By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expansao
A cold chain designed to test the future Caála logistics platform cost $2.5 million. The funding includes $1.5 million from the World Bank and $1 million from the Angolan state through ARCCLA, reports Expansão.
The Angolan state is securing a $105 million external loan, backed by an $8.9 million debt to the company Tecnovia for completed works. Of this amount, $91.1 million is intended for the state’s general needs, with no specific use given by the Ministry of Finance, Expansão reports.
🇦🇴 Angola · Source: Expansao ·
Angolan President João Lourenço says tourism generated $667 million in revenue in 2025 and helped create more than 9,000 jobs. He also cited 1,577 hotels and an average hotel occupancy rate of 72% during his speech to the National Assembly, reports Jornal F8.
🇦🇴 Angola · Source: Jornal F8 ·
Angola produced 280.8 million barrels of oil between January and September, averaging 1.029 million barrels per day, up just 0.01% year on year. Oil tax revenues rose by 1.2 billion dollars as a result of prices, according to Expansão, citing statistics from the National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels.
🇦🇴 Angola · Source: Expansao ·
DP World will invest $90 million over two years to expand its multipurpose terminal at the Port of Luanda in Angola. The quay will reach 830 metres and capacity will rise from 500,000 to 1.2 million containers, while the concession is extended to 2051, according to Mercado.
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Lula wins 58.6% of Brazilian votes in AngolaLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 167 votes, compared with 118 for Flávio Bolsonaro, among Brazilians who voted in Angola in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. The incumbent president therefore won 58.6% of the 285 valid votes, according to results reported by Mercado.
Illustrative imageRenaissance tipped for 765-tonne seed contract in MalawiMalawi’s Agriculture Ministry plans to award Renaissance Agriculture and Food Systems a 4.59 billion kwacha contract to supply 765 tonnes of maize seed. The company, recently acquired by Ghana’s Legacy Crop Improvement Centre, won the relevant lot under the 2026-2027 farm subsidy programme, Nyasa Times reports.The week in Africa
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