Minister Lays First Stone for Building King Ekuikui II Monument - The Angolan Culture minister, Boaventura Cardoso, on Saturday in Bailundo Municipality, central Huambo Province, laid the first stone for the construction of a monument in tribute of King Ekuikui II, as part of the national programme of valorising the country's historical personalities. [AA Network News]
Sambizanga's Electricity Supply Improves - Six electricity transformers with a capacity to generate 1,000 kilowatts each were inaugurated in Luanda's high density district of Sambizanga on Sunday by local administrator, José Tavares, Angop witnessed. [AA Network News]
Ensarte Exhibition Opens - Thirty four painting and sculpture works are on display since Monday at the International Exhibition Hall of the Museum of Natural History, in Luanda, in an initiative of the National Insurance Company of Angola (ENSA), in the light of the 9th edition of the ENSARTE Prize. [AA Network News]
Chieftains Call for Moderation in Electoral Speeches - Chieftains in some localities of the central Benguela Province on Wednesday in Ganda District appealed to politicians to use moderate electoral speeches and respect the results that will come out of the September 05 elections. [AA Network News]
Doubts Over Free And Fair Elections - Intimidation of opposition parties and the media ahead of parliamentary elections in Angola, as well as interference in the electoral commission, threaten prospects for a free and fair vote in September, Human Rights Watch said today. [AA Network News]
Government Assures Construction of 1,000 Football Stadiums - Angola's deputy minister of Youth and Sports, Gonçalves Muandumba, has said that the Government will build by 2012 about 1,000 soccer stadiums all over the country, under the ongoing Public Investments Programme, Angop has learnt. [AA Network News]
Rehabilitation of Urban Infrastructures Analysed - A roundtable meeting on "Construction and rehabilitation of urban infrastructures" happens this Thursday in Luanda, co-organised by the Angolan Engineers Association and the ruling MPLA speciality committee of engineers, to analyse actions implemented by the Angolan government under the national reconstruction process. [AA Network News]
Remarks by Ambassador to the U.S. at Africa Society Dinner - The following are the prepared remarks for the speech delivered by Josefina Pitra Diakité, the Ambassador of Angola to the United States, at the Conversation and Dinner with African Ambassadors hosted by the Africa Society in Washington DC on 20 May 2008. [AA Network News]
Public Works Minister Announces Rehabilitation of 1,500 Bridges - Angola's Public Works minister, Higino Carneiro, on Thursday here announced the construction or rebuilding of about 1,500 bridges, as well as the rehabilitation of over 12,000 kilometres of national roads until 2012, ANGOP has learnt. [AA Network News]
Luanda Hosts Forum On Real Estates And Urbanisation - The second Forum on Real Estates, Urbanisation and Architecture in Angola and the Luanda Real Estates Exhibition will take place on Thursday and Friday, in this city, aiming at finding solutions to the problems of urbanisation in Angola. [AA Network News]