VTB Europe’s liquidators accuse Angola of loan default

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Liquidators of the European arm of VTB Bank have accused Angola of defaulting on a loan after the lender’s Russian parent was hit by …

Angola to host "Colors of Peace" competition

Luanda - Angola will host the "Colors of Peace" competition on April 4 to 5, which aims, among other things, to promote values that contribute to a culture of peace and unity among people, social inclusion and tourism. The initiative of the …

Angola registers 144 new cholera cases

Luanda - Angola registered 144 new cases of cholera in the last 24 hours in the provinces of Bengo, Luanda, Icolo e Bengo and Malanje, the Ministry of Health's information bulletin said Saturday. According to the bulletin, at least seven deaths were …

38th AU Summit: Angola takes presidency of African Union for 2025

Addis Ababa, 15 February 2025 (SPS) - Angolan President Mr. Joao Lourenço took over the rotating presidency of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on Saturday, succeeding the former president of the continental organization, Mauritanian President Mohamed …

Angola Assumes the AU’s Rotating Chair as Djibouti’s FM Wins the AUC Chair race

Newly elected chairperson of the African Union and Angola President Joao Lourenco (C) uses the gavel during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 February 2025. Photo: …

Mauritania to hand over baton to Angola in AU summit opener

ADDIS ABABA: THE 38th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union has begun in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit began with the African Union anthem and opening speeches from various leaders. The opening speeches’ leaders …

Angola’s President João Lourenço officially takes over  as AU Chairperson

Angola’s President João Lourenço officially takes over from Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as AU Chairperson for the next one year. Angola and Madagascar are members of SADC and it’ll be impossible for SADC to produce both AU and AUC posts. So the …

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Angola promises everlasting impression on infrastructure

15 february 2025 - 15:10:39 MA/AO 200 Views Panafrican News Agency Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's newly-elected Chairman, Angola's President Joao Manuel Lourenco, has promised to leave a permanent mark on Africa's …

Angola President Lourenco is new AU chairperson

Angola President Joao Lourenco at Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Nov 24, 2017. [File, Via AP] Angolan President João Lourenço is the new chairperson of the African Union (AU), succeeding Mauritania’s Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, who has …