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  Welcome
The United States-Angola Chamber of Commerce is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of trade and investment between the United States and Angola.
The Chamber believes that Angola has the potential to be one of Africa's most prosperous countries.
The Chamber's goal is to put the private sector at the forefront of Angola's development.
www.us-angola.org   (151 words)

  
  Angola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean.
Angola is bordered by Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north-east, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Angola's average temperature on the coast is 60 degrees in the winter and 70 degrees in the summer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angola   (2317 words)

  
 Angola
Angola is a country in southwestern Africa bordering Namibia, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazzaville and Zambia.
In 1991, both factions agreed to turn Angola into a multiparty state but after the current president José Eduardo dos Santos[?] of MPLA[?] won UN supervised elections, UNITA claimed there was a fraud and fighting broke out again.
Among Angola's major problems are a serious humanitarian crisis (a result of the prolonged war), the abundance of mine fields, and the actions of guerrilla movements fighting for the independence of the northern enclave of Cabinda.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/an/Angola.html   (290 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Angola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Angola is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Congo (Kinshasa) on the north and northeast, by Zambia on the east, and by Namibia on the south.
Angola's rich agricultural sector was formerly the mainstay of the economy and currently provides employment for the majority of the people.
The Portuguese first explored coastal Angola in the late 15th cent., and except for a short occupation (1641-48) by the Dutch, it was under Portugal's control until they left the country late in the 20th cent.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Angola.asp   (2025 words)

  
 African Conservation Foundation - Angola - Conservation Projects - Profile on Angola.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Greater Angola is bordered to the north and east by Zaire, to the east by Zambia and to the south by Namibia.
Excluding Cabinda, Angola is roughly square in shape, extending 1,277 km from the northern to the southern border, and 1,236 km from the mouth of the Cunene river to the Zambian border.
Angola is an underpopulated country of only approximately 5 and a half million people thus it is overwhelmingly rural and has considerable ethnic diversity although all indigenous groups, of which the Ovimbundu are the largest, are of Bantu stock.
www.africanconservation.com /angolaprofile.html   (812 words)

  
 Angola
Angola was settled by Portuguese in the 15th century and remained a Portuguese colony until it received independence in 1975.
The first European to reach Angola was the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cao, who landed at the mouth of the Congo River in 1483.
The MPLA proclaimed the People's Republic of Angola and the establishment of a government in Luanda under the presidency of the movement's leader, Dr. Agostinho Neto.
www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Angola.html   (368 words)

  
 ICL - Angola Constitution
The Republic of Angola shall be a sovereign and independent nation whose primary objective shall be to build a free and democratic society of peace, justice and social progress.
The Republic of Angola shall be a democratic State based on the rule of law, national unity, the dignity of the individual, pluralism of expression and political organization, respecting and guaranteeing the basic rights and freedoms of persons, both as individuals and as members of organized social groups.
The Republic of Angola shall be a unitary and indivisible State whose inviolable and inalienable territory shall be that defined by the present geographical limits of Angola, and any attempt at separatism or dismemberment of its territory shall be vigorously combated.
www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/ao00000_.html   (11073 words)

  
 Angola
In Angola, most of the population -- natives, Afro-Brazilians, even some Euro-Brazilians -- was open to the kind of anti-racist politics that encountered such success in metropolitan Brazil.
Angola was unique in most of sub-Saharan Africa in escaping the devastating famines that followed the destruction of the Ukrainian farms, thanks to its near self-sufficiency in food and a trickle of food supplies from Brazil.
Along with the East African Community, the Republic of South Africa, Yorubaland, and the West African Federation, the Republic of Angola is one of the leaders of an increasingly prosperous and self-confident African continent.
www.ahtg.net /TpA/tpangola.html   (1495 words)

  
 Constitutional Law Of The Republic Of Angola
The purpose of the changes is to establish clearly that Angola is a democratic State based on the rule of law and a model of State organization founded on the separation of functions and interdependence of sovereign bodies and on a semi-presidential system in which the President of the Republic has an active role.
The term of office of the President of the Republic incumbent on the date of publication of the present Law shall be deemed valid and extended until the swearing in of the President of the Republic elected in the presidential elections of 29 and 30 September 1992.
The President of the Republic, after consultation with the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly, shall take appropriate measures whenever the institutions of the Republic, the independence of the nation, territorial integrity or the fulfillment of international commitments are seriously and immediately threatened and the regular activity of constitutional public office interrupted.
www.kituochakatiba.co.ug /angola.htm   (11636 words)

  
 The Republic of Angola
Republic of Angola is situated to the South-West of Africa, sized as more than 1.2 thousand square kilometers.
Oil, gas, diamonds are extracted in Angola, also there are reach resourses of iron and copper ores, quartz, granit, gold, silver.
On April 30, 2002 the Friendship and Cooperation Fund between Russia and Angola was created to provide political, economical and cultural returning of Russia to Africa.
www.angola.ru /eng   (291 words)

  
 Angola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The People's Republic of Angola (PRA) adopted a flag closely based on that of the ruling MPLA : red over fl with a yellow design in the centre featuring a cogwheel, machete and star.
The country name was altered to Republic of Angola in the Coat of Arms by Angola Constitution Article 163 in Part VI issued on 24 Aug 1992.
Angola's flag presents us with an optical illusion and it is impossible therefore to say with any conviction that the device is dead-center - even although at first glance it may seem so.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/ao.html   (1632 words)

  
 Constitution Law - Symbols of The Republic of Angola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The symbols of the Republic of Angola shall be the Flag, the Insignia and the National Anthem.
The insignia of the Republic of Angola shall be formed by a segment of a cog wheel and sheaves of maize, coffee and cotton, representing respectively the workers and industrial production, the peasants and agricultural production.
In the lower part of the emblem shall be a golden band with the inscription 'Republic of Angola'.
www.angola.org.uk /law_symbols.htm   (246 words)

  
 Embassy of Republic of Angola
The country borders in the west on the Atlantic Ocean; in the north on the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa); in the east on the Republic of Zambia and in the south on the Republic of Namibia.
The President of the Republic heads all state power bodies, he is responsible for defense of the country and for coordination of relations between various branches of government.
The President of the Republic shall preside at the meetings of the Council of Ministers and the Council of the Republic, the latter being his advisory body.
angolarussia.ru /info_e.htm   (3388 words)

  
 Angola Diamond Mining and War
Angola has the potential to be a wealthy developed African nation since it possesses large petroleum and diamond reserves, but due to nearly 4 decades of war, remains to be seriously underdeveloped.
Today, the government of Angola is working on assimilating the remaining UNITA forces into its national army and appointing UNITA leaders to prominent positions of government as a gesture to promote unity.
Angola's diamonds are considered to be among the best in the world and the highest quality in Africa.
www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/ice/ANGOLA.HTM   (2577 words)

  
 Communiqué on the Official Visit of the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa to the Republic of ...
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Angola was accompanied by the Ministers of Transport, Defence and Industry, the Deputy Ministers of External Relations, Trade, Petroleum, Geology and Mines, Energy and Water Affairs and senior government officials.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Angola congratulated the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa on the consolidation of the democratic process and the successful holding of peaceful elections in South Africa, which returned the ruling party to power with an increased majority.
On the situation in the DRC, the heads of delegation expressed the support of the Republic of Angola and the Republic of South Africa to the transitional authorities for the stability of the country and pledged to work together for the consolidation of peace in that country.
www.dfa.gov.za /docs/2004/ango0825.htm   (867 words)

  
 Angola
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo are to the north and east, Zambia is to the east, and Namibia is to the south.
Angola underwent a transition from a one-party socialist state to a nominally multiparty democracy in 1992.
Angola is the second-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, yet its people are among the continent's poorest.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107280.html   (956 words)

  
 FAO : Charting Angola's future
Development experts noted, however, that communities were not prepared to invest time and energy in land improvements because the land wasn't theirs, and they shifted their focus from land preparation to delimitation.
Land tenure has been problematic in Angola, a former Portuguese colony, partly because after independence in 1975 so much land seemed to be available that tenure was not seen as an issue.
According to many observers, however, the priority should be to open up the debate on land tenure, assert communities' claims to their land and then address women's rights to tenure.
www.fao.org /english/newsroom/news/2002/3818-en.html   (824 words)

  
 AI REPORT 1997: Angola (the Republic of)
Scores of suspected supporters of the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (unita), National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, including possible prisoners of conscience, were detained for short periods.
An estimated million or more displaced persons, including some 40,000 people in Jamba, unita's former headquarters in southeastern Angola, were unable to return to their homes.
Fighting continued in Cabinda, which is separated from the rest of Angola by a strip of Zairian territory, between government forces and the three armed factions of the separatist Frente da Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (flec), Cabinda Enclave Liberation Front.
www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar97/AFR12.htm   (1824 words)

  
 JURIST Angola - Angolan law, legal research, human rights
The west African state of Angola became independent from Portugal on the 11th November 1975, the date of the entry into force of the first constitution of the country, known as the Constitutional Law (CL) to emphasize its transitory character.
In the constitution are expressly established the right to life and the prohibition of death penalty (arts 22º and 20º), the rights to the inherent dignity of the human person (arts 20º and 2º), free development of personality (art.
The PR also has functions of control of the constitutionality of laws and may require the Constitutional Court to assess the constitutionality of laws before and after their publication and to verify situations of unconstitutionality by omission (arts 66/y, 154/1, 155º and 156º).
jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/angola.htm   (3184 words)

  
 FAO : Angola: Malnutrition remains high
A cease-fire agreement between the government and UNITA forces in April this year brought peace to Angola, a country devastated by almost three decades of conflict.
Relief efforts and internal trade are hindered by the consequences of war on Angola's infrastructure, FAO said.
In 2002, FAO provided seeds and tools throughout the country, including some of the remotest areas of Angola, funded by the United States and Japan.
www.fao.org /english/newsroom/news/2002/11440-en.html   (503 words)

  
 The Republic of Angola and BADEA Sign a US $ 7 million loan agreement
In a ceremony held at BADEA’s Headquarters in Khartoum, on Thursday October 20, 2005, a loan agreement was signed between the Republic of Angola and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).
By virtue of this agreement BADEA extends to the Republic of Angola a loan of US $ 7 million to help finance the Rehabilitation and the Extension of Sanatorium Hospital in Luanda.
The signing ceremony was attended by H.E. Manuel Domingos Augusto, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola in Addis Ababa, H.E. Ahmed Abdallah El-Akeil, Chairman of BADEA’s Board of Directors, and H.E. Medhat S. Lotfy, the Director General of BADEA.
www.badea.org /en/20051020-1.html   (210 words)

  
 The Embassy of the Republic of Angola
Welcome to the official website of the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Washington, DC.
Here you will find a wealth of information about Angola, Angola travel and tourism, its business and economy, and the government of Angola.
Angola offers you the rich diversity of the African experience.
www.angola.org   (110 words)

  
 Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series / Angola / Appendix B
That on the date of signature of this agreement a tripartite agreement among the Governments of the People's Republic of Angola, the Republic of Cuba, and the Republic of South Africa shall be signed, containing the essential elements for the achievement of peace in the region of southwestern Africa,
The Governments of the People's Republic of Angola and the Republic of Cuba reserve the right to modify or alter their obligations deriving from Article 1 of this agreement in the event that flagrant violations of the tripartite agreement are verified.
The Parties, through the Secretary General of the United Nations, hereby request that the Security Council verify the redeployment and phased and total withdrawal of Cuban troops from the territory of the People's Republic of Angola, and to this end shall agree on a matching protocol.
lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/angola/ao_appnb.html   (840 words)

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