The national senior male chess team travel this Sunday to Johannesburg, South Africa, for a training camp, ahead of African Chess Championship, scheduled for July 13-19, in Maputo, Mozambique, ANGOP learnt.

The national under-17 soccer squad defeated Petro de Luanda junior team by 4-2, at Catetão ground in Luanda, in a preparation game for the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP) games, scheduled for 26 July to 01 August in Brazil.

The National Institute of Professional Training (INEFOP) spends monthly about one million Angolan Kwanza on actions linked to professional training, at the centres belonging to the institution in Kwanza Norte province, ANGOP learnt on Thursday from its official, João António Gaspar.

The governor of northern Malanje province, Cristóvão da Cunha, reiterated Wednesday the need for the region's teachers to open bank accounts from where they can get their monthly salaries.

The governor of Luanda Province, Francisca do Espírito Santo, Thursday here met with a group of youths belonging to the United Methodist Church, with a view to discussing partnership projects that employ youths in socially useful activities.

The Council of Ministers of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific and European Union (ACP/EU) expressed concerns for additional development challenges with the hike of food and fuels prices and food security due to climate changes.

The political, economic and financial relations between Spain and Angola are traditionally "very good" with perspective of strengthening them even further, considered this Thursday in Madrid, ambassador Armando da Cruz Neto.

At least AKz 3.8 billion was collected during the first half of 2008, by the provincial Finances Department of northern Zaire province, said Thursday the local institution's delegate, Eduardo Zacarias da Lourença.

The permanent member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo, He Guoqiang, Thursday in Luanda praised Angola's efforts towards political and social stability and economic growth after six years of peace.

Angola's women national senior team of handball left Thursday for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a training programme, ahead of their participation in the Olympic Games of Beijing, China, scheduled for 8-24 August 2008.

The current Managing Board members of the Angolan Taekwando Federation will stand again as candidates for a four-year term, during the elections slated for next August, in Luanda, ANGOP has learnt from an official source.

The municipal administrator of Tombwa, João Guerra, appealed Thursday to citizens to keep their township quarters clean, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of the environment of the city.

A total of 45 field officials of the Epidemics Total Control (TCE) programme from the provinces of Cunene and Bengo will attend on 04-06 July in Changalane City, Mozambique, in a forum on sharing experiences of action in HIV/Aids prevention, in southern African countries, India and China.

The Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Thursday in Luanda analysed with the secretary of the Central Commission for Control and Discipline of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), He Groupiang, on the relations between the two countries.

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos received Thursday in Luanda the credentials of new ambassadors of Norway, John Vea, and of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Bolun.

A regional workshop, designed for the electoral coverage, starts this Thursday, in Cabinda city, with the participation of journalists of the host region, of Zaire and of Uíge.

Four people died and 18 were injured in consequence of road accidents that happened in the past seven days, in central Huambo province, ANGOP learnt from the provincial command of the National Police.

The Bills on the National Council of the Social Communication (media), and the Right to Air Political Programmes, Reply and Retort will be discussed next July 08, in a plenary session of the National Assembly (parliament), according to the session summoned this Thursday by its speaker, Roberto Victor de Almeida.

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos received this Thursday, in Luanda, the credentials of new the ambassadors of Norway, John Vea, and of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Bolun.

Seventy six civic and electoral education agents started last Wednesday, in the southern Huíla province, an upgrading course on the voting process, which is being promoted by the region's Electoral Commission.