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Angolan carrier Taag launches direct Luanda, Nairobi flights
Taag Angola Airlines, the country’s national carrier, on Monday launched direct flights between Luanda and Nairobi, aiming to connect passengers travelling for business or leisure between the two countries. The first flight from Luanda touched...

How is Africa benefiting from China's global renewable push?
This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese development projects abroad. Find more stories here....

Shell returns to Angola amid new oil block bidding to boost production
Shell Plc’s return to Angola after a 20-year absence signals growing confidence in the country’s oil sector, as recent reforms aimed at attracting international investment begin to take effect. Shell, alongside Chevron Corp. and state-owned...

Louisiana Lockup: DHS expands immigration detention at Angola prison
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding immigration enforcement nationwide, with its latest effort focused on a well-known prison in Louisiana. The Angola facility has a long history, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the new site is...

BFA bank hopes to raise $240m in Angola’s biggest listing
Luanda — BFA, one of Angola’s top banks, will launch the country’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, seeking to raise as much as $240m as the government looks to kick-start a privatisation drive. The oil-producing country has been...

Angola Launches Cabinda Refinery, Pivoting to Become Regional Fuel Hub
Angola has officially launched the first phase of its long-awaited Cabinda oil refinery, with initial production scheduled to begin by the end of 2025, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo Mapuranga The move marks a critical first step in the...

Angola’s New Cabinda Refinery Could be a Turning Point for SADC Fuel Security: Here’s Why
Angola is preparing to change the fuel supply story in Southern Africa. The country’s 30,000 barrel per day Cabinda refinery, its first since independence more than fifty years ago, is expected to start producing fuel before the end of 2025. By...

Sangster: Angola policy is business-oriented
Disclaimer: The following content is generated automatically by a GPT AI and may not be accurate. To verify the details, please watch the videoAt the 2025 Angola Oil & Gas Conference, TotalEnergies made waves as its Senior Vice President for...

Prez Mahama bids farewell to outgoing Ambassadors of Angola, Malta, and France
President John Dramani Mahama has bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassadors of Angola, Malta, and France, praising their contributions to Ghana’s development and international partnerships. The President, in separate meetings at the Jubilee House,...

Trump seeks to reverse trade tariffs ruling
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Meanwhile, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the House of Representatives, has begun a press conference on Capitol Hill by highlighting America’s...

BP-Eni Joint Venture to Inject $5B in Angola Over Next Five Years
Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5 billion in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's Chief Operating Officer Guido Brusco told Reuters on Wednesday. The latest...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Azule Energy to invest $5bn in Angola’s oil and gas projects
Azule Energy, a joint venture (JV) between Eni and bp, is set to invest an additional $5bn (Kz4.6trn) in Angola’s oil and gas sector over the next four to five years, reported Reuters, citing Eni chief operating officer Guido Brusco. This move is...

Africa: Eni and BP's joint venture to invest another $5bln in Angola
Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5bn in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's chief operating officer Guido Brusco told Reuters. The latest investment in both new...

Blood Moon wows UAE stargazers during rare lunar total eclipse
Stargazers in the UAE and across the globe were enthralled by a spectacular celestial show on Sunday evening as the Moon was bathed in red for a rare total lunar eclipse. The celestial event took place as the Moon passed through Earth’s shadow in...

Angola plans first output at Cabinda oil refinery by year-end
Angola's planned 30,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Cabinda oil refinery, the first to be built since independence a half-century ago, will begin producing fuel by the end of the year, the country's oil and gas minister said on Monday. The project, which...

Azule Energy to invest $5bn in Angola over next five years
Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5bn (R88.33bn) in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's chief operating officer Guido Brusco told Reuters on Wednesday. The latest...

Angola to begin fuel production at first new refinery in 50 years
Angola’s long-awaited Cabinda oil refinery, the first built since the country gained independence five decades ago, will begin producing fuel before the end of 2025, Oil and Gas Minister Diamantino Azevedo said Monday. The 30,000-barrel-per-day...

Crime Is ‘Genetic,’ Says Trump. Rebuttals Needed
Crime Is ‘Genetic,’ Says Trump. Rebuttals Needed: Nazis Had a Name for It: ‘Criminal Biology’ Being a Black Journalist: ‘Can’t Make Any Mistakes’ Trust in News is Partisan, Including for Latino Outlets Investigative Reporting Lives in Dallas,...

Neil De Beer: South Africa’s fearless, relentless, champion for the voiceless
South Africa just lost a giant. These words, and many similar phrases, echoed and resounded all over the internet and social media last weekend in the wake of heavyweight political activist Neil De Beer’s death. Last week, De Beer, a formidable...