Luanda - The Angola Press Agency (ANGOP) highlighted, in the last 24 hours, among others, the following news:
Swearing-in
The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, attended, on Sunday, in Kigali, Rwanda, the investiture ceremony of the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, re-elected in July this year, for a five-year term.
The Angolan statesman witnessed the ceremony in the company of more than 20 African heads of state, as well as some representatives of international organizations, among other individuals.
Cease-fire
The Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, confirmed on Sunday in Kigali (Rwanda) that there is political will on the part of the authorities of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to comply with the ceasefire in the eastern region of the DRC.
In force since August 4, the ceasefire in eastern DRC was reached under Angolan mediation and aims to silence the guns in the conflict between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group, allegedly supported by Rwanda.
Meeting
Issues related to the process of consolidating peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were under analysis this Sunday in Kigali (Rwanda), in a meeting that the Head of State, João Lourenço, held with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.
The Angolan statesman has been in Kigali since early Sunday afternoon to attend the investiture ceremony of Paul Kagame, who won the presidential elections last July.
Prison population
The Angolan penal population, estimated at more than 24,000 inmates, produced a total of 940.4 tons of various agricultural goods, during the 2022/23 campaign, according to data recently presented by the general directorate of Prison Services.
Among the products, corn, rice, massango, massambala, cassava, sweet potato, potato, beets, beans, soybeans, ginguba, palm oil, sunflower, tomatoes, cabbage, cabbage, eggplant, onions, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, garlic and various fruits stand out.
Manufacturing industry
Last June, the manufacturing subsector benefited from 639.80 billion kwanzas, a value that represented 49.59% of gross credit granted to the non-financial sector, within the scope of Notice No. 10/2022 of the National Bank of Angola (BNA), to promote the real sector of the Angolan economy.
According to a BNA Statistical Information note on Credit, in the period in question, gross credit granted to the non-financial sector amounted to 6.7 billion kwanzas, recording an accumulated increase of around Kz 936.7 thousand million (16.3%), compared to the same period in 2023.
Award
The municipality of Lubango, Huíla province, won, on Saturday night (10), in the city of Malanje, the first edition of the Award for Best Municipality in Angola, in the Grand Prize category, in typology A.
In typology B, the municipality of Tômbua, in the province of Namibe, won, while Catabola and Dala (Bié and Lunda-Sul) won in typologies C and D, respectively.
Homage
Dom Óscar Braga, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Benguela, was honored, on Saturday night, in this city, in the first edition of the gala called 'Benguela Acácias'.
The gala was promoted by Rádio Benguela, of the Rádio Nacional de Angola group, which chose Dom Óscar Braga for his contribution to the construction of the pillars of national unity, according to the organization.
Soccer
1⁰ de Agosto won, this Sunday, at the Caála Stadium, the 6th edition of the National Women's Senior Football Championship, beating Huambo's 4 de Junho in the final, 2-1.
In the duel in which the two teams entered the field with mutual respect, the “police” scored first, through Ary, in the sixth minute, in a counterattack, isolated, face to face, with goalkeeper Emília Panzo. , he made a hat, which was only stopped by the networks.
Handball
The teams from 1º de Agosto and Atlético da Madeira will decide on Monday, at 4 pm, in the Cidadela pavilion, the title of the National Junior Men's Handball Championship.
The challenge for the 9th and final round will pit the two teams with 16 points together and whoever wins will win the title, currently held by Interclube, who are absent from the competition. IZ/DOJ
