President congratulates African woman

The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, Friday congratulated the African women for their day marked today, stressing their action in education, support of families and in all dimensions of the fight for the dignity of African societies.

In a message on July 31 (African Women's Day), President João Lourenço said that the date "finds Africa plunged into a difficult struggle against the impetuous advance of Covid-19".

In this scenario, the message continues, the role and contribution of women, both in the front line of health care and within the family, are highlighted.

He stresses that the "fearless" African woman is once again put to the test "in a context where poverty tends to worsen due to the direct and indirect implications of the pandemic that plagues the planet".

Among the implications of the pandemic he pointed out "the abrupt increase in unemployment numbers among their peers, when they are not themselves affected by the instability of employment opportunities".

Finally, João Lourenço salutes women throughout Africa and in particular Angolan women, and reaffirms his confidence in their ability to deal with adversity.

Covid-19: Angola with 79 new positive cases and 35 recoveries

Seventy-nine new cases, one death and thirty five recoveries is the balance reported by the health authorities in the last 24 hours in the country.

The data released by the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, in the usual update session, the newly infected are residents of the Province of Luanda, aged between three months and seventy four years.

Among the new cases are, according to Franco Mufinda, 28 women.

With the new data, the country has 1,078 positive cases, with 301 recovered, 48 deaths and 729 active (22 seriously  ill patients, 5 in critical condition and one in need of haemodialysis).