OSISA - Angola

Angola: baseline information

Tue, 09 May 2006 14:28:50 -0400

Republic of Angola

Population [WHO 2006]: 15.5 million
Annual population growth [WHO 2006]: 2.6%
HDI (and rank out of 177) [UN 2005]: 0.445 (160th)
Life expectancy at birth [WHO 2006]: 40 years
Currency: Kwanza
Main exports: oil, diamonds, minerals, coffee, fish, timber
Capital city: Luanda
Provinces/ districts: 18 provinces (Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uíge, Zaire)

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Background

Tue, 09 May 2006 11:30:09 -0400

Two generations of Angolans have grown up not knowing the meaning of the word “peace”. Four decades of continuous war began with the first battles against colonial forces in the early 1960s, and continued through the transition to independence in 1975, followed by the civil war that has dominated the history of independent Angola.

During this prolonged period of civil war, over 330 000 Angolans fled into neighbouring countries, and many more were displaced within Angola. The war involved widespread destruction of infrastructure, and much of the land now contains landmines. Prior to the war, Angola had been dominated by Portugal for almost 500 years.

Zimbabwe arms shipment still at large

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:05:10 -0400

Arms ship heads for Congo

The Times 8/5/2008
The cargo of Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe is now heading for Congo Brazzaville, according the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, where the union believes a further attempt will be made to unload the weapons ... The Durban-based inspectorate of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which has been monitoring the cargo ship Au Yue Jiang, is itself flying to Brazzaville to make sure that the weapons are not off-loaded there. A Satawu statement issued today said that the union could confirm that the ship docked in the port of Lobito in Angola and off-loaded building materials only ... Satawu said it condemned the Chinese government and the ship owners China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) for creating a false impression around the world that they had recalled the vessel. "This so-called recall was clearly only intended to deceive and remove the massive groundswell of political pressure ... "Both the Chinese government and Cosco have regrettably demonstrated that profiteering remains the overriding consideration over human solidarity and saving lives ... Satawu again called on all African governments and dock workers to refuse the vessel docking access and to refuse to handle the weapons with a view to ensuring that the vessel leaves African shores immediately ...

Call for Proposals on Strengthening Women’s Movements in Crisis and Transitional Countries

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:29:59 -0400

Call for Proposals on Strengthening Women’s Movements in Crisis and Transitional Countries (Angola, DRC, Swaziland and Zimbabwe)

(Também disponível em Português/ La version francaise est disponible)

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is calling for project proposals from women’s rights organisations in Angola, DRC, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. OSISA will support proposals that seek to define and drive clear gender and women’s rights agendas in these countries. OSISA will provide programme and institutional support to the organisations to build their capacity and enable them to take leadership in strategic planning, articulating, implementing and advocating for women’s rights in their countries. Selected organizations will become core partners that OSISA will work closely with for the next three years, to support its broader objective of building and sustaining vibrant women’s movements at national and regional levels in Southern Africa. The overall goal of this initiative is to build and sustain vibrant women’s movements that are equipped to define and firmly keep women’s rights issues on national agendas in contexts where these are often lost and placed at the peripheries of national priorities due to other more pressing national struggles.

Appel à Propositions pour le Renforcement des Mouvements Féminins dans les Pays en Crise et en Transition

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:05:06 -0400

Appel à Propositions pour le Renforcement des Mouvements Féminins dans les Pays en Crise et en Transition (Angola, RDC, Swaziland et Zimbabwe)

(Também disponível em Português/ Also available in English)

L’Initiative de Société Ouverte pour l’Afrique Australe (Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)) appelle à des propositions de projet de la part des organisations des droits de la femme en Angola, DRC, Swaziland et Zimbabwe. OSISA apportera son aide aux propositions qui visent à définir mettre en œuvre des programmes clairs de droits des sexes et des femmes dans ces pays. OSISA fournira aux organisations un support institutionnel et de programme pour renforcer leur capacité et leur permettre de prendre le leadership en matière de programmation de stratégie, expression, amélioration et plaidoyer pour les droits des femmes dans leurs pays. Des organisations sélectionnées deviendront les partenaires de base avec lesquels OSISA travaillera étroitement au cours des trois prochaines années, pour assister son objectif plus large de constituer et soutenir les dynamiques mouvements des femmes au niveau national et régional en Afrique Australe. Le but global de cette initiative est de construire et soutenir les dynamiques mouvements des femmes qui sont nécessaires pour définir et maintenir les problèmes des droits des femmes sur les programmes nationaux dans des contextes où ceux-ci sont souvent perdus et placés à la périphérie des priorités nationales.

FLEC claims successful attack in Cabinda

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:30:24 -0500

'Deadly attack' in Angola enclave
FOXBusiness - USA
A secessionist group in Angola's Cabinda region says it has killed three soldiers and severely wounded a foreign worker in separate ambushes on Monday. A Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave (Flec) spokesman said it would attack anyone who entered the oil-rich enclave without approval. He said the foreigner was employed by a Portuguese firm. There has been no independent confirmation of the attack. Most separatists signed a peace deal in 2006, but one Flec faction did not. The province does not share a border with the rest of Angola - it is sandwiched between the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Africa's west coast. A Flec spokesman said the foreigner was targeted because he was travelling area with security officers. We have warned many times people not to enter the territories controlled by our army and people don't respect this," he told the BBC. "They usually get accompanied by bodyguards, the military, so when they do so they become military targets - we are obliged to fight against them." ...

Henry Okah feared dead

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:01:47 -0500
Execution fears raise tension in Niger delta
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Claims that a leading militant from Nigeria's oilproducing delta has been killed while in detention have raised fears that violence will escalate in the region, despite assurances from the government that he is still alive. Henry Okah, a prominent member of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, was extradited to Nigeria last week from Angola, where

Epidemiological investigation in Angola

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:59:55 -0500
Angola: Epidemiological Investigation Analysed in Seminar
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The seminar on the preparation and responses for epidemiological emergencies, including cholera, taking place since Monday in Ondjiva, southern Cunene Province, proceeds this Wednesday with the discussion of the theme "Epidemiological Investigation". Participants in this training programme will also analyse the role of municipal

Angola extradites Nigerian militant

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:35:38 -0500
Top Nigerian militant extradited
BBC News 18/2/2008
A prominent Niger Delta militant leader, Henry Okah, has been extradited from Angola to Nigeria, according to officials in Angola. A founder of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), he was arrested in Angola five months ago on arms trafficking charges. The group said that Mr Okah had been extradited on Thursday. Mend claimed he was being held at a secret location in northern Nigeria, but ministers in Abuja did not comment ... While other groups have called a ceasefire after being offered government incentives, Mr Okah's faction has remained active. The BBC's Alex Last in Lagos says Mr Okah's detention has upset many of his old colleagues, and some have threatened to call off their self-declared truce. What the government does with him now could have a real impact on the prospects of peace in Nigeria's oil-producing region ...

Gas liquefaction project in Angola

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:33:52 -0500
Bechtel to build Angola's first LNG plant
Oil & Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA
HOUSTON, Feb. 5 -- Angola LNG Ltd. is planning Angola's first gas liquefaction facility near Soyo in Zaire Province. The LNG plant will have a nominal capacity of 5.2 million tonnes/year of LNG and will include storage for LNG, LPG,

BP reports more oil off Angola

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:24:48 -0500
BP has 15th oil discovery on Block 31 off Angola
Oil & Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA
HOUSTON, Feb. 5 -- Sonangol EP and BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd., operator, have reported the Portia oil discovery on ultradeepwater Block 31, off Angola. Well test results confirmed the capacity of the reservoir to flow more than 5,000 b/d under production conditions, BP said. The well lies 7 km north of the Titania discovery and 10.5 km southwest

South Angolan school snack programme

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:59:43 -0500
Angola: School Snack Programme Covers 70000 Children
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
About 70000 children will this year benefit from the school snack programme in the south Bié province, informed Friday in Kuito city the provincial governor, José Amaro Tati. The governor was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2008 academic year, which happened at Kalussinga commune, Andulo district, 205 kilometres to the North of the provincial capital (Kuito).

Angola-Cuba Police cooperation accord

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:56:00 -0500
Angola: Country, Cuba Sign Police Cooperation Accord
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Angola and Cuba Friday here signed a cooperation accord in the field of security and public order, in the light of the existing bilateral relations. Made up of seven points, the accord was signed by the deputy Home Affairs ministers of Angola, Ângelo Veiga Tavares, and of Cuba, Millian Pino ... The protocol gives priority to the training of cadres in various areas, as well as the supply of technical assistance ... To the Angolan Home minister, Roberto Leal

Angola to build, refurbish aerodromes

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:29:16 -0500
Angola: Angolan government launches tender to build and refurbish ...
Macauhub - Macau,China
Luanda, Angola, 5 Feb – Angolan, Spanish and Swiss companies have presented proposals for construction and refurbishment of 12 aerodromes in Angola, Angola’s national airport management company Enana-Ep said Monday. The companies Teletrinf, H3ptilca/Ana, Sul Avec, Africon-Bks,

Angola, Cuba sign Police cooperation deal

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:13:41 -0500
Angola: Country, Cuba Sign Police Cooperation Accord
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Angola and Cuba Friday here signed a cooperation accord in the field of security and public order, in the light of the existing bilateral relations. Made up of seven points, the accord was signed by the deputy Home Affairs ministers of Angola, Ângelo Veiga Tavares, and of Cuba, Millian Pino, who is visiting the country since last Sunday. The protocol gives priority to the training of