Luanda - The secretary general of the Angolan Parliament Agostinho de Neri announced Wednesday in Luanda the creation of technical, technological and administrative premises was crucial for legislators to exercise their mission, without constraints.
He said that they have a duty, at the level of parliamentary administrations, to create technical, technological, administrative and protocol premises for the MPs to exercise, without any type of constraint, the exercise that is mandated by the people.
The secretary general also pointed out that the training of staff, among others, should be a current practice at the administration level to better serve parliaments.
In turn, the chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Assembly, Elvira Van-Dunem, stressed that the topic increasingly reflects a growing concern of all stakeholders in terms of the design, maintenance and sustainable management of buildings.
Elvira Van-Dunem congratulated the Portuguese-speaking parliamentarians on positively distinguishing themselves in this challenge, by bringing together synergies through this multilateral consultation platform for the exchange of experiences and knowledge regarding the management of parliamentary heritage.
According to the MP, the sustainable management of buildings is the achievement of a new awareness in which the concern for the environment prevails, both in the scope of pre-contractual procedures and in the execution of the respective contacts.
She recalled that this was the purpose that guided the creation of activities, whose materialisation was felt at her first meeting in July 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal.
The event, which takes place at the Palace of the National Assembly, gathers representatives of the parliaments of Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, Brazil, as well as the heads of the local offices of the host country.
Luanda – The Portfolio and Ethics Commission (CCE) has recently fined three Media Houses for allowing their journalists exercising the activity without any professional card that enable them to perform the job.
The Media outlets fined are the State-owned National Radio Station (RNA), opposition UNITA-run broadcasting radio “Rádio Despertar” and Novo Jornal.
The said houses have been keeping journalists in the exercise of their profession without being certified and qualified for the purpose.
The CCE Ethics Council fined the public radio station (RNA) with the amount of Akz 1.6 million, for maintaining four employees in exercise of the profession.
Also fined were Rádio Despertar and Novo Jornal, with a values of Akz 321,181.15, for keeping one professional each in the same condition, without a license, after the 180-day deadline since the CCE took office.
In a statement, CCE clarifies that the employer should not keep any journalist who is not duly certified and qualified, in light of the legal provisions.
Luanda - The economic experts recommended Wednesday the creation of a national strategy, in partnership with the UN and the African Union, for the implementation of the cluster of the sea and the blue economy.
The recommendation came from the second conference on the blue economy that took place under the motto “The National Strategy for the Sea”.
According to the Minister of Economy and Planning, Mário Caetano João, the general concept of the blue economy relates to economic activities that take place in the oceans, seas and coastal areas.
Mário Caetano João explained that more than 20 marine economic activities in Angola can be recognised as an integral part of the blue economy (fishing, trade, transport, energy, tourism, coastal protection, maritime surveillance and monitoring).
According to the minister, the blue economy aims to exploit the potential of marine resources, reduce ecological risk as much as possible and increase human prosperity.
Two thirds of the planet earth, he said, are submerged, with the coastline being one of the factors that contribute to the socio-economic development of coastal nations. Currently, the 20 largest economies in the world and the 10 in Africa have access to the sea.
The minister noted that the blue economy has gained momentum among policymakers around the world, as it is a source of wealth.
It is estimated that 2.5 billion dollars are raised each year. For this reason the sea has become the seventh largest economy.
To Mário João, maritime safety is not only unavoidable but, above all, a priority and urgent for the definition of the National Strategy for the Sea and for the development of the Maritime Port Cluster.
"These instruments are essential to guarantee the protection of ecosystems and create or improve market conditions, for the promotion and diversification of the Blue economy, far beyond mere fishing", he stressed.
Angola is in the process of producing a set of regulations in terms of combating pollution such as the National Strategy for the Sea and Marine Space Planning.
Manchester United have completed the signing of Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez from Ajax in a deal worth up to 67m euros (£57m).
United manager Erik ten Hag was keen to be reunited with the 24-year-old, who he signed for Ajax in 2019.
He joins the club on a five-year contract which keeps him at Old Trafford until 2027, with the option of a further year.
“It’s an honour to join this great football club,” Martinez said.
“I’ve worked so hard to get to this moment and, now that I’m here, I’m going to push myself even further.”
Martinez made 120 appearances for Ajax after moving from Argentinian side Defensa y Justicia for £6.3m in 2019, and also played for Newell’s Old Boys.
He has won seven caps for Argentina since making his senior debut in March 2019, and played once in the country’s successful Copa America campaign in 2021.
“I’ve been lucky enough to be part of successful teams in my career and that’s what I want to continue at Manchester United,” he said.
“There will be a lot of work to get to that moment, but I firmly believe that, under this manager and coaches, and together with my new team-mates, we can do it.”
Our campaign ''Pride - Embrancing diversity-LGBTQ in Angola'' came to an end!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the latest webisode of our show!
This analysis focused on whether people around Angola think that homosexuality should be accepted by society or not. The full question wording was, “Angola has decriminalized homosexuality. What's your opinion?
Today we have a very special guest, she/he belongs to the LGBTQ community in Angola.
My name is Euclides Manuel, I belong to the LGBTQ community.
Can you tell us what your daily life has been like? How do people view you in society?
Thank God my days has been more or less, some people accept me and others don't. But I try to appease so there are no quarrels.
In this way, I ask that people respect me, that people have more love and more empathy for the LGBTQ community.
We are also human and we are people just like you and our right is also the same as yours.
So have more love and more passion for us.
It's all we want.
Thanks!
We interviewed several people of different genders and ages, and carefully analyzed each one's point of view. Very few people say that society should accept homosexuality; specifically 98% of them categorically do not accept homosexuality, other 2% who support the inclusion of the LGBTQ community in society are people who apparently are not rigorous practitioners of religion.
For example, this woman who preferred to speak anonymously was very satisfied with the decision of the Angolan government, for having decriminalized homosexuality in our society.
Hi!
What did Angola do?
Angola has decriminalized homosexuality. What is your point of view?
Well, for me this is even better, it's good.
So, do you agree with the government's decision?
Yeah, if they decided like that, who are we to say no?
This research was enough to realize that there are no significant differences between the opinion of men and women in the capital of Angola. However, of the 6 people interviewed (except the LGBTQ representative), there was a significant difference, women were more likely to approve of homosexuality than men.
We spoke with 6 ordinary citizens 3 female and 3 male, the study shows the largest divide, with 90% of 2 females saying homosexuality should be accepted by society against 10% of a female who does not accept homosexuality. In the case of boys, 100% of them categorically do not accept homosexuality and they are based on very strict biblical principles.
Religion, both as it relates to the relative importance in people’s lives and actual religious affiliation, also plays a large role in perceptions of the acceptability of homosexuality in many societies across the globe.
In our case study, those who say religion is “somewhat,” “not too” or “not at all” important in their lives are more likely to say that homosexuality should be accepted than those who say religion is “very” important.
Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.
Our campaign came to an end, collecting very important interviews. The end of the program is not the end of the movement, thanks to all who believes and supports our initiative.
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The SDGs have a guiding principle that “no one will be left behind” and a commitment to prioritizing the poorest and most marginalized. The African Union’s Agenda 2063 has similar commitments to including and prioritizing the poorest and most marginalized in development efforts. There is wide-spread evidence that sexual and gender minorities are often among the most socially, politically and economically marginalized populations and thus require specific consideration and targeted inclusion to realize the vision of the SDGs.
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The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 15 people have been killed in demonstrations against United Nations peacekeepers in the east of the country.
Police said seven protesters and three UN peacekeepers died in the city of Butembo in North Kivu province.
Earlier the government said at least five people were killed in the provincial capital Goma – some 200km (125 miles) further south.
The demonstrators are demanding the departure of the peacekeeping force (Monusco), which they say has failed to restore peace in the region, amid a resurgence of the M23 rebel movement.
European Union countries approved a weakened emergency plan to curb their gas demand on Tuesday, after striking compromise deals to limit the cuts for some countries, as they brace for further Russian reductions in supply.
Europe faces an increased gas squeeze from Wednesday, when Russian’s Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has said it would cut flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany to a fifth of capacity.
With a dozen EU countries already facing reduced Russian supplies, Brussels is urging member states to save gas and store it for winter for fear Russia will completely cut off flows in retaliation for Western sanctions over its war with Ukraine.
Energy ministers approved a proposal for all EU countries to voluntarily cut gas use by 15% from August to March.
