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LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's cholera epidemic has become a national emergency with more than 20,000 infections and 941 deaths since the outbreak began in February, a non-governmental organization said on Thursday.France-based Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) said the disease had spread from the capital Luanda to the coastal city of Benguela and interior provinces such as Malange, with the total number of cases expected to double."There are now over 20,000 cases and 941 deaths," Richard...
By Christopher Thompson LUANDA, Angola (Reuters) - A queue of homeless people stands outside Angola's parliament waiting to hand in individual petitions -- a rare scene of political protest in this tightly controlled oil-rich country. Former residents of slums on the outskirts of the capital Luanda, their makeshift homes were razed to make way for an extension of an upscale state-sponsored housing project called "Nova Vida" or "New Life." "Our houses have been destroyed by the...
By Christopher ThompsonLUANDA, Angola (Reuters) - A queue of homeless people stands outside Angola's parliament waiting to hand in individual petitions -- a rare scene of political protest in this tightly controlled oil-rich country.Former residents of slums on the outskirts of the capital Luanda, their makeshift homes were razed to make way for an extension of an upscale state-sponsored housing project called "Nova Vida" or "New Life.""Our houses have been destroyed...
By Christopher ThompsonLUANDA, Angola -- A queue of homeless people stands outside Angola's parliament waiting to hand in individual petitions -- a rare scene of political protest in this tightly controlled oil-rich country.Former residents of slums on the outskirts of the capital Luanda, their makeshift homes were razed to make way for an extension of an upscale state-sponsored housing project called "Nova Vida" or "New Life.""Our houses have been destroyed by the...
By Christopher Thompson LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's illegal trade in ivory tusks has doubled in the past year, dealing a further blow to efforts to stamp out elephant poaching, according to a new report by wildlife watchdogs TRAFFIC and WWF International. "Four years on from the end of the Angolan Civil War, the bloody plight of the country's elephants is worsening with a doubling in the illegal ivory trade over the last 12 to 18 months," according to the TRAFFIC report. The report...
By Karen Iley LUANDA, Angola (Reuters) - Angola won independence from Portugal 30 years ago but the southwest African country is only celebrating properly now, as a cautious optimism takes hold after the end of a devastating civil war. Peace, signs of recovery, the prospect of political change through elections scheduled for next year and even the soccer team's qualification for the World Cup for the first time mean this year's independence party promises to be bigger than ever. Angola...
By Peter Apps LUANDA (Reuters) - United States forces are holding joint military exercises with Angola and U.S. officials say they hope to forge stronger ties with sub-Saharan Africa's second largest oil producer, recovering from decades of civil war. During the Cold War, the U.S. supported Angola's UNITA rebels against the ruling Soviet and Cuban backed MPLA but switched its support in the 1990s after communism collapsed. And with the war over since 2002, Washington officials say...
By Peter AppsHUAMBO, Angola (Reuters) - Three years after the end of one of Africa's longest wars, the United Nations says half of Angola's children are malnourished and in some areas the growth of over 50 percent is seriously stunted.In the hospital in Huambo, one of the areas most affected by two and a half decades of fighting, children lie listless in the malnutrition recovery unit and nearby tuberculosis sanitorium -- hunger having left them vulnerable to disease."I had no milk in my...
By Karen Iley CAXITO, Angola (Reuters) - Angola stepped up its fight against polio on Sunday, with mothers out in force to take advantage of a nationwide immunization drive after the first appearance of the disease in the African country in four years. The three-day, $3.74 million campaign, which ends on Sunday, was run by the Health Ministry, the United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) and is aimed at stopping polio before it spreads. Angola this month...
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The southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), also known as the common reedbuck or the rietbok, is a species of antelope that can be found in southern Africa. Its range extends from Tanzania and Gabon to South Africa, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, and Zambia, among other areas. It prefers a habitat within grasslands, woodlands, pastures, and valleys. This species uses reeds and other tall vegetation located near water to remain hidden from predators....
The Barbeled houndshark (Leptocharias smithii) is a species of bottom dwelling shark and sole member of the Leptochariidae family. It is a fish found in the Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting coastal waters of Africa from Mauritania to Angola and found at depths up to 246 feet. It is occasionally found as far north as the Mediterranean Sea. Its habitat is typically muddy water around river mouths. This fish can grow up to 32 inches in length, and is characterized by its long, slender body,...
The Bioko Allen's Bushbaby (Galago alleni) , also known as Bioko Allen's Galago, or Bioko Allen's Squirrel Galago is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The Giant Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger variani, is a rare subspecies of Sable Antelope native and endemic to the region between Cuango and Luando Rivers in Angola. They live in forests near the water, where leaves and tree sprouts are always juicy and abundant. It is an endangered species, so it is protected in natural parks, and hunting it is, therefore, forbidden. Both sexes have horns, which can reach 59 inches. Males and females are strikingly similar in appearance until they...
The grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) is a triggerfish of Eastern Atlantic areas. It is found from Mediterranean to Angola, and Nova Scotia to Argentina.
