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SU26-cover:Layout 1 28/5/10 13:56 Page 1 SONANGOL UNIVERSO Universo JUNE 2010 Net gains Progress in the fight against malaria Superstructure A gigantic deepwater tower ISSUE 26 – JUNE 2010 Result!The boom in Angola’s new universities SU26.contents.pp2-3:SU25 28/5/10 13:58 Page 2 CONTENTS 8 26 20 Universo is the international Inside this issue magazine of Sonangol he best way to invest in the Board Members future of a country is educa- Manuel Vicente (President), tion, and in this issue we Anabela Fonseca, Mateus de Brito, T Fernando Roberto, Francisco de Lemos, focus on the great expansion of Baptista Sumbe, Sebastião Gaspar Martins universities in Angola. For years there was just Agostinho Neto Sonangol Department for University, but in the last few years Communication & Image several new institutions have Director opened. Thousands of places are João Rosa Santos now available for Angolans to Corporate Communications study everything from business to Assistants engineering. Nadiejda Santos, Lúcio Santos, At the same time, the quality of Cristina Novaes, José Mota, life is improving across Angola. Beatriz Silva, Paula Almeida, Better roads now mean that the Sandra Teixeira, Marta Sousa Photolibrary country has its first Western-style taxi service, with a call centre and Kamene M Traça Publisher 34 Sheila O’Callaghan ranks in central Luanda. We also have a story on the Editor Alex Bellos biggest killer in Angola – malaria – and how millions of dollars are Art Director being spent on buying and distrib- David Gould uting nets to combat it. Sub Editor We don’t just concentrate on Ron Gribble Angola domestically. In the final Advertising Design pages we print a world map show- Bernd Wojtczack ing just how influential Sonangol Circulation Manager now is around the world. Matthew Alexander 4 Photolibrary Project Consultants Kamene M Traça Nathalie MacCarthy Mauro Perillo 4 Angola news briefing 8 Education, education, 20 Biting back Group President Wild cheetahs spotted in southern education Malaria is the biggest killer in Sonangol News John Charles Gasser Angola; a new anti-corruption law; A special report on the growth of Angola, and a major focus of all Universo is produced by Impact Media Fernando da Piedade Dias dos further education in Angola. Thanks relief and humanitarian work in 30 Sonangol 42 New heights Custom Publishing. The views expressed in Santos made Angolan vice- to an influx of both private and the country. Yet behind the grim news briefing The compliant piled tower the publication are not necessarily those of president; Hervé Renaud made government money, many new reality much good is being done, Angolan oil output set to rise by Tômbua Lândana is, at 474m, Sonangol or the publishers. Reproduction in national football coach; future of universities have opened in the last such as the distribution of mil- 16 per cent by 2011; Daewoo one of the largest man-made whole or in part without prior permission is prohibited. Nations’ Cup stadiums; China few years, and the boom is expanding lions of nets which are greatly Shipbuilding has won orders for structures in the world remains biggest exporter to Angola; the opportunities for young Angolans reducing the death toll from the five Sonangol tankers; Baptista This magazine is distributed to a closed TAAG ban lifted; Angola at the disease. We also look at Vester- Sumbe and Gaspar Martins new 48 Extraordinary circulation. To receive a free copy: Expo in Shanghai; mobile phone gaard Frandsen’s remarkable on Sonangol board; a new law to [email protected] 14 University challenge exploration usage up; Angola in numbers; na- An interview with Dr Alberto LifeStraw support biofuels; news from the An interview with Severino Circulation: 17,000 tional woman’s handball team wins Chocolate, rector of Óscar Ribas blocks Cardoso, the director of DEX, African title (below) University – one of the newest 26 Hail the cabs Sonangol’s exploration universities in Angola, whose first The first cab rank Angola has 32 On the grid directorate 6 students will graduate next year had for years has just opened. Superleague Formula returns 6 Snow Hill, We look at the firm, AfriTaxis, 51 The Global Picture London EC1A 2AY Tel + 44 20 7002 7778 18 Top of the class with its fleet of more than 300 34 A happy birthday! A map of Sonangol’s interests Fax +44 20 7002 7779 A profile of Agostinho Neto cars in Luanda, Benguela, The annual press conference around the world [email protected] University in Luanda, the most Lubango and Cabinda, and we delivered by Sonangol board Cover: Photolibrary established university in the country speak to driver Inoque president Manuel Vicente José Figueira Cola Gonçalves (above) 2 SONANGOL UNIVERSO JUNE 2010 3 SU26.handball.pp6-7:SU26 28/5/10 13:59 Page 6 ANGOLA NEWS BRIEFING GLORYhe Angolan women’s handball team struck gold at this year’s African GIRLS Nations Handball Cup, beating Tunisia 31-30 in the final and claiming their tenth African title. The match was tight throughout, with Angola leading at half-time by 14-13, but they held their Tnerve and clinched the trophy at the 19th continental tournament staged in the Egyptian capital Cairo. The team were welcomed home by Luanda’s governor Francisca do Espírito Santo and thousands of flag-waving fans at Luanda’s 4th of February Airport. They then took a tour around the city before going to the Cidadela Stadium for an official presentation event. A few days later, they met President José Eduardo dos Santos at the Presidential Palace. Angola’s winning streak began in 1989 when they beat Ivory Coast in Algeria. Since then they have claimed gold every year except in 1996 when they lost in Benin. They have played in ten World Championships and four Olympic Games – their best position was 7th in 1996. Thanks to this latest African win, they have qualified for the upcoming 2011 World Championship in Brazil. José Figueira Cola 6 SONANGOL UNIVERSO JUNE 2010 7 SU26.Angola News.pp4-5:SU25 28/5/10 13:57 Page 4 Figured Angola news briefing out Important imports Cats back New coach China remains the biggest exporter Wild cheetahs have been Former Zambia coach Hervé Renaud to Angola according to 2009 figures spotted in southern Angola has taken the reins of Angola’s football released by the Conselho Nacional de Car- for the first time in decades. team. The Frenchman assumes the job regadores. Chinese goods and materials Laurie Marker, from the following the departure of the Portuguese accounted for more than a quarter (26.4%) Cheetah Conservation Fund former Al-Ahly manager Manuel José, who of the products imported into Angola. Por- tugal was next at 14.3%, followed by Brazil in neighbouring Namibia, left at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations 10number of times the Angolan 8.9%, Spain 8.1%, France 5.1% and Bel- said he saw two cheetahs (CAN) hosted by Angola in January. Renaud, women’s handball team have been gium 4.4%. The most imported product in the Iona region in south- who has signed a two-year contract with An- African champions ern Namibe province, home gola, guided Zambia to the quarter finals of was cement (28.9%) followed by construc- to Angola’s biggest national the Nations Cup, will not face any competi- tion materials such as granite, basalt and park. Long years of conflict tive action until September and the start of sandstone. in Angola saw natural the qualification games for the 2012 CAN. Block lifted 1.9 million habitats destroyed and Angola will play group members Guinea-Bis- Angola’s average oil production, in The European Union has overturned its much of Angola’s wildlife sau, Kenya and Uganda. barrels per day, expected until 2013 ban on Angolan airline TAAG, which hunted and used for meat. had been forbidden from flying to European “To be able to see wildlife destinations, except Portugal, because of starting to come back is a safety concerns. Before the restrictions, huge benefit for Angola and TAAG had services to London, Paris and it is wonderful news at a Frankfurt. Spokesman Rui Carreira said the biodiversity level in gen- $350m company was now studying the possibility of eral,” said Marker. Angola’s value of microcredit from the renewing its fleet and would be introducing a Minister of Environment, Angolan government to help farmers customer call centre. TAAG has recently Maria de Fátima Jardim, added new flights to Havana and Cape Town. has declared 2010 the Year of Biodiversity, and has REUTERS/Amr Dalsh Expo excellence pledged to restore the Angola is taking part in the 2010 country’s parks and create Shanghai Expo, which began on new conservation areas. Stadium use May 1. Aspects of the country’s past and Photolibrary The Angolan government has pledged present, details of its national recon- to make good use of the four new 7.1% Ethical man struction plan and various cultural forecasted GDP growth for Angola football stadiums it built for the Africa Cup A new law has been approved by exhibits will be on show under the theme during 2010, according to the IMF Citizens’ rights of Nations tournament. Sports Minister the National Assembly to help New Angola, Better Life. The aim is to Angola has a new constitution which sets out Gonçalves Muandumba says that ensuring combat corruption and make sure showcase Angola’s development through how the country is to be governed and defines sustainable management for the future of public money is well spent. The Probity organisations such as Sonangol, attract citizens’ rights and ethical considerations for the stadiums is a government priority.

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