[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.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola end the 2024 FIFA World Ranking in a historic position, occupying 85th place with 1,296 points.
[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.
[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.
[State Department] Washington D.C. -- President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s December 2024 travel to Angola was the first visit of a U.S. president to Sub-Saharan Africa since 2015.  Assistant Secretary Molly Phee provides an overview of the President's Angola travel, including his visit to the Lobito Corridor infrastructure project, the pledge to provide $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to 31 African countries, and U.S. efforts to deepen the U.S.-Africa partnership.