President discusses cooperation with Portuguese, Kenyan counterparts

Luanda - Bilateral cooperation was the main subject of talks on Monday between the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, and his counterparts from Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta.

President Joao Lourenço, who is in Lisbon to attend the International Conference on Oceans, also met the Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Jorge Bom Jesus.

During the talks, the Angolan statesman also discussed issues related to world politics, with emphasis on the conflicts in African countries, in particular, and in the world.

At the conference, which will run until July 1, world leaders are discussing how to conserve and use, in a sustained way, oceans, seas and marine resources for a development that does not harm the environment, nature and the planet.

Sonangol secures gas for future fertilizer factory

Soyo - Sonangol will supply around 76 million cubic feet of gas per day to the future Soyo Fertiliser Factory in northern Zaire province. 

The fact was revealed on Tuesday in Soyo by  Sonangol CEO, Sebastião Gaspar Martins, noting that the partnership was the result of an agreement signed in 2019 between the parties. 

He said that the volume of the supply, which would be for the first phase of operation of the factory, in four years time, could increase with the conclusion of the second phase of the unit. 

The manager, who was speaking at the ceremony to lay the first stone for construction of the fertilizer factory, noted that his company already supplied 75 million cubic feet to the Soyo Combined Cycle Power Plant. 

"This partnership emanates from Sonangol's strategic framework, in relation to the development of the gas industry in Angola," he noted. 

He highlighted the strategy of motorization of natural gas and its availability for the development of the industrial, stressing that work is being carried out with partners in the project to ensure that the subsequent stages are carried out, within the standards of quality, health, safety, environment and the established deadlines. 

The future fertilizer industrial complex in Soyo will produce 3,500 tons of granulated urea per day and 1.2 million tons per year. 

The Minister for Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, was responsible for laying the first stone for construction of the factory. 

Eni Angola to spend over 21 million Euros on health training

Luanda – At least 21.2 million Euros will be earmarked for the training of physicians, nurses and diagnostic and treatment technicians.

The amount, to be handed over to the Ministry of Health by Italian Eni Angola, will cover the specialised areas at secondary and tertiary healthcare levels. 

The agreement is part of a memorandum of understanding signed Monday in Luanda by the Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta and the director general of ENI Angola, Adriano Mongini.

The deal aims to launch, over three years, an international health capacity project at the Cardinal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento Cardio-Vascular Diseases Hospital Complex in Luanda. 

In November 2019, Eni Angola signed a memorandum of understanding with MINSA to improve the capacity to provide specialised medical services through collaboration between the Hospital Complex and other selected Hospitals in Angola with Italian research, care and training institutions. 

On 25 January 2022, MINSA requested Eni Angola to establish a specific training programme in the field of cardio surgery and hospital management, in cooperation with the Hospital Complex. 

The minister of Health Sílvia Lutucuta, recalled that training staff and specialised teams was one of the Angolan government's priorities for improving medical assistance to the population. 

The ceremony was attended by the Secretaries of State for the Hospital area and for Mineral Resources Leonardo Europeu and Jani Correia Victor, as well as Sonangol CEO, Sebastião Martins.

Angola beat Slovenia at handball world championship

Luanda – The Angolan junior women's handball team beat the hosts Slovenia 25-21 on Monday, in the round of 32 stage of the World Handball Championship of the category.

With this victory, Angola take an important step towards qualifying for the round of 16 phase, thus needing only a victory over Germany this Tuesday.

  

The Angolan ladies played a quiet game and managed to make the difference in the first minutes with six goals, while the hosts scored the first points just 11 minutes later.

 

Due to their defensive discipline and effective attack moves, the players coached by José Chuma were winning at half-time by 17-7.

 

In the second half, the Slovenians who were most affected, changed the flow of the game and started to lead the attacking tactics.

 

Despite being under pressure, Angola won the match by a difference of 4 goals (25-21).

 

The Angolan team will play again on Tuesday, with Germany.

 

In case Angola beat the opponent, the African squad will qualify for the round of 16 phase.

 

By being present at this stage of the world event, the continental champions have already improved the 19th place of the edition disputed in Hungary, in 2018, at a time when only 24 countries competed.

 

Angola are participating in this sports event with Domingas Mpangu, Cristina Miguel, Donana Epalanga, Tahany Castro, Liliane Mario and Roberta Lopes, Regina Marques, Lourdes Pedro, Marcia Manuel, Mbongo Masseu, Marcela Tati, Ruth Salgado, Dolores Rosário, Janeth Mutemeca, Stelvia Pascoal, Bernadeth Belo.

Angola’s Oceans Conference attendance positive - secretary of state

Lisbon – The Angolan multisectorial delegation had on Monday a “very positive” interaction in the first day of the discussions at the Oceans Conference, stressed the Angolan secretary of State for Environment, Paula Coelho.

According to the spokesperson of the Angolan delegation, Paula Coelho, Angola participated in the interactive panels, most of them focusing on the need to have specific legislation to fight common varieties of marine pollution.

 

“A general approach was made on issues related to food, microplastics, sustainable development and the possibility of what kind of food we are making”, stressed the official.

 

She went on to say that the interventions of countries and interactive dialogues will continue on Tuesday and are more linked to financing marine conservation projects.

 

The city of Lisbon, hosts until 01 July, the Conference on Oceans in which Angola is attending with a delegation headed by President João Lourenço.

 

The fight against marine pollution, management, protection, conservation and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems, the minimizing of oceans acidification, deoxygenation and warming and promoting sustainable fisheries are among the goals to be pursued by the United Nations.

 

Among the measures, it also included scientific knowledge and development of marine technology research, the effective observation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and promotion of sustainable ocean-based economies.

 

The first United Nations Conference on Oceans took place five years ago in New York, but only in 2021 during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, it was possible to introduce ocean in the articles of the final declaration, thus representing an advance compared to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 

 

The conference plenary will be held daily at the Altice Arena (Lisbon) and will feature eight interactive dialogues throughout the week.

 

Alongside the plenary sessions and these dialogues, the Conference programme also has on schedule hundreds of side events.

 

These side events include the high level forums on Local Governance, Youth and Innovation, a Symposium and a sustainable Blue Economy panel.