SONANGOL SELLS ITS SHARES IN PUMA ENERGY AT USD 600 MLN
Luanda – Angolan Oil Firm (Sonangol) has agreed, in a tripartite agreement, to sell its 31.78 percent of its assets held in Puma Energy to Trafigura at USD 600 million.
In another transaction, the national oil company acquired through Sonangol Holdings some of the most important strategic assets of the …
PRESIDENT IN BRAZZAVILLE FOR NGUESSO’S SWEARING-IN
Brazzaville – Angolan Head of State João Lourenço is since early this Friday in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to witness the swearing-in of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
Accompanying the Angolan President in this Congo trip is the First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, the Foreign minister, Téte António, and officers from …
Qatar Seeking Virus Jabs for All World Cup Visitors
DOHA, QATAR – Qatar is in talks with coronavirus vaccine makers to ensure all fans attending the 2022 World Cup in the country have been vaccinated, the foreign minister said Friday.
The Gulf nation is facing a resurgence of virus cases and deaths despite progress in its mass vaccination programme, …
UN: Hunger, Rape Rising in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that?an already dire?situation in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is getting worse five months into the conflict, with hunger and sexual violence rising and no sign of an Eritrean troop withdrawal.
Mark Lowcock told a closed-door meeting of the U.N. Security Council that his office …
Decision on Fate of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Delayed by US Advisory Panel
An independent panel of U.S. health experts is delaying a final decision about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine as they get more information about it and possible links to a very rare but dangerous blood clot.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization advisory committee held an emergency meeting …
EU Makes Deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 Million More Vaccine Doses
European Commission President Urusula Von der Leyen Wednesday announced the European Union has reached a deal with pharmaceutical partners Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine, to be delivered in the coming months.
At a news briefing in Brussels, Von der Leyen said the new deal means the …