Angola In Headlines – allAfrica News

• National Chicken Consortium Ready to Replace Imports
  [ANGOP] Lobito -- The National Chicken Consortium's target, for 2025, is to reach 10,000 tons of national production, ANGOP learned on Monday.
• Consumers Skeptical About Prices During the Festive Season
  [ANGOP] Luanda -- Citizens of Luanda defend the combination of efforts and the adoption of more assertive measures between the Government and partners in order to avoid price speculation during the festive season.
• Government Decrees Day Off On December 24 and 31
  [ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government has decreed a day off throughout the country on 24 and 31 December, dates before Christmas and New Year.
• Govt Recovers Over One Billion Kwanzas of Mandatory Social Protection
  [ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan state has recovered more than 1.783 billion kwanzas this year in the collection of debts of taxpayers and beneficiaries to the Mandatory Social Protection Management Entity.
• Angola Make Historic Rise in FIFA Ranking
  [ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola end the 2024 FIFA World Ranking in a historic position, occupying 85th place with 1,296 points.
• Newly Elected MPLA Vice President Joins Council of the Republic
  [ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço on Friday appointed the newly elected vice president of the ruling MPLA party, Mara Regina da Silva Domingos Quiosa, as a member of the Council of the Republic, replacing Luísa Pedro Francisco Damião.
• Angola and Oman Sign Agreements On Oil,Mineral Resources
  [ANGOP] Muscat -- Angola and the Sultanate of Oman on Thursday signed several instruments to strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of oil, gas and mineral resources.
• Mpox Patient Recovering 'Satisfactorily
  [ANGOP] Uíge -- The case of Mpox confirmed on Tuesday in the province of Uíge by the regional health authorities is stable, recovering "satisfactorily" and expected to be discharged in the next few days, said the director of the provincial health office, Kavenaweteko Adelaide Malavo.
• New Constitutional Court Judge Sworn in
  [ANGOP] Luanda -- The Head of State, João Lourenço, on Wednesday in Luanda swore in the newly appointed judge of the Constitutional Court, Lucas Quilundo.
• Morocco Ends Year As Africa's Top Side in FIFA Rankings, Angola Achieves Historic Rise
  [CAF] The latest FIFA Rankings have reinforced Morocco's dominance in African football, with the Atlas Lions ending the year as the highest-ranked African nation despite slipping two places globally to 14th.