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The cost of living in Cape Verde rose 0.7% in February

Prices in Cape Verde increased by 0.7% in February compared to January, accumulating a 7.3% increase over a year,...

Caixa Angola bank achieves best ever result in 2022 

The chief executive of Banco Caixa Geral Angola (BCGA), João Pires, recently said in...

São Tomé and Príncipe Prime Minister says VAT could be country’s “lifebuoy” 

The Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), Patrice Trovoada, admitted on Monday, 21, that the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Children banned from begging in Guinea-Bissau from Monday 

The Minister of Women, Family and Social Solidarity of Guinea-Bissau, Conceição Evora, announced this Monday that as of March...

Seized in Vietnam seven tonnes of ivory from elephants...

According to the official logbook, the ivory was found by customs in the northern port of Haiphong in a...

Angola may double oil refining capacity by 2025 

The consultancy Fitch Solutions forecast this week that Angola's oil refining capacity "will more...

Mozambican government exempts 28 countries from tourism and business visas

The Mozambican government approved on Tuesday 14 a decree that exempts a list of 28 countries from the need for tourism and business visas when entering the country. According to a statement from the Council of...

Cyclone Freddy’s return to Mozambique claimed 21 lives

The second passage of Cyclone Freddy through Mozambique since Friday has caused 21 deaths in the central province of Zambezia, according to a new preliminary assessment presented today by the National Institute for Disaster Management...

Guinea-Bissau starts a campaign to try to vaccinate 70% of the population

The campaign, which should have occurred in 2022, will be the third to be launched by the Guinean Ministry of Health since the covid-19...

Angolan concessionaire estimates investments of US$200 million to drill the first well in Namibe basin

Today, the ANPG - Angolan National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels estimated investments of US$200 million to drill the first exploration well in the Namibe basin, starting in 2024. For drilling the first exploration well...

Angolan president wants more investment from Japanese businessmen in agro-industry

The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, wants more Japanese businessmen to invest in the country, mainly in the agro-industrial sector. He assured that the country has an environment of "greater transparency" today, good...

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"