewellers, and countries, linking up to promote...
US surgeon operates on patient in Angola remotely
The Malaysian Star
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June 29, 2025
A cancer patient in Angola recently underwent the first robotic surgery on the continent conducted remotely by a surgeon in the United States, according to the hospitals involved. The prostatectomy – partial or complete removal of the prostate –...
ABE hosts Serbian, Angolan delegations to explore agricultural cooperation
Daily News Egypt
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June 28, 2025
The Agricultural Bank of Egypt (ABE) recently received two official delegations from Serbia and Angola in separate visits aimed at exploring opportunities for cooperation in agricultural development and gaining insight into the bank’s strategic...
Lazarus Chakwera dares Africa on industrialisation
The Times Group Malawi
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June 28, 2025
By Cathy Maulidi in Abuja, Nigeria President Lazarus Chakwera has challenged African leaders, asserting that for Africa to achieve meaningful development, countries must consider industrialization as a way to go. Speaking at a presidential panel...
Catholic Archbishop in Angola Laments “very abortion oriented” Attitudes, Urges Strategies for Good Governance
ACI Africa
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June 27, 2025
Archbishop Mbilingi warned against blaming demographic growth for economic challenges, arguing that the real problem lies in unequal wealth distribution and consumerism. “In many countries, we see declining birth rates caused by fear for the...
African Nations Sign Luanda Agreement to Protect and Promote Natural Diamonds
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 27, 2025
On Wednesday, several African countries signed the “Luanda Agreement,” a commitment to defend and promote natural diamonds. Under this pact, the signatory nations agreed to contribute 1 percent of their annual revenues from diamond sales to fund a...
How critical minerals can anchor South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
South Africa Today
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June 27, 2025
South Africa’s mineral wealth must do more than power exports – it must drive industrial growth, job creation, and energy equity. CMS South Africa’s Muzi Kubeka and Kabelo Dlothi argue it’s time to move beyond extraction and build a value-added...
AfCFTA Secretary General calls for renewed transformative partnership with US to accelerate production and trade
Business and Financial Times
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June 27, 2025
The Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Wamkele Mene has encouraged United States and African Business and governments to recognize that Africa’s economic future cannot depend on trade alone but must also have production at the centre of...
Angola warns that De Beers must stand with those who defend natural diamonds
Ver Angola
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The statements were made this Thursday by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, who was speaking at the headquarters of Endiama, in Luanda, after a presentation on the state of the diamond industry given by Martin...
Zambia’s Energy Move: From Importing Fuel to Co-Owning the Source
Lusaka Times
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June 27, 2025
In a groundbreaking shift toward energy independence and economic self-determination, Zambia has secured a 26% equity stake in Angola’s Benguela (Lobito) oil refinery, signaling a new chapter in intra-African collaboration. The deal, announced by...
World Bank plans to invest 200 million dollars in Angola
Ver Angola
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This information came from a meeting between the Minister of Planning, Victor Hugo Guilherme, and a delegation from the IFC, headed by the regional director, Cláudia Conceição. "The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation, plans...
US-Africa Summit in Luanda: A Strategic Milestone for the Economic Future of Angola and the Continent
Ver Angola
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At a time when the global economy is facing geopolitical challenges, persistent inflation and urgent needs for energy and digital transition, this summit demonstrated that Angola and Africa are on the radar of major global decisions. Luanda was...
India-Africa partnership for agricultural development and food security
The Indian Express
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June 27, 2025
Amid rising challenges such as food insecurity, climate change, and the urgent need for agricultural transformation, the India-Africa partnership in agriculture and food security has become increasingly vital. The two countries have a long history...
Angola Pavilion Reopens at Osaka Expo
Nippon
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June 26, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Guide to Japan Society Travel Jun 26, 2025 13:03 (JST) Osaka, June 26 (Jiji Press)--The pavilion of Angola reopened Thursday at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, following its closure from the day after the Expo's...
US Confirms US$550M Support for Angola’s Lobito Rail Corridor Despite Budget Concerns
The Assay
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June 27, 2025
The United States has reaffirmed its backing for Angola’s Lobito Rail Corridor with a US$550M loan through the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), reinforcing international efforts to develop critical infrastructure for mineral...
Minister Barbara Creecy outlines South Africa’s rail, logistics and transport recovery plan
Zawya
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South Africa’s Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, says fixing the country’s transport and logistics infrastructure is one of government’s biggest priorities, with both urgent short-term interventions and long-term reforms on the table. Creecy...
Expert defends strong brand for Angolan diamonds and bets on demanding markets
Ver Angola
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Responding to Lusa about the possibility of selling Angolan diamonds to the US, after the replacement of the Russian company Alrosa, a former partner of Endiama, by Taaden (which belongs to the Sovereign Fund of the Sultanate of Oman), Rapaport...
IEA questions government decision to extend Tullow Oil's production licence to 2040
GhanaWeb
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June 27, 2025
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has raised concerns over indications that government intends extending the production licence of Tullow Oil PLC (Tullow) to 2040, following a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing between the...
Minister says Angola's experience in OPEC “was not good”
Ver Angola
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“OPEC is a cartel, whether we like it or not. And like all cartels, it lives off imposed quotas. Angola was not meeting the quota, it was the quota meeting us. The time would come when we would have to cut production. And that would not be fair to...
Afreximbank: Angola among the five African countries with the most trade
Ver Angola
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"The five largest African economies, namely Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, contributed significantly to the growth of the region's exports, accounting for over 56.6 percent of the continent's total exports in 2024," reads the...