THE ANGOLA REPORT - NOVEMBER 8, 2021
ANGOLA COVID-19 UPDATES
Covid-19 - Angola Records 64,654,004 cases, with 1,719 deaths, 59,153 recovered, 3,782 active.
TOTAL 6,647,925 vaccine doses have been administered. 1,801,831 FULLY vaccinated.
Angola Participates In Kimberley Process Plenary

ALL AFRICA

An Angolan delegation from the National Commission of the Kimberley Process (CNPK) will represent the country at the Plenary Meeting of this body for certifying diamonds sold around the world, to be held from 8th to 12th November, in Moscow, Russia...

Clearing The Mines 2021

RELIEF WEB

Highest global clearance for five years but 2025 target in doubt.Mine Action Review has launched Clearing the Mines 2021, its eighth annual report monitoring progress in global mine clearance and analysing performance of national programmes...

Elections In Africa Will Be Seen As Bellwethers for Democracy

THE ECONOMIST

The 1990s were a good decade for African democracy. One after another, countries threw off one-party rule and embraced multi-party elections. By 2000 nearly every state had gone to the polls...

Deputies Vote Second Deliberation On General Elections

ANGOP

The National Assembly (AN) will on Monday discuss and vote, in its second deliberation, on the draft amendment to the Organic Law on General Elections, under the terms requested by the President of the...

OPEC+ Needs To Be Careful In Policy To Balance Market Amid Q1 Demand Softening: UAE

S&P GLOBAL

OPEC+ needs to be careful in implementing its policy because it needs to balance the market amid forecasts of softening demand in the first quarter of 2022, the UAE's energy minister said on Nov. 8...

President Attends Inauguration of José Maria Neves

ANGOP

The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, Monday left Luanda for Cape Verde, where he will witness the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of that West African country, José Maria Neves. The event, according to a statement from the President's...

Featured Article
Why Angola Struggles To Shake Off Its Economic Dependence On China

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Lourenço, a former defence minister and independence fighter, promised to curb corruption and diversify the oil-dependent economy, which for the past two decades has been bankrolled by Chinese money...

Upcoming Events
2nd Angola Oil & Gas Technology and Services Conference (AOTC)
November 23 - 25, 2021
The Palmeiras Suite Hotel, Luanda - Angola
Present and Virtual
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE IMPORTANT TIME FOR CLARITY, TO SHARE INFORMATION AND EXCHANGE IDEAS TO ENSURE THAT THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN ANGOLA IS STRONGER THAN EVER TO MEET THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

With both physical and virtual formats, the second Angola Oil and Gas Service and Technology Conference (AOTC), part of the Angola Energy Series, will be easily accessible for all providing a much-needed platform as a catalyst for business, helping all stakeholders, domestic and international, to identify opportunities and solutions through new projects and the development of new technologies

AOTC 2021 provides the opportunity for ministries, NOCs, regulators, IOCs, EPCs, service companies, and the whole oil and gas value chain to connect, collaborate and create real business opportunities throughout Angola's oil and gas industry. The first-class conference program will combine speakers drawn from industry leaders and global experts in addition to the opportunity to conduct one-to-one meetings with fellow participants.