The head of mining giant Rio Tinto considers that Angola is among the three best destinations worldwide to invest in diamonds and hopes to start exploratory work for the "Chiri" concession at the beginning of 2022. As for the "Chiri" concession, the head of the mining giant says it is, for now, a project of...
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New covid-19 variant pushes Bitcoin down
The new covid-19 variant detected in South Africa has already started to make investors and financial markets apprehensive. This Friday, Bitcoin fell nearly 8% and investors divested themselves of the riskiest assets to ensure the safety of their securities. In major stock markets, the digital currency fell 7.8%, with the...
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New Variant: "Europeans" Ban Entry of Travelers from Southern Africa
For now Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom are banning travelers from southern Africa from entering their territories because of the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa, but the number of countries following suit could increase... The new variant, called B.11529, discovered in South Africa, whose main...
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Verónica Macamo attends China-Africa cooperation forum
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Veronica Macamo, will participate on 29-30 November in the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Dakar, capital of the Republic of Senegal, according to a statement issued by the ministry. The conference, under the slogan "deepening the Sino-African partnership and promoting the...
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It turns out that there is no proof that the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa is more infectious
"There is still no evidence to prove that the new variant of covid-19, identified in South Africa, is more infectious or resistant to vaccines". This is the position defended by the Portuguese virologist, Paulo Paixão about the new variant of covid-19 B11.529, detected in South Africa and Botswana that so far presents a "high number...
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Crude Oil Closes Week in the Red on Fears of Slowing Demand
Oil started this Friday trading in the 'red' on fears that the emergence of a new variant of covid-19 could lead to further tightening and restrictions around the world. But also, there are fears of a pullback in fuel demand, which is driving down the price of the 'black gold'. This morning,...
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Mozambique-Malawi railway line reopens in the first half of 2022
The railway linking Mozambique and Malawi from the port of Beira will be reopened within the first quarter of 2022, according to the portal com. The infrastructure cost about 30 million dollars, and work on its reconstruction is already in the conclusive phase. The reconstruction extended 44 kilometers of the track from...
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Luanda Biennial kicks off Saturday with actions focused on peace in Africa
The Angolan capital hosts from this Saturday the Biennial of Luanda - Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace. According to information advanced by UN News agency, the event counts with heads of state, members of governments, representatives of international organizations, diplomats and personalities. The Biennial highlights the cultural heritage of Angola and Africa....
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A new Covid-19 variant in South Africa is already worrying the world
Scientists have discovered a new, highly "expansive" coronavirus variant in South Africa. It is a variant B.1.1.529 that has an "extremely high" number of mutations. In a note published this Thursday, the scientists reveal that they are not yet sure how effective anti-Covid-19 vaccines are against this new form of the virus. "Unfortunately, we have detected a new variant...
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Filipe Nyusi challenges the Bank of Mozambique to respond to the challenges of the national economy
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi urged the Bank of Mozambique to continue to seek answers in order to respond effectively to the emerging challenges of the national economy. Filipe Nyusi, who was speaking this Thursday in Nampula moments after inaugurating the new branch of the Central Bank, said there is a need to make efforts to control...