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Angola team visits Nairobi Park after CHAN exit
Angola National Team During Their Visit to Nairobi National Park.The ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament has not only brought football excitement to Kenya but also created a fresh opening for sports tourism. On Monday, the...

Angola Launches Strategic Initiative To Strengthen Public Health Communication
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Ministry of Health (MOH), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), with the support of the European Union, will hold a national training session on August 20 at the Journalist...

Senegal’s Lions End D’Tigers Dream of Emulating D’Tigress in Angola
*Senegal to play Mali in semifinal for final ticket Duro Ikhazuagbe Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team D’Tigers’ quests to emulate their ladies crashed last night as they lost 75-91 to Senegal in the quarterfinal of the 2025 Afrobasket...

Angola urge Argentina, Messi to scrap friendly after 30 die in protests
Refusing to participate in the planned match “would be a noble gesture of international solidarity and respect for human rights,” said the groups in a letter to the AFA and the Lionel Messi Foundation charity Angolan civil society groups on...

Senegal ends D’Tigers’ dream in Luanda
Nigeria’s hope of winning the 2025 men’s AfroBasket title ended in the quarterfinal on Wednesday night, no thanks to D’Tigers’ 75 to 91 defeat in the hands of Senegal. A few weeks ago in Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress...

Angola Civic Groups Urge Argentina, Messi, To Scrap Football Friendly
Angolan civil society groups on Tuesday urged the Argentine football federation and star player Lionel Messi to scrap planning for a friendly this year after 30 people were killed in protests. The football associations of both countries have been...

Mohadi visits mass grave of 300 ZIPRA fighters in Angola
Vice President Colonel (Rtd) Kembo Mohadi has expressed Zimbabwe's gratitude to the people of Angola's Moxico Province for sheltering ZIPRA freedom fighters during the liberation struggle, pledging that government will construct a shrine and...

Angola civic groups urge Argentina and Messi to cancel football friendly
ANGOLAN civil society groups have urged the Argentine football federation and star player Lionel Messi to cancel a planned friendly match following violent protests that killed thirty people. The football associations of both countries have been...

Lewes woman dies in Angola crash
A Lewes woman died Aug. 19 following a two-vehicle crash on Route 24 near Angola. Police said the crash happened about 1:55 p.m., when a Honda CR-V was stopped at the stop sign at Route 24 and Harts Road, and, for reasons unknown, proceeded onto...

DSP investigating fatal two-vehicle crash near Angola
LEWES, Del. — Delaware State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one woman dead and several others injured Tuesday afternoon near Angola. The crash happened around 1:55 p.m. on Aug. 19, when a Honda CRV traveling south on Harts...

UPDATE: Victim Identified in Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Near Angola
UPDATE 08/21/25: Delaware State Police have identified 68-year-old Tracey Harden of Lewes as the woman who died in the fatal two-vehicle crash on Tuesday near Angola. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has...

Organizations ask Argentina to cancel football friendly with Angola
The open letter, addressed to the Argentine Football Federation and its national team, is signed by the Episcopal Commission for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation of CEAST [Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé], Pro Bono Angola, the...

Angola bloodhounds join search for missing 12-year-old nonverbal boy
The search for a missing nonverbal 12-year-old boy has entered its fourth day. On Monday, bloodhounds from Angola were assigned to the search, which is now being handled by the New Orleans Police Department Special Victims Division. Police say...

Luanda summit targets Africa's $100 billion infrastructure funding gap
A section of Narobi Expressway as captrured from Westlands on April 23, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] African heads of state will gather in Luanda from October 28-31 for a high-stakes summit aimed at closing the continent’s $100 billion annual...

Cissé calls up 27 players for Angola and Eswatini clashes
Libya national team coach, Senegalese Aliou Cissé, on Monday announced his preliminary 27-man squad for an internal training camp in Benghazi, ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Angola and Eswatini. The squad includes several players...

Aug. 19 - Angola's Vestil celebrating under one roof
ANGOLA — It’s amazing what a difference some 40-plus years can make. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the death of Ralph Trine, co-founder of Vestil Manufacturing, one of Steuben County’s largest employers, his partner in life and...

Interpol strikes African crypto crime with $100M seized
Interpol, an International Criminal Police Organization, has recently revealed over a thousand arrests and $100 million seized in a significant effort to stop crypto miners and scammers in Angola. In a notice dated August 22, the intergovernmental...

Rwanda Firmly Rejects Allegations of Civilian Killings in DRC, Citing Lack of Evidence
Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe with Angolan and DR Congo counterpart at one of their meetings in Angola. Government of Rwanda says it committed to a lasting solution to the crisis in the east of Congo. KIGALI, Rwanda – The Government of...

Angola wins season opener at Columbia City
COLUMBIA CITY — Angola's girls volleyball team began the season and continued working to get pieces to fit around Miss Volleyball candidate Maya Harris Saturday at Columbia City. It started pretty well as the Hornets defeated the Eagles 25-20,...

Corcel, Sintana Energy Partner As Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 Champion Sponsor Amid Onshore Kwanza Drive
(MENAFN- APO Group) Oil and gas companies Corcel and Sintana Energy have partnered as Champion Sponsors of the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2025 conference. Taking place September 3-4 in Luanda, the event represents the premier meeting platform for the...