NEWS FROM ANGOLA
REFUGEES
The African Union (AU) provided $150,000 in support to Angola so that they could aid the 56,497 refugees living in Angola. Currently refugees are from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Republic of Guinea, Chad, and Liberia.
The refugees living mostly in Viana district in Luanda have been facing so many difficulties in their lives both in their home countries and at the refugee centers. There has been particular attention paid to refugees with special needs and the kind of assistance needed to support them.
We hope that the monetary support goes a long way in helping these populations as they deal with all these major transitions in their lives.
COVID
Angolan Parliament has pleaded for a global partnership in the fight against Covid-19 via equal distribution of vaccines. At the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Vienna, Austria
He highlighted the importance of access to the vaccines and discussed various actions developed by the Angolan government surrounding prevention and control of the pandemic. So far these are the statistics of Angola's Covid cases:
*47,000 cases
*40,000 of those cases were recovered
*1,000+ deaths
KALAHARI RALLY VICTORY
Congratulations are in order to the Angola Rally Team on their victory at the Kalahari Rally 2021 in South Africa. The drivers were Joao Lota and Nuno Santos who won 2nd place, driving a Cam Am Maverickx3. This competition took up 32 hours+ across 6 stages and more than 900 km.
Great job team!
~Sourced from angop.ao
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