SARPCCO official: Situation in DRC alarming Nov 11, 2008
During his four-day visit to Angola, the SARPCCO chief will also visit a police school in Angola's central Huambo province. Founded in 1995, SARPCCO has 11 members including Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. (Xinhuanet, China)
Shoprite buys land for growth in Africa Oct 3, 2008
The five sites recently acquired are in Port Harcourt, Huambo, Lubango, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. The company says it is not primarily a property developer, but is frequently required to fulfil that role. (Business Report, South Africa)
Angola: Voters Reject Opposition - With Surprise Exception Sep 19, 2008
The main opposition party Unita has been decimated in its heartland of Huambo and Bi;, but has found surprising support in Cabinda, where a low level insurgency continues and where it won a third of the vote ... 13 percent and Huambo where it scored 13. (allAfrica.com)
* Angolan ruling party leads poll Sep 8, 2008
MPLA is winning in most provinces, including UNITAs former stronghold of central and southern provinces, including Huambo, Bie and Benguela. The opposition UNITA is trailing the MPLA in 14 of 18 provinces. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Historic vote Sep 4, 2008
Luanda and other cities such as Huambo, Benguela and Lubango are being transformed with new apartments and posh new hotels. Thousands of educated Angolans who fled during the war are coming home, bringing back their skills and families to begin a new era in the former Portuguese colony. (BBC News)
Angola:Opposition Accuses Media of Being Unfair Aug 29, 2008
On Tuesday the President visited Huambo province -- also known as the Planalto -- which was a key battleground in the 27-year civil war ... UNITA has been in Huambo since day one of the campaign but their presence there has barely even made it into the electoral diary published in the daily Jornal de Angola newspaper ... The ruling party hit back at these allegations saying they were not fair, but UNITA has itself reported a handful of incidents in Huambo, Lunda Norte and Huila where some party... (allAfrica.com)
Angola: Doubts Over Free and Fair Elections Aug 14, 2008
Between March and June 2008, Human Rights Watch conducted research missions to Luanda and the provinces of Huambo, Bie, Cabinda and Benguela and found that the Angolan government is failing to fully ensure the right to free elections, and other rights critical to a fair poll, including the freedoms of expression and of assembly ... In Huambo, Bie and Benguela, traditional leaders have increasingly come under pressure from the MPLA to prevent UNITA developing party activities in villages,... (AlertNet)
Angola: Families to Benefit From Agriculture Scheme Apr 17, 2008
The project activities will begin in the province of Bi;, and will later be expanded to Malanje and Huambo. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
* Conflicting death tolls after Angolan plane goes down Jan 21, 2008
Between 13 and 25 people died in a plane crash in the mountains near Huambo, Angola, on Saturday, conflicting reports said ... "I can confirm that there was a plane crash and we counted at least 25 bodies," the Huambo provincial government official said by telephone ... "Yes, my uncle was flying in that plane going to Huambo for business purposes," a person who identified himself as Anoes' nephew said by telephone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
12 killed as plane hits mountains Jan 21, 2008
The crash site was located in Bailundo, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Huambo, where the plane had been flying to from the capital, Luanda, on Saturday morning, state news agency Angop said. The Beechcraft-200 was owned by private airline Gira Globo. (CNN -- World)
Angolan plane disaster 'kills 11' Jan 20, 2008
The privately-owned twin-engine Beechcraft-200 aircraft was flying from the capital Luanda to the second city, Huambo, 450 km (280 miles) south-east. Initial reports suggest bad weather may be the cause. (BBC News)
At Least 11 Dead in Angola Plane Crash Jan 20, 2008
The aircraft crashed near Huambo, a city about 320 miles southeast of the capital, Luanda, media said. An army team based nearby reached the crash site and reported that nobody had survived, according to the radio report. (Fox News)
Namibia: Hydroelectric Dam Construction Causes Controversy Jan 19, 2008
The river rises at Nova Lisboa in Angola's central highlands near the city of Huambo and flows 700km south before turning west to demarcate part of the Angolan/Namibian border for its last 340km or so before spilling into the Atlantic. In the successful resistance mounted by the Himba to thwart construction of the dam at Epupa Falls, the Himba's main protagonist, Chief Hikuminue Kapika, travelled to the donor countries of Germany, Sweden, Norway and England to drum up support for their cause. (allAfrica.com)
Angola: Can/Handball - Chairman of African Confederation Commends Organisers Jan 13, 2008
The official said so during his stay in Huambo Province, in the ambit of his work visit to check the organisational level of the competition, having also thanked all the executive boards of the provinces where the games are taking place and all those who direct or indirectly have contributed for the success of the event. "The delegations and head officials are feeling at ease since arriving in Angola. I held meetings with the head officials and they did not present any complaint ( )", he... (allAfrica.com)
The long marchChinese migrants are flocking to Africa to seek their fortunes Nov 30, 2007
As an example, he cites the provincial town of Huambo in central Angola, which had no Chinese shops seven years ago. Five years ago there were five and now there are more than 20, says Mr Alden, who has just written a book called China in Africa. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Angola: Government Releases Usd 8 Million for Rural Development Oct 17, 2007
They are the provinces of Huambo, Kwanza Sul, Benguela, Bi;, Luanda, U;ge, Moxico, Malange, Zaire and Hu;la, with the remainder regions of the country benefiting in the second year of the project that will start in January 2008. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Mbah a Moute Leads Cameroon to 58-52 Win Over Egypt in the Semifinals of the 2007 Afrobasket Aug 24, 2007
The 24th FIBA Africa Championship, known since 1999 as the African Nations Championship, or Afrobasket, is being played in five Angolan cities simultaneously: Benguela, Cabinda, Luanda, Huambo, and Lubango. There are a total of 16 teams in the competition: Group A - Angola, Rwanda, Morocco and Cape Verde; Group B - Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast and Egypt; Group C - Nigeria, Liberia, Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; Group D - Mozambique, Tunisia, South Africa and... (Uclabruins.com)
Angola: 1 De Agosto Loses at Home to Petro Do Huambo Aug 12, 2007
com: Angola: 1 De Agosto Loses at Home to Petro Do Huambo (Page 1 of 1) ... Angola: 1 De Agosto Loses at Home to Petro Do Huambo ... de Agosto was stopped by Petro do Huambo Saturday at Coqueiros stadium, here, losing 1-2 in the opening of the 20th round of the national first division soccer championship. (allAfrica.com)
Angola: Police Urged to Defend Human Rights Jun 24, 2007
The chief of the Department of Moral and Civic Education of the National Police Command in Angola's central Huambo province, superintendent Jos; Geraldo, urged Friday the corporation staff to observe human rights principles. Addressing the closing of a seminar on Human Rights and Civic Education that started Tuesday in Huambo's Bailundo district, Jos; Geraldo "Terramoto", appealed to the police officers to enforce, on a daily basis, the principle of defence of citizens rights. (allAfrica.com)
Rewriting historyFact and fiction merge for Angolans hiding their murky pasts May 4, 2007
" Agualusa, who was born in Huambo in 1960 and now splits his time between Luanda and Lisbon, says the inspiration for Felix came to him in a dream. "I dream a lot. I dream with characters sometimes or wake up with a phrase in my mind from which I can imagine a short story or a novel. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
- Victoria Brittain Apr 6, 2007
"One school has taken a direct aerial strike, and one wall is missing. Another looks to have been the scene of a pitched battle." To me, it's less Stalingrad and more Ngiva, Cuvelai or Huambo, the southern towns of Angola shattered by South African apartheid in the 1980s. Here, as there, roads are scarred with huge potholes from shelling, and targeted bombing broke bridges and factories. (Guardian Unlimited)
ANGOLA: Local firms vie for a share of liquid gold money Feb 10, 2007
"Most of the oil companies [sponsor] social projects as a part of their public relations, to build a positive image of themselves," said Allan Cain, who runs the NGO Development Workshop, which funds micro-financing projects in the capital, Luanda, and in the central province of Huambo. But there is a growing belief in the industry that promoting grassroots investment, rather than providing development projects that only serve as a band-aid to heal more deep-seated problems, is equally... (AlertNet)
ACT Alert: Floods in Angola Feb 3, 2007
Cholera cases have surged to serious levels in Luanda, Huambo and Benguela, mainly due to people not having access to clean drinking water or to sewage facilities. More than 500 cases have been diagnosed in Huambo, with 40 deaths reported and 19 patients still under care in hospital. (AlertNet)
U.S. Provides Emergency Flood Assistance to Angola Jan 31, 2007
Recent, heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding in Angola's Luanda, Bengo, Huambo, Lunda Norte, and Benguela municipalities, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people. The worst-affected area is Cacuaco, north of Luanda, where rains destroyed a central bridge cutting off access to the area. (PR Newswire)
Floods kill at least 44 in Angola, Mozambique Jan 23, 2007
Five others died in Tchicala-Tcholoanga, 45 kilometres outside Huambo in central Angola, after floodwaters washed out a bridge and swept away an estimated 70 houses, leaving about 350 people homeless, ANGOP said. "Many bridges have collapsed and others may collapse at any minute. Many, many homes have been destroyed and others flooded," Faustino Sebastiao, a spokesman for Luanda's firefighters, told Portuguese public radio RDP Africa. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Weather)
