Angola Set to Join SADC Free Trade Area

Addis Ababa, March 3, 2025 (ENA)-- Angola is set to become the 14th member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to join the regional market, representing a significant milestone in strengthening the SADC Free Trade Area. The SADC confirmed …

New murals coming to Angola this summer

ANGOLA — A brand new program, aimed at increasing community beauty and student safety in Angola, will debut this June with two murals hand-painted onto crosswalks that cover heavily-trafficked roads near elementary schools in the community. Funded by a …

Facial Recognition Now Mandatory for Portuguese Visa Applicants in Angola

Schengen visa applicants from Angola are now required to undergo a facial recognition examination when scheduling an appointment for visas at the Portuguese consulate general in the Angolan capital of Luanda, after reports of misuse. According to the local …

Leader of PRA-JA Servir Angola says talks about ending mandates were a “recurring theme”

"The issue of the suspension of the mandates that we requested has been a recurring theme for over a year. I had direct, personal dialogue with the president of UNITA, Adalberto da Costa Júnior, on several occasions in which this was clarified," …

NDLEA Arrests Angola Businessman After Excreting 120 Wraps Of Cocaine At Kano Airport

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehend a 42-year-old Angola businessman, identified as Mbala Abuba, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State. It was gathered that Abuba was caught attempting to traffic 120 wraps of cocaine, …

Malaria: USAID funding for Angola reduced

The information is contained in an audit by the government agency USAID of the United States President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), which aims to combat malaria globally, especially in the 14 countries with the highest incidence, including Angola and …

Fencing: Angola wins bronze at CAN

Luanda - The Angolan national team won on Sunday the bronze medal by occupying the third position in foil of the 24th edition of the African Fencing Championship for cadets and juniors, which takes place at the Cidadela Pavilion in Luanda. According to the …

Angola dismantled 41 clandestine cryptocurrency mining sites in ten months

The most recent case was disclosed this Monday by SIC, involving the seizure, in Luanda, of eight containers of cryptocurrency mining equipment, discovered in the Kilamba area, valued at almost 17 million dollars. According to SIC spokesperson Manuel …

Visa scheduling for Portugal in Angola now uses facial recognition

The procedure aims to prevent fraudulent strategies and hoarding of visa appointment slots on the online platform managed by VFS and is now mandatory for all applicants over the age of 18. “Any attempt to avoid facial recognition by indicating a false date …

The carnival's roots lie in Angola's Portuguese past