MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013
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MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013
MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 1 2 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 25 may: Africa Day F ounded in 2002 to replace the OAU, the African Union is based on the model of the European Union, though its current activity is closer to the Community of Nations. It helps to promote democracy, human rights and development in Africa, especially through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development programme. >> Dra. NkosazanaDlamini Zuma, President of the African Union WEZA 07 - May/Jun 2013 Director: Embaixador Miguel Neto Editor & Proofreading: António Nascimento Photography: Quim Mbaya Translation: Marga Holness Graphic Design: Kassim Design Copies: 2000 exemplares Printer: Capital Printers Graphic Execution: Press Office of the Embassy Email: [email protected] Website: www.angola.org.uk Address: 22 Dorset Street London W1U 6QY United Kingdom Tel: 020-72999850 Fax: 020-79354960 3 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Africa Day, 25 May, was celebrated for the fiftieth time this year. It was instituted by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. The OAU was replaced by the African Union (AU) in July 2002. Goals of the African Union The African Union seeks to ensure African unity and solidarity. It upholds the elimination of colonialism, the sovereignty of African states and economic integration, as well as political and cultural cooperation in the continent. Members The African Union has the following fifty-four members, covering almost the whole continent: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Madagascar did not attend the 21st AU summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 25 to 27 May, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the pan-African organisation. The three countries had been suspended owing to unconstitutional government changes. Madagascar was suspended in March 2009 after the ousting of President Marc Ravalomanana, while Guinea Bissau and the Central African Republic were suspended in 2012 and 2013, respectively, following a military coup d’état and an armed rebellion. The current chairperson of the African Union is Dra Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa• Kwame Nkrumah 1965-1966 Amary Essy 2002-2003 Alpha Oumar konare 2003-2008 Jean-Ping 2008-2012 4 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 aFRICA: CELEBRATED 50 YEARS OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE OAU The African Union seeks to ensure African unity and solidarity. It upholds the elimination of colonialism, the sovereignty of African states and economic integration, as well as political and cultural cooperation in the continent. 5 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angola signs declaration on Organisation of African Unity A ngola’s Vice-President, Manuel Vicente, representing President José Eduardo dos Santos, signed a declaration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the 50th anniversary of the Founding of the Organisation of African Unity, the predecessor of the African Union. The 37-point declaration, signed by 50 Heads of State and Government or their representatives, reaffirms the commitment of African leaders to continue their efforts to achieve the total eradication of racial discrimination and colonialism in all their forms. The African leaders decided to revive the pan-African congresses and adapt them to the African Union system and renewed their commitment to see Africa free from conflicts. They reaffirmed their determination to resolve the scourge of conflicts and violence in the continent once and for all and their readiness to promote the maintenance and strengthening of peace, promoting important factors of change like good governance, peace, security, science, technology and innovation• Eng. Manuel Vicente, Vice-President of the Republic of Angola Heads of States and Government during the 21st Summit held in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia 6 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angola’s economic potential Angola has a high and diversified economic potential, which has warranted the special attention of the national and foreign business community. Angola is one of the largest producers of oil in Africa MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 7 Centrality of “Kilamba” one of the largest housing projects of Luanda, Angola I t has large reserves of oil, natural gas and diamonds, as well as other valuable mineral resources. The Angolan maritime coast extends for 1650 kilometres and its coastal waters contain abundant species of fish and other seafood. The country has immense areas of fertile land (an estimated 3.5 million hectares) and its climate is suitable for a great variety of tropical and semitropical crops. Its many water courses offer excellent irrigation possibilities and represent a substantial hydroelectric potential, extending to the Southern African (SADC) electric power grid. Gifted by nature, Angola also has forest resources and eco-environmental scenarios and landscapes favourable for tourism. All these arguments are sufficiently attractive to arouse the interest of those willing to contribute to its sustained development. Agriculture, livestock production and forestry The most fertile land for agriculture lies alongside rivers. There are extensive areas of grazing land in the southeast. Enormous tropical forests are to be found in the North, East and South of the country, with some rare species like ebony, sandalwood and rosewood, as well as plantations of eucalyptus and pines (Benguela, Huambo and Huíla). The country’s agricultural potential was proved in the colonial past by the crops of sugar, cotton, rubber, coffee, maize, sisal, groundnuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, beans, cassava, millet, vegetables, fruit and so forth. There are an estimated more than 8 three million head of cattle in the country, mostly raised by traditional herders (especially in Huíla and Cunene provinces), followed in importance of cattle, goats, sheep and swine. Fish and derivatives Angola was the leading world producer of fish meal until 1972, but all the plants specialised in producing it have stopped operating. There are three types of fishing in the country: industrial, semi-industrial and artisanal. Owing to the abundance of water resources, there is fishing almost everywhere in the country, an activity complementary to agriculture. The main fishing areas are concentrated in the South, in Kwanza Sul, Benguela and Namibe provinces. Catches in the North (Cabinda, Zaire, Bengo and Luanda provinces) fall far short of the potential of the maritime coast and do not meet the demand of local markets and neighbouring countries. MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angola boasts of the most important reserves of oil, natural gas and diamonds in Africa Negotiations with the European Union on granting fishing rights were recently interrupted and steps are being taken to promote national fishing companies, including partnerships with foreign operators. Processing industry Industry was severely affected by the years of war. There is almost no industrial activity in the country and where it does exist it is mainly small-scale industry. Most of the goods produced are for national consumption. Industrial production is concentrated in foodstuffs, beverages and ordinary metals. The areas showing the most dynamic growth tendencies are foodstuffs and bev- 9 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angola has about 3 million heads of cattle goats, sheep and swine erages, non-metallic minerals, cement, tobacco and textiles. Production of ordinary metals has fallen. The development of industry is very dependent on factors such as the existence and development of infrastructure, particularly electric power and road rail and river transport. Power and water Angola has a growing hydroelectric power production capacity, which may increase with the use of oil gas, the production of derivatives and thermal energy. In order to rehabilitate, increase and improve the pattern of Angolanisation of installed capacity, the government decided to open aspects of power production and distribution to the private sector. The building of the Capanda Dam in partnership with Brazilian and Russian operators reflects that new policy. The dam is part of a system of nine dams, including Cambambe, creating surplus power that could be exported to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and even other SADC countries, enabling Angola to become the hub of electric power in Southern Africa. Despite the country’s great potential, there are still great shortcomings in the distribution of electric power in suburban areas and industrial centres, because a large part of electrical infrastructure was destroyed or abandoned during the war. In rural areas most of the population still does not have access to electricity or commercial fuel. Transport The government established a national transport strategy for the period 2000-2015, which includes, among other things, building an integrated transport network and integrating it in the SADC network, and also introducing public-private partnerships or privatisations, to ensure private sector involvement in state infrastructure programmes. The aim is to re-launch and modernise the transport system in Angola through new infrastructure (includ- 10 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angolan Government relaunches and modernizes transport system in Angola ing terminals and dry docks), operations, regulations and institutions, so as that it boosts the expansion of economic activity and ensures sustained development throughout the country as part of national reconstruction. Posts and telecommunications The Angolan postal service has been a member of the Universal Postal Union since 1977. It attended the congresses held in Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg, Seoul and Beijing and has won many international philatelic awards. Over the past decades, the telecommunications services have been expanded and modernised, through the introduction of the digital system in urban and outlying areas of Luanda and mobile telephones. Investments were also made in modernising the telephone networks in many provinces, extending the digital network and providing more lines. The hotel industry and tourism Angola, like other African countries, has excellent wildlife and landscape resources for tourism, although it has not yet been able to development this enormous potential. The opportunities in this respect can be divided into two main areas. The first is urban tourism, mainly the hotel industry catering for business tourism, congresses, international meetings, beaches and boating. The other area is provincial and rural tourism, involving nature, adventure and cultural features. At this level, the country has six national parks (in the North, Centre, East and South) and special reserves (in the north, centre and south), with some species unique to Angola, like the giant black antelope (fauna) in the north, and Welwitshia mirabilis (flora) in the south, as well as rare birds. The policy promoted by the government in this respect has been to build facilities in urban areas to establish and promote national tourist routes that help rural development and create jobs and tourist service micro-companies• 11 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angola and S Botswana end visas ince March this year, Angolans have been able to go to the Republic of Botswana without needing entry visas. Angola is one of a number of countries that no longer need visas for Botswana, owing to an amendment to the country’s immigration law recently published in its official gazette. Other countries on the list, apart from Angola, are Bahrain, Brazil, Cuba, Kuwait, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, as well as all Commonwealth countries except for Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and another forty-three countries. According to the Angolan authorities, the Botswanan government’s decision is a positive step in bilateral relations aimed at strengthening cooperation and ties of friendship between our two countries and peoples. Angola and Botswana, two SADC member countries, have had diplomatic relations since the earliest days of independence and the establishment of the Angolan state. They have signed a general agreement on cooperation the implementation of which is being monitored by a joint commission, other agreements including the ending of visas and double taxation• Georges Chicoti, Angolan Minister of External Relations According to the Angolan authorities, the Botswanan government’s decision is a positive step in bilateral relations aimed at strengthening cooperation and ties of friendship between our two countries and peoples. Ian Khama, Botswana Republic President 12 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 International Children’s Day I nternational Children’s Day on 1 June is celebrated in Angola. Numerous events and activities for children are organised. The date is celebrated in many countries in the world, although differently from country to country. Special attention is paid to children on that day, giving them presents and organising recreational activities. The United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on 10 December 1959, though International Children’s Day was celebrated for the first time on 1 June 1950. The United Nations declaration states: ‘The child shall be protected from practices which may foster racial, religious and any other form of discrimination. He shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples, peace and universal brotherhood, and in full consciousness that his energy and talents should be devoted to the service of his fellow men.’ UNICEF is an international organisation dedicated specifically to helping children. Generally speaking, it works with governments on programmes to help children in the areas of health, education, food, science and culture. It currently works in 158 countries in the world• The United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on 10 December 1959, though International Children’s Day was celebrated for the first time on 1 June 1950. MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Today’s children, tomorrow’s future 13 14 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Angolan film at African Cinema Festival in Sweden T he film “The Big Kilapy” (financial loan) made by the Angolan film maker Zezé Gamboa, headed the list on the poster at the opening of the 14th “CinemAfrica” festival in Stockholm, Sweden. The festival, showed 39 films from 17 African countries, 23 of them feature length and 16 short ones. The aim of the festival was, through stories and artistic expressions, to show the African continent and its expectations from a different viewpoint to that usually shown internationally. “The Big Kilapy” tells the story of Joãozinho das Garotas (Johnny of the girls), an astute young man who leaves the country of his birth and political problems in 1975 for a life of pleasure in Lisbon. On his return to Angola, Joãozinho gets a job in the public sector, where he gets a “kilapy” that serves the twofold purpose of financing the political activism of his friends and financing his own life style• ! REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA MINISTRY OF CULTURE COMMUNIQUÉ ANGOLAN CINEMA, AUDIOVISUAL AND MULTIMEDIA INSTITUTEIACAM The Ministry of Culture, through the Angolan Cinema, Audiovisual and Multimedia Institute (IACAM), is going to hold the 6th International Cinema Festival – FIC Luanda – in the week from 15 to 21 November 2013. We are therefore requesting that you inform cinema professionals – filmmakers and producers as well as local film institutions – that they should register their films for the 6th FIC Luanda through the www.ficluanda.org.com website or pedroramalhoso@ hotmail.com. Films for the international competition must have been produced in the past two years and may be long or short feature films or documentaries of a general nature. The organisers of FIC Luanda will cover the costs of air travel from an airport where Air Angola planes land, board and accommodation for guests. In the event that you have filmmakers or film institution contacts, could you please let us have their details, in order to facilitate direct communication. “Culture strengthens the nation – more culture more angola” Office of the Coordinator of FIC in Luanda, 27 May 2013 Pedro Alfredo Ramalhoso Mobile: 00244-923322957 00244-930579312 Angolan filmmaker, Henriques Teves Narciso “Dito” MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 15 Musician Bonga speaks of Angolan peace and national reconciliation in London T he well-known Angolan musician Barcelo de Carvalho “Bonga” recently said in London that the Angolan people face new challenges and that it is becoming imperative to continue to make efforts to strengthen peace by carrying out a number of activities aimed at fighting hunger and poverty in Angola. “Bonga” was speaking to members of the Angolan community resident in the British capital, where he had come for the celebration of 4 April, the day that marks peace and reconciliation in Angola. In a show split between the music and entertainment, the Angolan singer took the opportunity to describe the current situation in Angola to his audience, saying it was a period of great economic growth with clear signs that inflation was being stabilised, sup- ported by a macroeconomic policy recognised by the major international institutions. He said the eleven years of peace in Angola had led to a steady political, social, economic and cultural rebirth• Musician “Bonga” with the Consellour for Press and Cultural, António Nascimento 16 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 17 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Men’s Roller Hockey World Cup to be held in Angola for the first time T he cream of world roller hockey will parade in the Angolan cities of Luanda and Namibe between 20 and 28 September this year. Sixteen teams will dispute the Roller Hockey World Cup in four series. Angola has taken part in the World Cup since 1982 and has always ranked among the ten leading teams. The president of the International Roller Hockey Committee, Harro Strucksberg, recently visited the Luanda and Namibe venues and described them as impressive. In this 41st World Cup, Angola will be in Group C with Portugal, Chile and South Africa. Spain, the current champion, will head Group A, with Brazil, Austria and Switzerland. Argentina, France, Germany and England will be in Group B, and Colombia, USA and Mozambique in Group D• Portugal National Team Spain National Team Angola National Team 18 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Hotels to reduce prices by 30% during Roller Hockey World Cup T he prices of hotels in the cities of Luanda and Namibe, where the 41st Roller Hockey World Cup is to held, will be reduced by 30% just before and during the event, according to Pedro Azevedo, deputy coordinator of the executive commission. Speaking in Luanda on preparations for the tournament, he said the organising committee had reached agreement with the management of a number of hotels in the capital on price reductions from 15 to 30 September. Among those already selected are the Hotel Skina, the Talatona Convention Centre, the Victoria Garden in Luanda and Chik-Chik in Namibe, where negotiations were still taking palce. He said that TAAG Angola Airlines will also be reducing ticket prices• Victoria Garden Hotel, Luanda-Angola Partial view of Skina Hotel, in Luanda 19 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07 Mascot of Roller Hockey World Cup in Luanda called ‘Kaissarinha’ T A CURIOUS FACT he mascot of the 41st Roller Hockey World Cup in Luanda is called ‘Kaissarinha’ in tribute to Kaissara, a former player said to have been one of the first Angolan players to go professional in Europe. ‘Kaissarinha’ was the name that received the most votes, 323, in a public election on the internet. Other names in the contest included Charra Charra (255 votes), the name given to a type of roller skate used early on in Angola, and Cassendinha (115), referring to the Cassenda neighbourhood, where roller hockey is very popular• Did you know that the sun is a great supplier of vitamin D (or calciferous)? It is a vitamin that furthers the absorption of calcium, which is essential for the normal development of bones and teeth and affects the immunity system, the heart the brain and the secretion of insulin by the pancreas. It is a fat-soluble vitamin produced by cholesterol, as the metabolic precursor, through sunlight and from diet sources. Vitamin D also regulates bone metabolism and calcium deposits in bones. 20 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 07
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