THE draws for next year's Africa Nations Cup (CAN) are scheduled for today at the International Conference Centre Talatona in Luanda, Angola.
Angola has requested the re-activation of a tripartite mechanism with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the United Nations refugee agency to repatriate some 60,000 Angolans still in DRC in the wake of the mutual expulsion of scores of thousands of each other's nationals by the neighbouring States.
Senator Richard G. Lugar, the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his strong support for a "robust relationship" between the United States and Angola, noting that "our relations have come a very long way in the last seven years," opening a new chapter in what he termed an important bilateral relationship.
At least 28,000 young people have been trained annually in the 34 professional basic training centres of Luanda Provincial Government (GPL), located in nine districts of the province.
Strategies to fight against tobacco, alcoholism and other drugs will be analysed from Thursday to Friday, in Luanda during an international conference, Angop has learnt.
At least 230 members belonging to the command of IV division of Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) in the central Bié province, Wednesday were briefed on drafting process of the future Constitution of the Republic.
A total of 2,035 non-detonated explosive devices shall be destroyed next Friday by the National Demining Institute (INAD) in the Luvuvamu region, district of Kuimba, northern Zaire province.
AN Angolan national, who was one of a group of suspects arrested a month ago when the Police swooped on a house in Windhoek North where a hoard of stolen computer equipment was found, has paid a fine of N$10 000 after pleading guilty to a charge of receiving stolen property.
Washington -- There are new opportunities ahead in U.S.-Angolan relations. A spirit of partnership exists that is focused on the future rather than the past, and the United States wants to be a responsible partner and capitalize on opportunities that now exist to move the bilateral relationship forward, says President Obama's senior White House adviser on African affairs, Michelle Gavin.
Black Stars Serbian manager Milovan Rajevac's quest to make amends in today's Ghana-Angola internationally friendly, after their not-too-impressive World Cup qualifier performance, has suffered a blow, following the failure of his three key performers to answer the roll call.
There's only one slot left to be filled in Africa's line-up at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be played in South Africa next June, and it will be taken after what has the makings of an epic playoff between Algeria and Egypt in Sudan on Wednesday.
THREE more Angolans have been arrested at the Ndola International Airport for trafficking in 249 pellets of pure grade cocaine weighing over 2.87 kilograms, bringing the number of nationals from that country who have been arrested in the last 21 days for the same offence to five.
Associations of defence to human rights of Angola and of the two Republics of Congo, part of the network of the Congo Basin-Ocean, will hold its second sub-regional conference in Brazzaville from November 24-29.
The Angolan prime minister, António Paulo Kassoma, hopes that the World Summit on Food Security, happening in Rome (Italy), "concludes with the need for a multidimensional view to take up measures aimed at strengthen food security and finding proper solutions to the problems affecting the world".
The representative of Danish Íbis NGO, Irene Fredriksson, called this Tuesday in Sumbe, capital of Kwanza Sul province, for the need of preserving children's rights so as to protect them from all kinds of violence.
