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. 08 1 2 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 18 JULY NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY It was with joy mingled with sorrow that the world marked Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July, the 95th birthday of South Africa’s historic leader. Through General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/13, the United Nations paid tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s dedication to the service of humanity, as a humanitarian, in the fields of conflict resolution, race relations, promotion and protection of human rights, reconciliation, gender equality and the rights of children and other vulnerable groups, as well as the upliftment of poor and underdeveloped communities. On that day member countries recognise his contribution to international democracy and the promotion of a culture of peace in the world. The world organisation recalls the MADIBA, as he is known, devoted his life to the struggle for human rights and social justice, which is why the UN, together with the Mandela Foundation, called on people all over the world to dedicate at least 67 minutes of their time to community service on that day • WEZA 08 - July/August 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 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 3 Ambassador Miguel Neto congratulates President José Eduardo dos Santos The history of humanity and of every nation marks the memorable dates of outstanding world leaders and personalities whose deeds, in the course of their lives, have contributed decisively to the all round progress of science, humanity, societies and their citizens. I n Angola, 28 August is such a date, the historic dimension of which transcends its frontiers to mark the birthday of one of its finest sons, who was able, through his own merit, to gain the respect and admiration of the most developed countries in the world, firmly and calmly standing out among world statesmen in the struggle for human development, giving clear proof of being a charismatic leader who, in the most troubled times of Angola’s historical trajectory, has been able to interpret the supreme will of his people in the struggle to win peace. Thus, on marking another birthday of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Angola’s Ambassador in the United Kingdom, on his own behalf, that of his family and of the staff of his diplomatic mission, expressed his profound support and dedication to the fundamental ideals of the Angolan nation “wisely led by Your Excellency, whose firmness enables us to renew our hope in a better future, and we take this solemn opportunity to wish you, on this festive day, a long life, a happy birthday and much happiness, as well as to your esteemed family” • José Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic, celebrates 71st birthday 4 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Angola’s economic potential highlighted Roberto de Almeida, the vice-president of the governing party in Angola, said recently in London that Angola cannot be developed overnight, since this requires the combined efforts of all the vital forces in the country, whether from the majority party or the opposition. Roberto de Almeida, who was speaking at a meeting on African Women’s Day on 31 July, gave those present practical information permitting a critical evaluation of the government’s work and spoke of the government’s commitment to transparency. He said the Government Programme of the majority party includes a medium term (2013-2017) National Development Plan focussed on the central concept of “Stability, Growth and Jobs”. Roberto de Almeida further explained that the Angolan government was working hard to achieve its goal “which is starting to become apparent for all to see” • Roberto António Victor Francisco de Almeida, Vice-President of the MPLA Angola and the United Kingdom cooperate on work of ombudsman Paulo Tjipilica, Ombudsman 5 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Agreement on ending visas BETWEEN Angola and Italy A n agreement between Angola and Italy on the reciprocal ending of short stay visas for diplomatic and service passports has been in force since 12 July. The agreement was signed by Georges Chicoti, Angola’s Minister of External Relations, and Giulio Terzi, the former Italian Foreign Minister, during an official visit the Angolan Minister made to Italy from 17 to 20 June 2012. The Angolan Minister signed another agreement at the time on cultural, scientific and technical cooperation for the period 2012-2016. Italy recognised Angola on 18 February 1976 and diplomatic relations between the two states were established on 4 June that year • Georges Rebelo Pinto Chicoti, Angola’s Minister of External Relations Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, former Italian Foreign Minister Angola and the United Kingdom recently signed a cooperation agreement in Luanda on launching radio programme in national languages in partnership with Rádio Ngola Yeto, to publicise the role of the ombudsman. The agreement, on making the mandate, purpose and usefulness of the ombudsman known throughout the country, was signed by ombudsman Paulo Tjipilica and Richard Wildash, the British Ambassador to Angola. The radio programme comes within the framework of a high-level partnership between Angola and Britain announced in Luanda by Mark Simmonds, the Foreign Office Minister for Africa. The aim is to provide technical and legal advice to explain to citizens how to use the services of the ombudsman, as well as to create a debating forum to promote the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens everywhere in Angola • Richard Wildash, United Kingdom Ambassador to Angola 6 REVISTA EMBAIXADA DEANGOLA ANGOLA2013 2013--N. N.08 08 MAGAZINE OFDA THE EMBASSY OF Britain inaugurates biggest maritime wind farm in the world T he biggest maritime wind farm in the world, the London Array, was inaugurated in Margate, England, on 4 July. Owned by a consortium of companies, Dong Energy, E.ON and Masdar, which was also responsible for its development and construction, it has a 630 megawatt installed power and will provide electric power for 500,000 British homes. The London Array wind farm will reduce annual CO2 emissions by about 900,000 tonnes, the equivalent of the emissions of 300,000 cars. Siemens supplied and installed the 175 turbines, each with a rotor 120 metres in diameter and 3.6 megawatt power. The company also provided the link with the electricity grid through a substation on land and two substations in the North Sea. The electricity generated by the turbines is gathered in the sea and transported to the coast by high tension underwater cables • David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 7 Angola exports first shipment of liquefied natural gas Prince Harry visits Angola phOTO: Glyn Lowe (wikipedia.org) CURTAS MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Prince Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, Angola’s Oil Minister Angola has started to produce liquefied natural gas, exporting the first shipment to Brazil. The shipment was acquired by the state company Sonangol, which sold it to its Brazilian counterpart Petrobras. The investing partners in Angola LNG, apart from Sonangol, are world energy giants like Chevron, BP, ENI and Total. Located in Soyo, in northern Angola, the project represents the biggest investment made in the Angolan energy industry and is expected to have a 30-year life span. British Prince Harry, who is fourth in line to the throne, made a private visit to Angola in early August as part of a tour of African countries. The Prince, whose complete name is Henry, Charles, Albert, David, was received in Luanda by Manuel Domingos Vicente, Vice-President of the Republic. In Angola the Prince travelled to Kuando Kubango Province, where he saw the mine clearance work being carried out by the British non-governmental organisation, The Halo Trust. Henry Charles Albert David (Prince Harry) was born on 15 September 1984. He is a soldier, a member of the House of Windsor and the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. 8 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Angola An oil economy on the way to diversification The Deutsche Bank (DB) recently published a study on the Angolan economy in which it highlighted the reforms being made for diversification. Entitled “Angola: An oil economy on the way to diversification”, it forecasts that growth in Angola will be about 7% in the next few years, after an average of 11% over the past decade and a forecst of more than 8% in 2012. Noting that diversification is on the agenda, the DB considers that the €3,700 million available in Angola’s Sovereign Fund launched in October “should help to isolate the economy from volatile oil prices”. “Representing about half of Gross Domestic Product, 95% of exports and 75% of revenue, Angola’s oil industry (the second biggest in Africa, after Nigeria) is the most Angola: Oil production may attain two million barrels a day by 2015 dynamic in sub-Saharan Africa, owing to continuous exploration and a favourable regulatory climate,” the DB stresses. Oil production should attain two million barrels a day by 2015, well over the 1.75 million barrels a day in 2012. The study forecasts that “if pre-salt reserves recently discovered prove similar to those found in Brazil, Angola could become the biggest oil producer in Africa” • 9 MAGAZINE THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA - N. 08 REVISTA DAOF EMBAIXADA DE ANGOLA 2013 2013 - N. 08 Luanda’s commercial port unloads from 20 to 40 containers an hour Housing project to meet people’s needs Rehabilitating and building new bridges and highways is one of the Angolan government’s priorities Angola is one of the biggest oil producers in Africa The railways contribute to the socioeconomic development of Angola 10 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 BP Angola stand at oil exhibition in London British Petroleum Community Day, regarded as the oil company’s major event, was recently held in London. The exhibition brought together companies from the oil world to show their oil and gas potential. The Angola LNG project, the first major onshore investment by international companies, continues to develop well MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 T he BP Angola stand displayed a variety of products, some related to production at the PSVM (Pluto, Saturn, Venus and Mars) oilfield in block 31, which gave the display very special relevance. BP, on behalf of Sonangol, the state oil company, and partners in block 31, made a series of deep water oil strikes that resulted in the PSVM fields. Loated in the northeast of block 31, the PSVM project is expected to produce about 150,000 barrels of oil a day. BP Angola’s average output is about 200,000 barrels a day from blocks 15, 17, 18 and 31. The company currently employs about 1,000 workers in Angola, 70% of them Angolans. They are supported by 300 employees based in the United Kingdom • BP Angola’s average output is about 200,000 barrels a day from blocks 15, 17, 18 and 31. The company currently employs about 1,000 workers in Angola, 70% of them Angolans. They are supported by 300 employees based in the United Kingdom. BP chosen to participate in four new Angolan offshore blocks BP Angola supports formation and development of supply chain 11 12 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Advisory Council of Angola’s Ministry of Culture T he Ministry of Culture held the 3rd meeting of its expanded Advisory Council in Benguela from 8 to 10 July this year. The theme of the meeting was “ Promote Culture and the Arts to present the Value of Angola’s Historical and Cultural Heritage”. The subjects discussed were “Material and non-material heritage”, “Culture and the media”, “The economics of culture”, “National languages”, “Research”, “Training, education and the development of arts” and “The religious phenomenon”. The participants examined the culture sector, analysing the current situation in accordance with the principles of Angolan cultural policy and outlined new cultural development prospects • Rosa Cruz e Silva, Angola’s Minister of Culture Cultural delegates meet to identify strategy to implement government’s cultural programme MAGAZINE THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA - N. 08 REVISTA DAOF EMBAIXADA DE ANGOLA 2013 2013 - N. 08 13 Mbanza Congo to be on list for world recognition T he Angolan city of Mbanza Congo, in Zaire Province, is the first in the country to be classified as a national cultural heritage. The city was raised to the status of natural cultural heritage when Minister of Culture Rosa Cruz e Silva signed an executive decree paving the way for world recognition. This procedure is indispensable to enable Angola to add the city to the list of candidates for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site status. The world heritage candidacy process started in 2007, but it has undergone many changes. Following The Angolan city of Mbanza-Congo candidate for UNESCO world heritage site provisional presentation of the project about a year ago, UNESCO said the candidacy should give more emphasis to non-material aspects. Mbanza Congo in the 17th century was the biggest town on the west coast of Central Africa, with a population of 40,000 autochthonous inhabitants and 4,000 Europeans. With its decline, the city, the capital of the Congo kingdom in the golden age, became a mystic and spiritual home of the Bakongo ethno-linguistic group extending from Mbanza Congo in Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville and Gabon • 14 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Republic of Ireland Angolan Community ever more united T ance to Angolans living in the Republic of Ireland, follows the schooling and leisure activities of members’ children and takes part in technical vocational training related to its aims. Its purpose is also to unite Angolans living in that country, so as to create a climate of wellbeing in the community. It has worked with three other organisations, especially the Association of Angolans in Cork Ireland (AACI). The Republic of Ireland is a European country located to the northeast of the continent. According to unofficial data, there are about 3,000 Angolans living there, especially in Dublin. Cork. Limerick and Galway • PHOTO OF DUBLIN: Aapo Haapanen (wikipedia.org) he Angolan Community in the Republic of Ireland (CAI) holds periodic cultural and recreational activities to bring its members up to date on social and economic developments in Angola. There was a cultural marathon in Cork on 7 July attended by about a hundred young people from different parts of the Republic of Ireland who, united as in a family, spoke of the development of Angola and prospects for its future. The event took place in Ballincollig Regional Park in Cork in an environment decorated in red, yellow and black, the colours of the Republic of Angola. The CAI gives support and guid- There are about three million Angolans in the Republic of Ireland, most of them in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 15 Angolan community in the Republic of Ireland, united in love for their country 16 MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Work of the Solidarity Sport, Recreation and Cultural Group in London T he Solidarity Sport Recreation and Cultural Group in the east London borough of Newham has contributed to the widespread promotion of Angolan culture in the United Kingdom owing to its dedication and commitment to young Angolans in the country. Founded in July 2007, the Solidarity Sport, Recreation and Cultural Group has provided programmes for children and young people in the Angolan community, contributing to the revival of youthful dynamics, while helping to ensure the social and cultural development of young Angolans in the diaspora. One of the aims of the group is to promote, organise and coordinate recreational, cultural, sports and charity among the Angolan community living in east London. The group is headed by Napoleão Brandão and Etelvino da Conceicão, former Angolan football players who are now passing their experience and knowledge on to their members • MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 17 18 16 JULY REVISTA EMBAIXADA DEANGOLA ANGOLA2013 2013--N. N.08 08 MAGAZINE OFDA THE EMBASSY OF Poem by: Filomena Gomes Camacho African Women’s Day According to an African proverb, ‘When you educate a woman, you educate a people’. An African women indeed has great responsibilities! She works hard, she provides... even when the soil and drought are against her! She cares for and heads the house... To children, young people and the aged... she offers care. African Woman! Often forgotten, denigrated, citizen without voice... Woman who knows how to bind family links... indissoluble... Who extends blood links, uniting nuclei into a greater whole! Symbol of redemption, hope, culture, peace, reflection! Though never demanding her rights, she is sublimated on a throne of power! Never giving priority to dreams, her ardent wishes are however: rain to fertilise the land, abundant provision, a glut of peace, love... Multiply hoe, subtract suffering; divide happiness, add value... Valiant women! Nationalists, ambassadors, princesses, queens... Women of gigantic continents... of culture, resistance, fortress.. Women bridges, landmarks.. of the Past and great matrix of the Present... African Woman, I pay a tribute to you. You were and always will be eloquent!... Angolan beer sold in the United Kingdom C UCA beer, produced by the Companhia União de Cervejas de Angola, has been on the British market since July for sale to restaurants, supermarkets and discos. According to the promoters, the initiative is aimed at incentivising the export of Angolan goods to other countries to stimulate the Angolan country. Imported by the British company ORJ Ltd, Cuca will be sold in London, later expanding to other British cities, particularly those where there big Angolan communities. Depending on the success in Britain, the promoters are thinking of taking this 100% Angolan product to Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands • MAGAZINE OF THE EMBASSY OF ANGOLA 2013 - N. 08 Angolan basketball player in the world Hall of Fame A former player with Angola’s men’s national basketball team, Jean Jacques da Conceição, who was seven times African champion (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003), was recently honoured by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which has included his name in the Hall of Fame of the best basketball players in the world. The ceremony, aimed at reflecting the history of basketball and the personalities involved in it, took place at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, on the outskirts of Geneva, in Switzerland. Jean Jacques is the first African athlete to be included in the FIBA Hall of Fame. Regarded as the best representative of Angolan basketball, Jean Jacques was part of a group of twelve people from ten countries: six former players, three coaches, two technicians and a co-operator, who were honoured in the 2013 ceremony. The main criteria for being chosen for the Hall of Fame are outstanding international achievement and contribution to the development of basketball • Jean Jacques da Conceição, an Angolan among the best basketball players in the world Angola: The “indomitable lions” basketball in Africa 19
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