President rules out political-administrative division before elections

Luanda - The possibility of changing the political and administrative division of the country before the general elections in August this year was Thursday ruled out by the President of the Republic, João Lourenço.

In a press conference given to five national and foreign media outlets, the Head of State said that, once the intention had been expressed and a public hearing had been held, the new division should not take place because of the need to mobilise resources for the approved provincial headquarters.

He stated that the new political and administrative division of the country would also imply the creation of infrastructures, especially in the localities that would host the new provincial capitals and their own budgets.

In July of last year the President of the Republic had set up a multi-sectoral commission to change Angola's political and administrative division.

The TFF MENA Agri-Food-Tech Challenge 2022 for MENA region Entrepreneurs

The TFF MENA Agri-Food-Tech Challenge 2022 for MENA region Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline: February 5th 2022 

Innovators across the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region are invited to share their innovative solutions to transform food systems.

The TFF 2022 MENA Agri-Food-Tech Challenge is powered by the global Thought For Food (TFF) Foundation, in partnership with the Food for Future Summit taking place 23-24 February during food and agriculture week at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Requirements

The TFF 2022 MENA Challenge call is open to all entrepreneurs from the MENA region who have a solution to create a healthier, more sustainable and resilient food system.
TFF welcome applications from all stages, including idea and prototype stage, as well as post seed-stage funding.

PERKS & PRIZES

A chance to win the Grand Prize of US$ 8,000 and the Runner-Up Prize of US$ 4,000.

A chance to attend the Food For Future Summit & Expo on 23- 24 February 2022 at Dubai Exhibition Centre

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/3n8Pbgr

Higher Education Ministry announces Scholarships

Luanda - The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation announced, Thursday, the opening, on the 17th January, of the enrolment process for scholarships, within the scope of the annual program to send 300 Angolan graduates and masters with high performance and academic merit to the best universities in the world.

According to a note that ANGOP had access to, vacancies for master's degrees in medical specialties will be available for candidates up to 30 years of age, and doctoral degrees up to 35 years of age.

For master's degrees, candidates must have a degree in medicine, while for a doctoral degree they must have completed a master's degree or a degree that allows them to enter directly into a doctorate degree, they must have a final GPA of 16 points or more.

Applications will be made exclusively on INAGBE's official website http//:candidatura.inagbeangola.com.

The Angolan Government's initiative was approved by Presidential Decree No. 67/19, of 22 February.

Covid-19: Angola reports 2,789 recoveries, 989 new cases

Luanda - Angola has reported 2,789 patients recovered, 989 new infections and 10 deaths over the last 24 hours.

According to the daily health bulletin, 2,721 people recovered reside in Luanda, 36 in Huíla, 26 in Huambo and 6 in Uíge.

Among the new cases, the bulletin said, 512 were diagnosed in Luanda, 101 in Cabinda, 87 in Benguela, 76 in Lunda Norte, 73 in Huambo, 64 in Namibe, 27 in Cuanza Sul, 18 in Lunda Sul, 16 in Uíge and 15 in Huíla.

Aged between one month and 91 years, 602 are male and 387 are female.

In the last 24 hours, the laboratories processed 3,847 samples, with a daily positivity rate of 25.7 percent.

The deaths were registered in Luanda province.

Angola has 87,625 confirmed cases, 70,266 recovered, 1,799 deaths and 15,560 active cases. Of those active, 12 are in a critical state, 44 serious, 57 moderate, 90 light and 15,357 asymptomatic.

In the treatment centres, 292 patients are hospitalised, while 170 are in institutional quarantine.

Foreign minister hails Angola and South Korea cooperation

Luanda - Angolan Foreign minister, Téte António, Thursday praised the resilience and courage of Angola and South Korea in boosting bilateral cooperation at a time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a message sent to his Korean counterpart, Chung Eui-Yong, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Téte António stressed that Angola and South Korea have always had an excellent and mutually advantageous relationship.

"These excellent relations are summed up in the exchange of visits at the most varied levels for regular consultations on domestic and international issues of bilateral interest," he stressed.

In 1993 Angola and South Korea signed a General Agreement on Economic, Technical and Scientific Cooperation, on which basis a Bilateral Commission was established, whose first working session, in 2004, was held in Luanda and the second, in 2009, in Seoul.

The third meeting of the Bilateral Commission between the two countries is scheduled for April this year.