The US-Africa summit in Angola: rehearsing sovereignty or repeating subordination?

PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) A Summit of Symbols and Struggles: The Unsteady Choreography of Power Under the gleaming banner of “Sustainable Partnerships for Inclusive Growth”, the 2025 US-Africa Business Summit in …

US commercial diplomacy jumps first fence in Angola

US commercial diplomacy jumps first fence in Angola Africa Confidential Ahead of the signing of a peace deal on 27 June between Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda, mediated by Washington and premised on joint mining and processing operations, the United States- …

Angola is the main reason for the new record of Chinese exports to Portuguese-speaking countries

According to information from China's Customs Service, goods sold to Portuguese-speaking markets through May reached 34.6 billion dollars. This is the highest figure for the first five months of a year since the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation …

Angola warns that De Beers must stand with those who defend natural diamonds

The statements were made this Thursday by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, who was speaking at the headquarters of Endiama, in Luanda, after a presentation on the state of the diamond industry given by Martin Rapaport, a …

Spirit of Freedom will make return visit to Angola

ANGOLA — The “Spirit of Freedom,” a living, breathing, flying exhibit commemorating the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, is making another return trip to Angola. This genuine U.S. Air Force veteran of the airlift is an important artifact from the airlift. It is …

U.S. and Angola exclude Polisario from Africa business summit

At the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda from June 22–25, 2025, the United States and Angola decisively barred the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. The move, applauded by observers, further isolates Algeria diplomatically …

Angola man accused of failing to register as a sex offender located in Colorado

STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - An Angola man who is wanted on a failure to register as a sex offender charge was located in Colorado. Larry Ray Keith, 51, was located in Colorado Springs by the U.S. Marshals Service Wednesday night. He was booked into the …

Global diamond cutting giant plans to set up two factories in Angola

To this end, a delegation from this company, headed by Dharmesh Dholakia, is in Angola and was received by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Sodiam and Endiama. According to a statement from the Ministry of Mineral Resources to which …

Lobito Corridor Railway project, Angola – update

Name of the Project Lobito Corridor Railway project. Location The railway line extends across Angola for almost 1 300 km between the Port of Lobito to Luau, in eastern Angola, and connects with the rail network run by the National Railway Society of the …

Angola man accused of failing to register as a sex offender located in Colorado