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SONANGOL UNIVERSO ISSUE 37 – MARCH 2013 Glenn R. Specht-grs photo Contents Universo is the international magazine of Sonangol 4 ANGOLA NEWS BRIEFING Board Members Francisco de Lemos José Maria (President), Mateus de Brito, Anabela Angola-Brazil cable project; TAAG numbers take Fonseca, Sebastião Gaspar Martins, off; satellite launch by 2016; GDP data shows David Maska Fernando Roberto, Baptista , diversification; Cabinda industrial hub; Angola- Raquel Vunge Namibia rail connection Sonangol Department for Communication & Image Director 6 ANGOLA-NETHERLANDS RELATIONS João Rosa Santos COASTING ALONG Corporate Communications Assistants 6 Nadiejda Santos, Lúcio Santos, Sarissari Diniz, José Mota, Beatriz Silva, Paula The Dutch doing what they do best Almeida, Sandra Teixeira, Marta Sousa, Hélder Sirgado, Kimesso Kissoka Peter Moeller

14 ANGOLAN DESIGNS ON YOUR BODY Publisher: Sheila O’Callaghan Editor: John Kolodziejski Three sisters on the trail of fashion success Managing Editor: Mauro Perillo Art Director: Tony Hill 22 CABINDA: QUAYS TO SUCCESS Sub Editor: Ron Gribble Hefty investment in new infrastructure Proofreading: Gail Bonebrake Nelson  22 Production Manager: Matthew Alexander GOLDEN SHOES JOHNSON Production Assistant: Sebnem Brown 30  VISITS ANGOLA haak78 Project Consultant: Nathalie MacCarthy

Group President: John Charles Gasser Top athlete tracks local progress Welcome changes  Universo is produced by Impact Media Custom Publishing. The views expressed 32 STIRRING INITIATIVES in the publication are not necessarily ANGOLA’S COFFEE those of Sonangol or the publishers. oing on foot is one of the most direct ways of getting to know Reproduction in whole or in part a city and its people. In ’s case, it’s also one way to without prior permission is prohibited. Projects point to greater growth 32 This magazine is distributed to a closed check the rate of the country’s economic development. circulation. To receive a free copy: Regular visitors exploring the city’s busy highways and [email protected] 41 SONANGOL NEWS BRIEFING bywaysG over the last year or two are struck by the speedy multiplication Circulation: 17,000 of shops, restaurants and cafés. Desert Runner.com Eco race win; Petro Atlético win SuperCup; two A parallel trend has been the increase in the quantity and quality more Suezmax tankers; Sonangol stake in Puma of fresh produce available in these establishments and on the colourful Energy; $1 billion debt deal; refinery foundation Davenport House displays of street-sellers. stone laid; welcome to the bridge; Sonaci signs 16 Pepper Street 41 London E14 9RP Both these welcome changes indicate two important recent LNG trader partnership; Sonangol women in United Kingdom advances in Angola: firstly, greater efficiency in logistics, permitting desert rally; Mamufeira project gets go-ahead;

Tel + 44 20 7510 9595 PSVM starts up; literary prize winner Malocha Fax +44 20 7510 9596 easier flows of goods from factories, farms and fisheries, and secondly, [email protected] rising productivity in this vast land. www.universo-magazine.com Stacks of gorgeous golden pineapples and buckets of tasty lobsters 46 SONANGOL PRESS CONFERENCE Cover: Pavel Hlystov / Tony Hill symbolise much more than a bargain as prices fall – they signal Production and investment on the rise Angola’s advancing economy! 

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Angola-Brazil in cable link-up Cabinda Angola-Namibia rail connection

■ Telecommunications company Angola Cables launched an intercontinental fibre-optic link project industrial Anteromite on December 14. The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) will run for 6,000 km and link Luanda to Fortaleza, in the northeastern Brazilian state of hub Ceará. The cable will be used for the transmission of voice and data as part of a network connecting ■ A consortium made up of Africa to Latin America and Asia. The project will Portuguese construction groups cost $278 million and should be completed by the Edifer and Soares da Costa has end of 2014. been awarded the contract to The existing link between the three regions is build the infrastructure and seven currently carried out by undersea cables that travel buildings at the Fútila industrial hub via the United States and Europe. in Angola’s . Angola Cables, established in 2009 by the five The $68 million project is to main Angolan telecommunications operators, aims be completed in 12 months. The Kamene M Traça to turn Angola into the main telecommunications contract includes building roads ■ Construction of a rail connection between Angola and Namibia as a branch of the platform in Africa and dramatically increase the and electricity, water and sewage Moçâmedes Railway Company (CFM) may start in 2013. CFM board chairman Daniel availability of services. It is also expected to cut systems at the industrial park, Paxe said that the aim was to link the two countries and enable the flow of people and costs to users by 80 per cent. as well as administrative and goods as part of the regional integration process. support buildings. “The Angolan executive intends to extend its line over 300 km which will link The Fútila hub was established in Chamutete [Huíla] and Santa Clara [Cunene] on the border of Namibia,” he said. 1998 and is located on the Malembo Angola’s railway authorities are also in talks with General Electric to import a large plains, some 30 km north of the number of locomotives, which will benefit CFM. city of Cabinda. It is funded by the In the 1970s, CFM operated 72 GE locomotives, mostly to exploit iron ore traffic. The Satellite launch World Bank, Sonangol, the Angolan planned re-opening of mines at Jamba and Chamutete, together with the complete TAAG numbers take off government, the Cabinda provincial rebuilding of Angola’s two other east-west railways, means that the number of GE by 2016 government and other investors. locomotives could double. ■ Passenger numbers on Angola Airlines (TAAG) grew from 1.05 million in 2011 to 1.2 million last year. Company chief executive Pimentel Araújo ■ Angola will launch its first telecommunications satellite, said the increase in traffic would enable TAAG to purchase new planes Angosat, within three years, says Alcides Safeca, Secretary of and consequently further increase passenger numbers. State for Telecommunications and Information Technology. TAAG signed a contract with Boeing in March 2011 for three more “Construction has already begun and is led by a Russian FIGURED OUT Angola in numbers planes, with the first expected in May 2014, the second in December 2015 consortium with experience in the field,” he said. The and the third in March 2016. $40 million project is financed by a group of Russian banks The company also has the option to buy another three planes for 2019- led by Ruseximbank and VTB. The satellite belongs to the 2020, but they may be delivered earlier if required. Yamal class and will have a lifespan of 12 years. 200,000 jobs $8.8 billion created in 2012 Sonangol oil investments planned in next ten years GDP data shows diversification 4 million Angolans ■ Oil’s share in the Angolan economy’s gross domestic have gained access to water since 2008 product is expected to be around 39 per cent at the end of 2012 compared to 56 per cent in 2002, according to Álvaro Sobrinho, chairman of Angolan bank Banco Espírito Santo Angola (BESA). He said the figures are a sign that the 1.2 million $40 million economy is diversifying. TAAG passengers in 2012 the cost of Angola’s first satellite

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ANGOLA-NETHERLANDS RELATIONS COASTING ALONG

The Dutch are famous for their low-lying lands, windmills, canals, tulips and cheese, but their small country also punches way above its weight in economic terms. Universo looks at its contributions to rebuilding Angola

By Lula Ahrens

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he Netherlands is inextricably have made it a significant trading partner According to Ambassador Terstal, and Trade, which up until now fell under linked to the sea. The country and thus well placed to support Angola’s the Netherlands can help the Angolan separate ministries. “Particularly in Angola name means ‘low lands’, and rapid economic revival. government diversify the economy. it is very interesting to see how one can indeed one-third of its territory is Susanna Terstal, Netherlands “The Dutch are experts in areas such combine those two,” she said. Tbelow sea level. Most of the rest would be Ambassador in Angola, points out that as water, transport, logistics, smart “An example is the Dutch government’s under water if it were not for the protection Holland is the third-largest exporter to grids for electricity, information and private sector investment programme of dykes, dunes and pumping stations. Angola and one of the largest investors in communications technology, the offshore (PSI), which aims to stimulate co-operation Large parts of the country were the country. Dutch exports to Angola are industry, retail, agriculture, horticulture between Angolan, Dutch and other foreign reclaimed from the North Sea, and its worth around €e200-300 million a year, and poultry.” companies. These companies started joint emblematic windmills, once considered compared to €e450-700 million of Angolan One of the areas in which the countries operations under the PSI programme new technology, were used to drain its now exports, mostly oil, to the Netherlands. form a perfect match is in potato farming. in 2013.” highly-productive farmland. The figures illustrate the fact that the “Angola’s goal is to be self-sufficient in However, independent Dutch The Dutch also have a long tradition Netherlands’ emphasis in Angola lies in its potato production within a year, and consultant Peter-Jan van As believes there as a seafaring nation. Explorers from its economic diplomacy. the Netherlands happens to be one of the is “room for improvement” in Dutch shores discovered Australia in 1606 and “Angola offers many opportunities world’s top potato-producing countries. economic relations with Angola. Van As New Zealand in 1642. Dutch inventions for Dutch businesses, and also in the We definitely can help Angola to reach self- has many years of experience in Angola include the microscope (1590), the stock areas of water, transport and energy,” the sufficiency,” said the ambassador. as a local content co-ordinator and has exchange (1606), the submarine (1620) and ambassador told Universo. “On the other While Angola is used to government- organised various trade missions to Angola the compact disc (1979). hand, Dutch investments create many to-government relationships, the as the representative of the Netherlands- The country’s ingenuity and industry, jobs. The Angolan president himself has Netherlands focuses on relationships African Business Council. supported by a proud tradition of assured me that the relationship between between companies, she explained. The “The Dutch government offers a democracy and openness to the world, our countries is very good indeed.” Netherlands has a Ministry of Development matchmaking programme whereby

Angolan entrepreneurs are invited to the Heerema has installed the majority of Angola’s large offshore facilities Netherlands to visit a variety of companies and see what Holland has to offer. Dutch companies are strong in knowledge transfer Dredging, land reclamation, dock Dutch inventions and like working together as equal partners so that both bring something to the table: for example under the PSI programme.” engineering and shipping Angola and the Netherlands have had The diplomatic relations since 1976. Large figure prominently in the Netherlands microscope Dutch companies operating in Angola include Damen Trading, NileDutch, Boskalis International, Philips, Heineken, Angolan business portfolio DAF Trucks, Van Oord, Heerema and Van Vliet Trucks. The world’s marine infrastructure and maritime services drainage, as well as improving the existing first stock Sea of opportunities company Royal Boskalis Westminster Kwanda Basin. The operation dredged a exchange Given the Netherlands’ extensive and Belgium’s Jan De Nul, undertook the volume of 28 million cubic metres and engagement in all areas connected to contract in a tight two-year schedule. raised the level of 125 hectares of existing Hxdbzxy michaeljung the sea, the country unsurprisingly The contractors required a high degree land was raised on the north side if has developed similar projects in of flexibility as the scope of work changed Kwanda Island. It also reclaimed a further Angola. Dredging, land reclamation, over time. Extensive environmental 65 hectares of new land in the Congo River.

Baitong333 dock engineering and shipping figure mitigation measures presented a In 2010 Boskalis won a further four-

The Mariusz Szczygiel The prominently in the country’s Angolan further challenge, as did the handling of year major dredging and maintenance submarine compact business portfolio. unexploded wartime munitions found contract for Angola LNG in partnership disc A recent dramatic example of Dutch lying on the seabed in the area. with Dredging International. water engineering and land reclamation Large-scale site preparation and Another major Dutch company was the preparation of the giant site for the related works included widening and active in the same area in Angola is Van $10 billion LNG plant located south of deepening the existing 4.5 km shipping Oord which has over a century of global the Congo River, in . access channel in the Bay of Diogo Cão, experience. Some of Van Oord’s most A joint-venture led by Boskalis dredging a turning basin for the LNG prestigious and spectacular projects International, the dredging division of Dutch facility, shore protection works and include Dubai’s artificial islands, the

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Dutch Delta Plan, the Port of Rotterdam Malongo, Cabinda; sand deliveries for the Since the 1970s, Damen has supplied Angolan government. NileDutch also runs

Maasvlakte II expansion and Hong Kong’s Mineral Terminal; and maintenance Angola with a great number and variety of one of Luanda’s port terminals. Leeuwarden Groningen Chek Lap Kok airport. dredging for Angola LNG in Soyo. vessels. “Our delivery of two ferries and Another prominent Dutch company Waddenzee

Recognising Angola’s potential and Continuing with the sea theme, recently three FISVs are the most important in Angola is Heerema Marine Contractors, Friesland swift progress in the reconstruction of Damen Trading sold Susanne, one of the projects to date,” said Friso Visser, regional which works in the offshore oil and gas ANGOLA Assen its vital infrastructure, Van Oord opened first vessels supplied by a Dutch company, director for Africa at Damen Shipyards. industry. Present in Angola for over 0x 3NETHERLANDS 100 150 km 0 50 Drenthe 100 mi 50 an office in Luanda in October 2010. The to Angola in the 1970s. Following this There has been a lot of publicity lately a decade, Heerema has installed the 0 Ijsselmeer company has undertaken a large number sale, Damen became well known around on the deployment of Damen’s fishing majority of the large offshore facilities. This North Sea North Holland of marine construction works along the world for its shipping expertise. More surveillance vessel, Ngola Kiluange, in includes traditional fixed platforms (Block Angola’s coast. recently the company built three fishery Angola. Two new similar vessels will 0), compliant towers (Block 14), tension Lelystad Zwolle Van Oord’s most important projects inspection surveillance vessels (FISVs) for operate in Angola’s Exclusive Economic leg platforms (Block 15) and offshore FPSO Leeuwarden Groningen Haarlem Flevoland in the country to date include the dredging the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Zone waters. Currently two of its vessels modules (Block 17). Waddenzee Overijssel Friesland of the turning basin and access channel for Development and Fisheries, allowing operate from the Port of Luanda. “Angola As a natural progression from facilities Amsterdam Assen the Port of Cabinda; maintenance dredging Angola to strengthen its control over its is certainly seen as a serious option to installation, Heerema has moved into the for Cabinda Gulf Oil at the docks in rich fishing grounds. install a local base,” said Visser. “Damen Angolan deepwater market in general, and The Hague Drenthe Utrecht GelderlandIjsselmeer South Holland will focus on ship maintenance in Angola specifically into the subsea installation North Sea North Holland Arnheim in the near future.” of flow lines, umbilicals and risers. As Rotterdam Dutch shipping company NileDutch a result, in 2008 Heerema was awarded Lelystad Zwolle Haarlem Flevoland One of Van Oord’s most has had an office in Luanda since 1985. its first subsea installation contract for Overijssel It was the first shipping company to run Block 31 (PSVM). This contract included HertogenboschAmsterdam a regular schedule from the Netherlands engineering, procurement, construction The Hague Netherlands North Brabant Utrecht Gelderland spectacular achievements: to Angola, as part of a now wider itinerary and installation works. Middleburg South Holland between Europe, western and southern Rotterdam Arnheim National Capital Africa and Brazil. Unlike many foreign Social commitments Arlon City Zeeland shipping companies, NileDutch has never Onshore, Heerema has developed a Limburg Dubai’s artificial islands International Boundary Hertogenbosch left Angola and, as a result, has built a partnership in an oil industryProvince Boundary equipment Drenthe Province Name Netherlands North Brabant solid reputation among importers and the manufacturing yard in , Middleburg Provinces have the same name as completed in 2010.their capital unlessThat otherwise same noted. year, National Capital 40 km Heerema also incorporated a joint venture Arlon City Zeeland Maastricht Limburg for offshore marine0 transportation 40services. Miles International Boundary Province Boundary

Haider “Within the next five years, Heerema DrentheNetherlandsProvince Name Provinces have the same name as intends to have a sustainable fabrication their capital unless otherwise noted. 40 km yard and logistics facility employing Maastricht around 600 people,” said general manager 0 40 Miles Mark Clydesdale BZO Bob van der Meer. As part of its social commitments in Porto Amboim, Heerema recently built a small library in co-operation with the local municipality. Here children can do their Netherlands key facts homework and adults attend workshops in several subjects. Heerema is also Land area 41,543 sq km (Angola 1,246,700 sq km) expanding and improving Porto Amboim’s Remar orphanage for boys. GDP $709.5 billion (2012 estimate, source: CIA World Factbook) Heerema currently employs 180 people, of whom 83 per cent are Angolan nationals. It has an Angolanisation plan in Exports $556.5 billion (2012 estimate, source: CIA World Factbook) place which it has strictly followed since the beginning of its activities. According to Van Imports $490.1 billion (2012 estimate, source: CIA World Factbook) der Meer, “Heerema’s roots are firmly in the soil of Angola. We have been developing our fabrication yard for almost a year, and Population 16.7 million also have plans to provide logistics support to the pre-salt developments.” Europe’s fifth-largest economy in the eurozone MoinMoin

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began to visit the country, interact and better world’s most industrialised regions at the a fleet of 15 ships from Brazil forced the operating scheduled service between understand Dutch culture.” end of the 18th century and boasted some Dutch out. Correia de Sá had already Amsterdam and Luanda in partnership According to Oliveira, “The Dutch 600 windmills. Dutch influence in South successfully fought the Dutch in north- with Angolan airline TAAG in the spring have a reputation for entrepreneurship, Africa meant that settlers built in the Cape east Brazil. of 2012. being down to earth and direct in their area, with the first, Oude Molen, beginning Angola’s most famous author, Pepetela To commemorate this inaugural communications. That is a good fit operations in 1718. describes the years when the Dutch ruled flight, the Dutch government returned the with the offshore industry and it makes The Dutch are not neglecting wind Angola in his novel The Glorious Family. More fossilised bones of a mosasaur to Angola, Fugro successful in its ventures. More power in their modern economy. The specifically, it is about the fictional family of where it had been unearthed and where importantly, the Dutch are used to country has some 2,000 megawatts of Baltasar Van Dum, a Flemish slave trader in this carnivorous sea reptile lived 65 million interfacing with other nationalities and capacity from onshore wind farms and has Luanda. Pepetela carried out painstaking years ago. are open and interested in other cultures.” plans to produce 6,000 megawatts by 2020. research on Angola’s Dutch colonial history using archives in Amsterdam, Antwerp and On the map Wind power Dutch connection the Vatican. Another fast-expanding Dutch concern in The origins of windmills date back to the The Dutch occupied the coastal area of Fast-forward into the 20th century

Jelle vd Wolf Angola is Fugro Mauritius which opened Ancient Greeks, but the Netherlands is Angola between 1641 and 1648 as part of a when Angola was one of the world’s main Netherlands main international airport, Schiphol, is an astonishing 3.4 metres below sea level an office in Luanda’s Sonils oil industry the country most associated with them dispute over the sea lanes, slave trade, and coffee producers, and the Netherlands services port in 2002. Present in more than because of their great concentration and its then long-running global war with Spain. was the second-largest European buyer of 60 countries, Fugro collects, processes how they dominate the flat landscape. The Spanish ruled the Portuguese coffee after the Portuguese. and interprets data relating to the Earth’s In the mid-19th century, the country from 1580 to 1640. Seizing Luanda and Dutch trade with the repressive surface and subsurface in the support of had about 10,000 windmills, mostly for use from the Portuguese in 1641, Portuguese Salazar regime led to the infrastructure developments on land, the in land drainage and flood protection but the Dutch made an alliance with Angola’s Dutch-Angola Committee successfully coast and the seabed. also for industrial tasks such as carpentry Queen Nzinga of the Ndongo kingdom and campaigning to stop major Dutch coffee The Netherlands lays legitimate claim and grinding cereals. Today around 1,000 fought alongside her troops at the sieges of roasters and distributors from importing to having founded modern mapping; in 1569 remain; many are ready as backups for , Massangano and Muxima. and selling Angolan coffee. This was a Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator modern pumping stations, while others The Portuguese had then withdrawn textbook example of how a small group of invented his famous projection, the are museum pieces run by volunteers. to the interior and only returned to civil activists can bring about great changes standard map format for nautical purposes. The Zaan district was one of the Luanda after Salvador Correia de Sá with by influencing public opinion. p Fugro also provides services such as precise global positioning, weather forecasting, structural monitoring, subsea engineering and construction. Last year The Kinderdijk array of historic windmills, open to visitors: see www.kinderdijk.com Oleandra Fugro was subcontracted by Oceaneering KLM’s inaugural flight brought home bones of a 65-milion-year-old mosasaur for operations in the BP Block 18 and 31 project. The company is currently expanding its Sonils office, which also comprises a workshop, warehouse facilities, training Netherlands-Angola trade rooms and a geotechnical laboratory. The laboratory will be the only one of its Netherlands Export Import Balance kind in Angola and will perform standards m m m testing, advanced geotechnical testing and ( mln) ( mln) ( mln) geochronological testing. 2008 363.1 1,269.5 -906.4 Fugro Angola has 68 employees (58 of them Angolan) and has developed a 2009 258.0 465.4 -207.4 detailed recruitment and training plan so that Angolans may occupy posts currently 2010 244.2 469.0 -224.8 filled by expatriate staff. “Some of Fugro’s employees have 2011 261.2 671.2 -410.0 lived or have family currently residing in Holland,” said Fugro spokesperson 2012 January – August 202.6 430.3 -227.7 Sofia Oliveira. “As our Holland office also provides training for Angolan staff, Source: Dutch CBS and Angolan Customs Office some of our Angolan employees are able

12 SONANGOL UNIVERSO MARCH 2013 13 CULTURE Angolan designson your body

Three Angolan sisters have developed a successful fashion label that is attracting clients across the globe. Universo looks at this homespun, imagination-catching enterprise

By Lula Ahrens

14 SONANGOL UNIVERSO MARCH 2013 15 Gianluigi Guercia AFP CULTURE CULTURE “Our brand is very exclusive, oung and strikingly well- dressed, Beatrice and and most of our Delphinah Geraldo ooze an air of modest self- work is based on Yconfidence as they gaze across the gleaming, serene waters of Luanda Bay private orders.” from their restaurant table. No wonder; Angolan women’s magazines Caras and Caju have already named the two Geraldo sisters along with a third, Lauretta, who make up Geraldo Fashions, one of Angola’s most influential brand names in 2011, and their star continues to rise steadily. A skirt Delphinah made and wore to university in 2001 was the first step along the catwalk of success. Her fellow students fell so in with its cut and style that the sisters began making more clothes for them on a manual sewing machine at home. At the time, the sisters, who grew up in Botswana and Namibia, were not planning a fashion career. Delphinah, now aged 32, studied economics in Namibia while Beatrice, 29, studied interior design in Cape Town. Lauretta, 22, is currently studying computer game design in Florida. After their first official fashion show things took off. The sisters bought electric sewing machines and, together with a friend, launched GSquare, their first label. GSquare won the Young Entrepreneurs Prize worth 10,000 Namibian dollars at the Namibian Entrepreneurs Competition in 2001. Soon afterwards, their friend left the partnership. “That’s when Delphinah, Lauretta and I launched our own label, Geraldo Fashions. It’s named after our late father, who was an artist, painter and carpenter,” says Beatrice. The sisters buy most of their fabrics in South Africa, Namibia, Portugal and France. Silk and chiffon are among their favourite materials, as are feathers, fur and laces. Daring, detailed tailoring and a wide array of colour variations mark Geraldo sisters – Delphinah

their designs. Geraldo Fashions (right) and Beatrice

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biggest fashion event, Fashion Business After the show, the Geraldo sisters next, given our tight time schedule,” the list. “Next, we plan to approach Going global Angola, in October 2011. were approached by organisers of says Delphinah. “In any case, we’ll take the European market. We have a

Success did not take long to unfold. Apart “I would say that Angolans are more various fashion events, including part in shows in the US, Europe and in few international shows lined up. Geraldo Fashions from their mostly Angolan clientele, fashion sensitive than most southern African Fashion Week Toronto and Africa. We want to spread our exposure An accessory line is part of the 2013 Geraldo Fashions now has American, Africans,” says Beatrice. “They are label African Fashion Week Los Angeles. They over various continents.” plan. Hopefully by the end of this year German, South African and Namibian sensitive, and strikingly unique and received Angolan TV coverage from the Geraldo Fashions’ Angolan clients we’ll have the male line running,” customers. In 2011, TV presenter and creative in the way they dress.” TPA breakfast show, TV Zimbo’s Sexto buy their fashion items online. “Our says Beatrice. model Vânia Vilela, singer and Big According to Delphinah, Angola’s Sentido and Zimbando. brand is very exclusive, and most of The Geraldo sisters still make Brother Africa reality TV star Tatiana eye for fashion has greatly increased Features on the Geraldo sisters also our work is based on private orders,” their clothes at home themselves, but Durão, Channel O presenter Weza da over the last few years. “We’re more appeared in Angolan magazines O País, Beatrice explains. “We have our own their label’s popularity surge is forcing Silva and Angolan top model Karina Silva exposed to fashion than ever before, Vida, Super Fashion and Chocolate. website, Facebook page and Twitter them to think about ways to increase were all seen wearing Geraldo Fashions. partly thanks to Angolan magazines Internationally, they were featured in account. Our online store should be up their production. “We’re trying to find Angolan celebrity Lígia Henriques such as Super Fashion, Chocolate, Caras, Forbes Africa, US-based LIVID Magazine, and running within a few months.” manufacturers that can produce outfits has bought more than half of their Moda and Angolan bloggers.” Zen Magazine, Crème Magazine and Renting a store in Luanda is at an affordable price outside Angola, Luanda 2012 collection. “She wore the numerous fashion blogs from Africa to expensive, and Geraldo Fashions is still which is quite a challenge. Our eyes items to big events, and most of them Asia and Europe. a small business. are currently on Namibia and South ended up in magazines,” says Beatrice. New York success “I think we got all this attention “But agreements are under way in Africa,” says Delphinah. In 2002 the sisters joined the Pan The sisters’ career shifted up a gear in because our collection was different New York and other capitals to enlist Whatever route they take next, one African Fashion Show. That same year 2012 when Geraldo Fashions participated from that of other designers,” says various boutiques as regular buyers,” thing is certain – Geraldo Fashions was they were elected Best Young Namibian in Moda Luanda, Swahili Fashion Beatrice. “We offer a new approach to says Beatrice. Those who want to wear born at the right time. “Our fashion Designers by an international judging Week, Cape Town Fashion Week and African design, meant to suit a variety of Geraldo Fashions’ exclusive designs has a modern African feel, for which panel at the Sense of Africa fashion show. Mozambique Fashion Week. They were international clients.” and materials have to place a personal there is an increasing demand,” says Beatrice and Delphinah moved back also admitted to the prestigious Africa Delphinah adds: “We do have African order. “A dress will cost you between Beatrice. “We see more and more to Angola in 2005. They participated in Fashion Show New York. This was a touches in different pieces. In New York, $100 and $700,” she says. people wearing national designers at Angola Fashion Week 2009, 2010 and great success and it brought them a lot for example, we had a piece made of non- events, parties, clubs and restaurants, 2011 and in Africa’s of media coverage and an even African cotton, but with pieces of wood.” but also in African magazines like larger number of international Success has brought some dilemmas. Gaining ground Chocolate and Caras. Five or six years clients. “Various shops in New The choice of upcoming fashion shows is The United States is currently Geraldo ago, Angolan labels were almost non- York now want our stock,” currently overwhelming. “The question Fashions’ largest market outside Angola, existent in people’s daily lives.”p says Delphinah. now is which shows to participate in but the domestic market still tops www.facebook.com/GeraldoFashionsofficial Inspired by Angolan woman Geraldo Fashions Glossy fashion magazine Chocolate has been published in Angola since 2007 and mirrors the image of the new African woman; her desires and aspirations in the area of fashion, behaviour, work and study. Chocolate’s main inspiration is the Angolan woman. Chocolate is distributed throughout Angola and since 2012 in Mozambique and Brazil with the aim of taking the image of the ‘New Angolan Woman’ ever further afield. It also promotes Angolan women’s fashion brands and products abroad and keeps readers up to date on new trends.

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Angola fashion on the web Geraldo Fashions

In 2013, Portuguese fashion aficionado Soraia Mangi

concluded her master’s degree in Milan, one of the Geraldo Fashions big four fashion capitals of the world. She has been a fashion blogger since 2011 and visits Angola every three to four months.

Fashion-trend spotter, blogger and regular visitor to Angola, Soraia Mangi says the country is one to watch carefully when it comes to global fashion. “Angola was ‘shut down’ for a few decades, but thanks to political and economic stability, Angolans have travelled and let themselves be inspired by other countries, cultures and international artists. Along with the creativity that is already part of the Angolan DNA, this has resulted in an explosion of art and innovation,” says

Mangi who completed a master’s degree in Fashion, Geraldo Fashions Experience and Design management in Italy this year and blogs on retropopvintage.com One of her main inspirations is the blog Estilo & Etiqueta: “First, because it truly reflects Angolan and Geraldo Fashions African fashion in general, and secondly, because it is their target group. They know exactly who the ‘Geraldo written mainly for men,” she says of the website*. Woman’ is,” she says. “Angola can be seen as a powerful new source of Other Angolan designers who have caught Mangi’s information and creativity. Most markets and countries attention include Projecto Mental and Nadir Tati. have been contributing to fashion for ages; their ideas are “Projecto Mental are very bold, colourful and original. being recycled. They don’t really come up with anything I love their concept of combining the classical suit with new and revolutionary. Angola does,” says Mangi. traditional patterns and non-traditional fabrics. “Angolan designers started from zero, and are full of “At the 2012 Fátima Lopes Collection show, Nadir ideas. They have often travelled, learned, and succeeded Tati was the main guest. She stole the show. Her outside Angola. They are ready to tell the world that collection mixed modern, stylish and elegant cuts with they’re Angolan, that they have potential, that they see what resembled traditional Angolan patterns and fabrics, things from a new and different perspective. They want combining African origins with modern style. Her ability to to share the idea that Africa has changed, and ignite the introduce what is happening in Paris, London, Milan and world’s curiosity in their ‘new’ mother country. New York to African fashion is what made the collection “We do have African “Angolans in general are very fashion conscious. so unique. They aren’t afraid to take risks and to be bold, to try new “The Moda Luanda fashion show plays a major role touches in different pieces. trends, new brands.” in enhancing Angolan designers’ position,” says Mangi. The Geraldo sisters are Mangi’s favourite Angolan “It also plays a fundamental cultural role in stimulating In New York, for example, fashion designers. “They are a breath of fresh air in the creativity and innovation, and in showing to Angola and Angolan and African fashion scene. This brand is young, the rest of Africa and the world what has recently been we had a piece made of non- dynamic, proactive, innovative, creative, sexy and fun. I achieved in Angola.” love how they combine elegance, freshness and fashion in African cotton, but with their garments. They are successful thanks to their unique www.facebook.com/ESTIETIQUE pieces of wood.” fabrics, new style concepts, boldness and awareness of estietique.tumblr.com

20 SONANGOL UNIVERSO MARCH 2013 21 PROVINCE CABINDA QUAYS TO SUCCESS Cabinda, Angola’s most northerly province, is taking giant steps to upgrade its infrastructure and industrialise. Universo looks at the projects

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ore than $1 billion US dollars will be invested in the ports sector of Angola’s northern Cabinda province over the nextM five years, according to Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomás. He made the announcement during the inauguration ceremony of new quays at the Port of Cabinda. The Nova Ponte Cais, as the new installations are known, allow medium and large-sized ships to dock, thus improving Cabinda’s links with the rest of Angola and ending dependence on transhipment at Pointe-Noire’s port in

Congo Brazzaville. Peter Moeller Previously, the only way to ship goods without a call at a foreign port was to unload them onto smaller vessels Rig service facility which sailed out to collect them at sea, an expensive and laborious method that Ship repair facility Phase 1 pushed up the prices of basic consumer products in Cabinda. Goods can now be taken by sea from Luanda straight to Cabinda city on the same day. The new 319-metre-long metal and concrete quay was built by Chinese construction company China Gezhouba Group and adds capacity to an original 125-metre quay built 50 years ago. Manuel Nazareth Neto, board president of the Port of Cabinda, said he expected 2013 to represent an historic upturn in the Phase 3 company’s history with the full functioning Potential for oil jetty Phase 2 of the new quays. Although Cabinda handled 418,192 containers last year, more Anneka than double had been expected, but long Cabinda aims to double container movements Caio Porto deepwater port plans delays in building the new quays, along with poor weather, confounded the plan. “If we take into account the projects gains an important role in the group of phase, budgeted at $600 million, the Caio employees and having significant private oil and gas industry in Cabinda while Smith told Universo: “We want Angolans completed and the actions executed in Angolan and neighbouring countries’ ports commercial port will have a 775-metre- sector participation, particularly local promoting local community development. to be represented heavily at MDC. Just 2012, we can expect for 2013 the same in the two Congos,” he said. long quay which will eventually extend business people from Cabinda province. The site is just 3.5km from Chevron’s for phase one operations, we’re already production plan as for last year of handling All the investment was proof of the to 1,550 metres in the final phase. The Foreign investors will provide $60 million Malongo terminal compound but allows training 50 people. By the time phase four coastal imports and exports of 991,939 strong commitment of the Angolan deepest quayside will be 12.5 metres. and Angolan investors $180 million. The the free circulation of goods, services has been completed, close to 200 people containers,” he said. government to growth, development and The port’s storage area will cover 1,640 port is expected to provide about 1,000 new and, most importantly, access by the local will have been trained. Most of them come the better distribution of the wealth in hectares and the area for container cargo direct jobs in the short term, rising to 1,500. population. Employees and residents from the surrounding villages. That’s very Caio deepwater port Cabinda province, as well as the rest of the will stretch to 3,690 hectares. will benefit from scheduled transport good news for the Malembo area.” Transport Minister Silva Tomás said country, he added. A public-private partnership is Malembo project services to and from Cabinda city and the There are currently only two the new quays were just the first step President José Eduardo dos Santos laid developing the Caio project with The first phase of the 141-hectare Malembo Malongo terminal. expatriates on site at MDC, including in a broader programme and that the the foundation stone for the construction construction, operation and eventual Development Centre (MDC), reportedly MSB OPS Angola, an Angolan company Smith. “While MDC is being built, it will government would also begin construction of the Caio deepwater port complex in transfer to the Angolan state assigned to the province’s largest private investment created from an existing joint venture stay like this. That’s unheard of, but it’s of a completely new deepwater port at August 2012. Caio Porto SA. project, was officially completed in between Operatec and OPI International, OPI’s goal. We do not want an expat face Caio, 9 km north of Cabinda city. Work will be in three phases and Caio Porto SA is a mixed capital February 2013. operates MDC. on the facility,” he said. “We’ll set up a “We are doing our best so that the port take three years to complete. In the first company, employing 75 per cent Angolan MDC offers support services to the OPI general superintendent David core staff and train them very well, so

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Mark Clydesdale BZO that they take on subordinates and begin Chevron History to train them themselves.” OPI finds candidates at the local Any story on Cabinda would not university, or through village elders and be complete without mentioning leaders. “Village chiefs give us a list of the long-standing presence of people whom they deem competent, and Chevron, Angola’s largest individual we bring them in,” said Smith. Denis Kuvaev / Shutterstock.com “What’s so intriguing about MDC is oil-producing company. that local entrepreneurs are ready to set Chevron’s predecessor, Cabinda up businesses here. The authorities will let Gulf Oil (CABGOC), has a history them have the land for free. Our goal is to dating back to the 1930s, when let Angolans take over. Then we go home. Texaco first started selling lubricants in Angola. MDC is unique, well planned and has a In the 1950s, Gulf arrived in Angola to drill the first oil. Its oil production great vision. It’s going to do well, and I hope started in the 1960s in Block 0 after the discovery of the Malongo field. Texaco, its success will be duplicated,” he said. too, entered Angola for oil exploration and production. The development project includes 31 After Chevron acquired Gulf, Gulf and Texaco merged. What was Chevron- hectares of accommodation for up to 1,440 Texaco for a while eventually became Chevron. Today, the Cabinda Gulf Oil contractor personnel and a 110-hectare Company is a Chevron subsidiary. In the 1990s, CABGOC began operating in site for industrial development. It provides Block 14, in deeper waters offshore Cabinda. The company also has a stake in communications, logistical, laundry and catering services, as well as classrooms, Block 2, near Soyo and the Angola LNG project. a supermarket, a training workshop with over 5,000 square metres of equipped space, and various recreational facilities such as a swimming pool, and tennis and basketball courts. MDC’s internal power station, on-site water wells, holding tanks and a water- filtration system are set to expand with the facility’s growth. The centre’s primary power supply, however, comes from the new Malembo power station. In 2012, global infrastructure company Isolux Corsán installed two new 35-megawatt gas turbines at Malembo, providing sufficient energy for the whole of Cabinda. Malongo oil camp “When Malongo was set up in the 1960s, Angola was a very different place from Toa55 what it is now,” said Eunice de Carvalho, Chevron’s current Deputy Country In Cabinda the company has about 2,000 “Their employees will use restaurants, Manager Brazil. regular employees, but in the Malongo banks and other services in town, which “There were grave security concerns, camp, on any given day, there might be contributes to the city’s growth. More than so the camp was created in a fairly isolated 5,000 people. 1,000 people have moved out already and fashion. It was, and still is, self-sufficient “Two to three years ago, we began we expect that effort to continue. Only in everything from food supply to water letting some of those contractors set up those who are critical to operations will and energy. After 13 years of peace, we no their bases outside the Malongo camp. This have to remain at the Malongo camp.” longer have the same concerns.” contributes to Cabinda’s socio-economic Carvalho told Universo: “We would Chevron’s contractor workforce development because as these contractors eventually even like some of the outnumbers its regular Chevron workforce move out, they’ll either buy land to build a contractors’ workspace to be outside the two or three times, Carvalho explained. house, or they will rent a house. Malongo camp. This is part of our future

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plan. We’ve looked at the Fútila industrial in the Fútila hub will focus primarily on be followed by exploration of the remaining hub as a possible destination, but obviously the needs of the local population. Other deposits,” he told the Angolan press. each contractor company is responsible industries planned are a brewery, a According to Levy, the first phase of for finding its own adequate space. mineral-water bottling plant, steelworks this project will require investment of $182 “We’ve experienced an openness and an industrial gases plant, as well million, $73 million of which will be used of the constraints around the camp, as soap, palm and nut oil factories. The to build port facilities. which has benefited the city of Cabinda. idea is to make the industrial hub as self- While the main use of phosphates Eventually, that decentralisation will sufficient as possible by transforming its is farm fertiliser, they are also used in probably also benefit Cabinda’s industrial raw materials locally. cleaning products, water treatment, the and provincial development.” food industry and toothpaste. Fertiliser future Cabinda’s phosphates are also likely Industrial hub Another major resource ripe for economic to play an important role in nourishing The Fútila industrial hub covers an area development is Cabinda’s huge deposit Angola’s steadily improving agricultural of 2,342 hectares on the Malembo plain, of phosphates, used in making fertilisers. sector, making this fertile land even more

30km north of Cabinda city. In addition The province has estimated reserves of 380 abundant in crops. Eric Isselee to industrial plots it has streets, electric- million tonnes. energy plants, drinking-water plants and Ehud Levy, director of fertiliser Mayombe administrative support centres for local company Vale Fértil, the Angolan subsidiary Cabinda is also famous for its dense companies. It was created to answer the of Israeli group LR, says mining work could jungle, the Mayombe, a smaller but no needs of investors eager to set up or expand begin at the Cácata deposit, 80km from less precious reflection of its cross-Atlantic their businesses in Cabinda province. Cabinda city, as it was a region with the cousin, the Amazon. The $68 million project is expected to purest reserves, facilitating exports. Mayombe teems with wildlife such as create thousands of direct and indirect Levy, a phosphates expert, believes gorillas, chimpanzees and rare butterflies. jobs in the region and aims to prove that Cabinda could initially produce 800,000 Like the Amazon jungle, the Mayombe’s Cabinda is capable of producing a lot tonnes a year. “The next phase of the southern extension stretches towards a more than just oil and timber for export. project’s development will include giant river – in this case, the Congo. With its That, in turn, fits into Angola’s nationwide construction of an industry to process superb natural assets, including attractive economic diversification plans. the phosphates, including production of beaches, Mayombe has great potential as a Peter Moeller A paint, zinc and ceramics factory phosphoric acid and fertiliser, which will tourist destination. p

All about Cabinda

Capital: Cabinda

Area: 7,270 sq km

Population: 100,000

Climate: equatorial

Agriculture: coffee, cocoa, palm oil, manioc, maize

Minerals: oil, gold, phosphates, potassium, uranium, diamonds

Other products: high-value tropical hardwoods; mahogany, ebony Peter Moeller

28 SONANGOL UNIVERSO MARCH 2013 29 SPORT SPORT Michael Johnson – Profile

America’s nine-time World lympic legend Michael Johnson, a Champion sprinter Michael member of the athletics world’s royalty GOLDEN SHOES and with golden running shoes to match Johnson paid a special visit his four gold medals, arrived in Angola in DecemberO to explore the possibilities of co-operation to Angola and held exhibition between his sports-performance school and Angola’s races with Angola’s London Born Dallas, Texas, JOHNSON Olympians and Paralympians. September 1967 Paralympics hero José Sayovo. Johnson’s visit was sponsored by the Angolan Universo reports Paralympics Committee and BP Angola. VISITS ANGOLA BP believes that Johnson’s high profile and his know-how, discipline, rigour and determination could add value to Angola’s athletic performance and benefit sport in the country. The visit could pave the way for training in preparation for future international competitions with the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics foremost in mind. First man to win the 200 metres and Johnson’s programme during his Angola visit 400 metres in the included courtesy calls on sporting, political and same Olympic social figures and also hands-on activities such Games as workshops with sporting entities and Olympic athletics associations. The US athlete had meetings with the Minister of Sport Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba as well as with Gustavo da Conceição and Leonel da Rocha Pinto, the presidents of Angola’s Olympics and Paralympics committees, respectively. During his stay Johnson travelled to the highland Height: 1.85m city of , where he met local sporting (6 feet 1 inch) Johnson authorities and discussed the development of the was future African Centre for High Performance Training. Weight: 77 kg nicknamed Superman, the The high spots of Johnson’s visit were two (170 pounds) Duck and the Statue exhibition races with blind Paralympian José Sayovo because of his held in the Coqueiros stadium in downtown Luanda. elegant, straight- Triple Paralympics record holder Sayovo and backed running style former Olympic champion Johnson ran two 100-metre races. Johnson ran one of the races blindfolded to World’s fastest

experience the difficulties Sayovo faces. man in the 1990s,

winning the 200

Who is Michael Johnson? metres, 400 metres

and 4x400 metres Sprinter Michael Johnson is considered one of the His best 400 metres relay world’s greatest athletes. He has won four Olympic time was 43.18 gold medals and nine other gold medals in world seconds in 1999 athletics competitions. He represented the United States in three Olympics and until this year was world record-holder for the 400 metres. He also formerly held the 200 metres record until Usain Bolt beat it. In indoor athletics Johnson conquered the same titles.

Johnson retired from racing in 2001 but did not leave the world of athletics. He created the Michael Johnson won Johnson Performance project, which aims to help 54 consecutive athletes of all ages and all sports reach their maximum victories in the 400 metres potential, using the same philosophy and techniques Michael Johnson experiments running ‘blind’ he employed as an athlete. p

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Angola is currently breathing new life into its once highly-important coffee sector. Universo examines progress in projects aimed at reviving its fortunes

here are some modest signs of a A farming project in the Porto Amboim reversal of Angola’s mass rural region of Kwanza Sul province is in the exodus, thanks to a number vanguard of efforts to reinstate Angola’s of new schemes aimed at past coffee glories, but this time with the Tresurrecting the fortunes of the world’s added incentive of ensuring better prices most valuable farm commodity, coffee. and conditions for the producers. Angola was formerly the industry’s Programa de Fomento da Cultura fourth-largest grower, but its coffee output do Amboim was developed in tandem plummeted in the 1980s and 1990s as with similar initiatives in two other post- farmers abandoned the land to seek the conflict countries, Nicaragua and the safety of the towns. The country produced Democratic Republic of Congo. The aim a quarter of a million tonnes of coffee is to resettle people on the land, cut rural beans at its peak in 1973, but sank to a low unemployment and restore neglected point of just 3,000 tonnes in 1992. coffee plantations. The hope is that these

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pilot projects will provide examples and proactively seeking coffee from small three types of farming areas: low-lying area of 350kg knowledge for replication elsewhere. growers and consciously agreeing to savannah, cool forested highlands and an per hectare. The project has the financial support of pay premium prices for their efforts in area of transition between the two. Each family the International Coffee Organization (ICO), producing coffee. The lower areas could grow the more was given $500 in the Angolan and US governments, as well as Family holdings, especially those resilient yet less valuable coffee variety credit, around two institutional, technical and sales assistance farming organically and in harmony with Robusta, while the highlands were suitable hectares of land and from US Aid, the Cooperative League of the the environment, are now able to take for the more sought-after and thus pricier 2,000 coffee plants in United States of America (CLUSA), and CABI advantage of this new situation. Angola Arabica variety. Arabica is milder tasting, plastic bags from a stock of (formally known as the Commonwealth scores highly in this regard as 90 per while Robusta gives higher yields and 10 million. The families had Agricultural Bureaux International). cent of its coffee now comes from family is used more in instant coffee and in to nurture these young plants Since the peak and decline of Angola’s smallholdings instead of the huge colonial stronger roasts. in home-made nurseries and coffee output, the world coffee market plantations which accounted for 70 per Producing Arabica in its shady forest then replant the mature bushes on has changed markedly. Coffee now enjoys cent of production in the past. locations also helps efforts to protect the their plots. So that the families could historically high prices thanks to a general environment. Here, yields currently reach survive during this process, they also commodity price boom stimulated by Doing it for themselves 610 kilograms per hectare compared to received help to farm a mix of subsistence

increasingly heavy global demand. The Porto Amboim project started in 409kg per hectare on the savannah, and crops such as bananas and cassava. Brazuk Ltd This change has benefited small-scale 2008 when the government and NGOs 550kg per hectare in the area of transition. Replanting the coffee saplings had “an producers and not just the large plantation encouraged 4,917 families to farm 8,000 These yields have far exceeded the excellent success rate of 87 to 90 per cent,” owners. Consumers are nowadays also hectares of neglected plantations covering target originally laid down for the project José Mahinga, assistant administrative director at the National Coffee Institute (INCA), told Universo. Coffee production has steadily risen at the project (see table on P.39), thanks partly to local model farms which served Porto Amboim farmers are responsible for their own coffee bush nurseries as examples of best practice. Here growers have been taught the importance and benefits of pruning trees to raise output Brazuk Ltd – a chore traditional farmers resisted but seeing much higher yields on the model farms within just two years won them over. In order to improve coffee flavour, farmers have also learned to use simple, raised drying tables to reduce the earthy taste of the coffee and thus gain higher prices. Organic fertiliser made from coffee husks has also aided yields not only in coffee but in all the smallholders’ farm crops. Angola’s farmers have been able to make a virtue of a necessity: the previously The Porto Amboim abandoned coffee plantations had not used mineral fertilisers nor industrial insecticides for 40 years, and this gives project had an Angola’s coffee farms the right to claim in their marketing that they have been organic for longer than most! 87% to 90% To maintain this organic ‘tradition’, the project uses botanical insecticides such as soap-based soups that have proved effective success rate and doesn’t use any mineral fertilisers. Social support in cultivating The Porto Amboim project also addresses the wider development issues of education coffee bushes

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and healthcare. Project workers and coffee- Angola, fetches around $0.60 per kilogram, growers in areas with difficult access have while when hulled it brings in between communally constructed 17 classrooms $1.30 and $1.50 per kg. However, roasted from local materials to serve 1,683 pupils. coffee sells at a hugely increased $12.50 per They have also developed community kg, explained Mahinga. “We want to reduce health centres and small-scale infrastructure the gap between these values to favour such as bridges, with the government the producer.” providing teachers and health workers. In the longer term Mahinga said he America’s CLUSA helped the project’s hopes to maintain the quality of the coffee institution building. This involved and strengthen the power of coffee-growers, encouraging the farmers to form associations allowing them to do the business themselves. and promote common objectives. Some Over the next five years he also expected 101 Porto Amboim farmers’ associations to see the Porto Amboim farmers produce formed 13 cooperatives, which in turn have 6,000 tonnes a year, double the low point united under one umbrella organisation for the whole country in 1992. “It’s very called Cesacopa. possible to achieve this,” he predicted. This central organisation’s office and “Amboim coffee can be a reference point warehouse act as a focal point of contact for all Angolan coffee.” for marketing and trading the coffee. So far it has struck sales deals with Portugal Flavour favourite and South Korea. In addition, Cesacopa Another factor favouring Angolan coffee supports farmers seeking credit and sales is the high quality of Amboim’s channels finance from banks while also Robusta variety. Mahinga recounted that providing a democratic forum for growers Brazilian coffee-taste experts had great to articulate their demands. difficulty in distinguishing the region’s Cesacopa won the 2012 Incubator Robusta from the much higher-valued Award for business development in Arabica variety. Africa, beating a field of 30 competitor presentations at Utrecht in the Coffee fair Netherlands. The award was granted In July 2012, Angola held its first coffee by the Dutch Humanist Institute for fair in Gabela, at the heart of its leading Development Cooperation (Hivos) and coffee province, Kwanza Sul. The fair, partner organisation Venture Capital for promoted by INCA, attracted around 5,000 Africa. The Dutch Humanist Institute for people. The aim was to exhibit the region’s Cooperation with Developing Countries productive potential and promote coffee (Hivos) and partner organisation Venture production and consumption. Capital for Africa granted the award Agriculture and Rural Development which recognises Cesacopa’s efforts in Minister Afonso Pedro Canga, speaking developing quality coffee exports, creating at the event, said the fair was “a space jobs, providing community support and to identify opportunities and establish protecting the environment. credible partnerships”. Trade Minister One successful outcome of the Porto Idalina Valente, also attended along with Amboim project, according to INCA’s José 31 producers, coffee roasters, trading Mahinga, has been that growers have, as companies and non-governmental intended, gained more income. In 2011 the organisations (NGOs). families involved in the project received Kwanza Sul’s coffee production 73.4 per cent of the selling price. depends on 8,276 families, 7,495 linked Looking ahead, Mahinga said the next to Robusta and 781 to Arabica. Robusta step in adding value to Porto Amboim’s accounts for 90 per cent and Arabica 10 coffee was to process it locally. An per cent. organisation such as Cesacopa would have Gabela is home to an INCA research a key role in such a development. station which gathers data on coffee Coffee in its husk, known as mabuba in varieties. Here, more than 80 members of

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staff have been trained in good agricultural João Manuel Bernardo, told the press: variety and are also keen on seeing practices, while two went on to Brazil to “Now we want to regain our position in the farmers get better payment for their Port Amboim coffee production table train in coffee classification and grading. production of coffee, along with cotton and efforts. As a result, small growers, perhaps Coffee is also produced in other other agricultural products.” using organic growing methods, can ask Year Tonnes per year provinces such as Kwanza Norte, Uíge If the first stage is successful, a $250 premium prices for their coffee. and Huíla. Angola-based oil companies million credit line from Brazil and other Developed coffee markets also including BP and Chevron have provided sources will extend the Angolan project to prefer and give added value for traceable 2006 529 financial credit to small coffee growers. the full 100,000 hectares. Brazil could be products and identifiable small farmers. the likely importer of the Robusta variety Today’s consumers of expensive coffee like 2007 439 Vietnam co-operation because of Angola’s higher production to know where their drink originates and Angola’s coffee development policy is not costs. Brazil produces Arabica mainly which particular farmers will benefit from restricted to small producers. In July 2012 for export, but also Robusta chiefly for their purchases, and they are inclined to 2008 1,129 the country signed an agreement with domestic consumption. pay more for this coffee experience. Vietnam’s Thai Hoa Group, the country’s Over the past decade world commodity 2009 1,150 top Arabica producer and trader, and Market changes prices have risen dramatically, largely Brazilian consultants, to help refurbish While Angola has been absent from world thanks to the emergence of new economic coffee plantations. The idea is to plant coffee markets, changes have taken place powerhouse countries where consumers with 2010 1,274 100,000 hectares over the next decade. in the sector’s profile. Apart from much greater spending power are drinking more. Vietnam is the world’s second-largest higher prices, the industry has seen a Arabica coffee dropped to a 30-year low 2011 1,610 coffee producer after Brazil. transformation in the structure of farming of $0.45 a pound in 2001 and rose to a 34- The Vietnamese and the Brazilians will and sales. Small-scale planting operations, year high of almost $3.09 in 2011. Robusta 2012 1,537 partner an Angolan coffee producer to grow often a number of family farms organised in in the same period slumped to $0.17 before 6,000 hectares of Robusta over the next co-operatives, have grown in importance. recovering to reach $1.20. Some NGOs have (fall due to drought) three years. When signing the agreement Coffee drinkers have become more acted to reduce the impact of low prices on in Hanoi, Angola’s ambassador to Vietnam, discerning in choosing their favourite poor farmers through the fair trade movement. Africa Studio

Growing coffee Brazuk Ltd Brazuk Ltd Coffee growing is labour intensive. World coffee output averaged Consumption has almost doubled Trees need to be planted, weeded and 6 million tonnes per year in the 1990s in the past 40 years, led by producing harvested. A bush needs four years to and averaged 7.6 million tonnes from countries Brazil and Vietnam, with mature and its best yields come after 2007 to 2011, thanks mainly to higher Eastern Europe and Asia contributing five or six years. Its green fruits are production in Brazil and Vietnam. 46 per cent. Angola with its favourable known as ‘cherries’ and each one has Peak global production was 8.1 million geology and extensive under-used two beans. These cherries take seven tonnes in 2010. fertile farmlands is well placed to meet to eight months to ripen and turn red Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia and some of this demand. and are then ready for harvesting, Indonesia are the largest producers which is mostly done by hand. and account for more than 60 per Coffee bushes are most productive cent of world output. In 2011, the total from the age of five to 15 years, but output was 7.9 million tonnes worth many of Angola’s coffee bushes are $70.9 billion, of which 6.2 million tonnes Valentyn Volkov over 30 years old and therefore in need was exported. Production is forecast of replacement. to rise to 9.1 million tonnes in 2019. Some 25 million smallholders Coffee is the most valuable produce 80 per cent of the world’s and widely traded tropical farm coffee and another 100 million people product, and consumers drink are employed in the sector in coffee- an estimated 1.6 billion cups producing countries. every day.

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Fairtrade Foundation Organic farmers get a $0.30 per Founded in the UK in 1992, the pound premium. Fairtrade also Coffee history Fairtrade Foundation endorses pre-finances up to 60 per cent of markets and buys coffee from purchase prices and thus helps cash Coffee is traditionally believed to have producer organisations owned and flow. It is already active in Africa in originated in 9th-century Ethiopia and governed democratically by their Uganda, Malawi, Kenya, Cameroon, was recorded as a drink in Yemen in the Sonangol Africa members. It offers a minimum price of Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Rwanda and $1.40 per pound for Arabica beans or Tanzania and has 294,000 members 15th century. Muslim pilgrims and traders market price if higher and a minimum in 32 organisations. spread the stimulating drink across North $1.01 per pound for Robusta. Fairtrade also gives help and Fairtrade gives an additional support in the areas of marketing, Africa and the Middle East. $0.20 per pound if farmers make branding, ethical assurance, Later expansion came in the 1600s Eco Race winner investments in community, sales, supply-chain and producer thanks to Dutch colonists in Sri Lanka, business and environment projects partnerships (bringing buyers closer – education, healthcare and farm to their suppliers), and changes India and Java, and then in South America, improvements – to increase yield trading practices to ensure growers where it was an important product of the and quality, and processing facilities are treated fairly and consumers slave trade. to increase income. drink with a clear conscience. p

Coffee worldwide statistics

Pie chart 1 –Largest producers of coffee as % of world production 2007-2011 Brazil 34.0% Pie chart 2 – Largest exporters as % of world Vietnam 14.0% exports 2007-2011 Colombia 7.0% Brazil 31% Pie chart 3 – Largest importers of coffee as % of world total Indonesia 7.0% Vietnam 17% 2006-2010 Ethiopia 4.5% Colombia 9% USA 23.0% India 3.7% Indonesia 6% Germany 9.8% Mexico 3.4% Ethiopia 3% Japan 7.8% Guatemala 3.1% India 4% Italy 6.3% Peru 2.9% Mexico 3% France 6.0% Honduras 2.9% Guatemala 4% Canada 3.6% Uganda 2.3% Peru 4% Spain 3.5% Others 14.0% Honduras 3% UK 3.3% Source: International Coffee Organisation (ICO) Uganda 3% Others 36.5% Others 13% Source: ICO Source: ICO

Largest producers of coffee as Largest exporters as per cent Largest importers of coffee as

per centBRAZIL of world production 2007-2011 USA of world exports 2007-2011 per cent of world total 2006-2010 ■ Former Formula 1 driver Jean-Louis Schlesser of Team Schlesser Sonangol won p BrazilVIETNAM...... 34.0% GERMANYp BrazilBRAZIL...... 31% USAp USA...... BRAZIL 23.0% USA the fifth Sonangol Africa Eco Race on January 14 in his Renault-engined ‘buggy’. p Vietnam...... 14.0% p Vietnam...... 17% p Germany...... 9.8% It was remarkably Schlesser’s fifth consecutive win in the 11-stage, 6,500km-long race. p Colombia...... 7.0% p ColombiaVIETNAM...... 9% GERMANYp Japan.VIETNAM...... 7.8% GERMANY p IndonesiaCOLOMBIA...... 7.0% JAPANp Indonesia...... 6% p Italy...... 6.3% Sonangol Africa Eco Race 2013 (Top 10) p Ethiopia...... 4.5% p India...... 4% p France...... 6.0% 1 Schlesser-Esquirol (Buggy): ...... 37h 09 ´45˝ p IndiaINDONESIA...... 3.7% ITALYp GuatemalaCOLOMBIA...... 4% JAPANp CanadaCOLOMBIA...... 3.6% JAPAN 2 Fromont-Fromont (Tuareg): ...... 42h 59 ´28˝ p Mexico...... 3.4% p Peru...... 4% p Spain...... 3.5% 3 Van Cauwenberge-Castelen (Toyota): ...... 43h 08 ´38˝ p Guatemala...... 3.1% p Mexico...... 3% p UK...... 3.3% 4 Grigorov-Mishin (OSC): ...... 44h 07 ´13˝ ETHIOPIA FRANCE INDONESIA ITALY INDONESIA ITALY p Peru...... 2.9% p Ethiopia...... 3% p Others...... 36.5% 5 Jorda-Lormand (Buggy): ...... 46h 46 ´54˝ p Honduras...... 2.9% p Honduras...... 3% 6 Martin-Metz (Volkswagen): ...... 48h 11 ´02˝ ETHIOPIA FRANCE p UgandaINDIA...... 2.3% CANADAp Uganda...... 3% ETHIOPIA FRANCE 7 Shagirov-Morov (Toyota): ...... 56h 16 ´03˝ p Others...... 14.0% p Others...... 13% 8 Saukans-Ducens (OSC): ...... 57h 56 ´48˝ INDIA CANADA INDIA CANADA 9 Van Putten-Zoetaert (Toyota): ...... 58h 43 ´33˝ MEXICO SPAIN Source: International Coffee Organization (ICO) 10 Aivazian-Luans (Toyota): ...... 60h 41 ´29˝

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Petro Sonangol stake in Sonangol Atlético signs win Puma Energy $1 billion ■ Sonangol has bought a 20 per cent equity stake in Puma Energy, Angola’s an international oil company debt deal focusing on the midstream and downstream sectors. ■ Sonangol EP has completed a loan SuperCup Sonangol board president arrangement via its wholly-owned Francisco Maria said: “This strategic subsidiary Sonangol Finance Ltd to the Sonangol board president Francisco participation brings together the tune of $1 billion. The contract with the de Lemos José Maria (left) is strengths and expertise of both China Development Bank is repayable presented with the 2013 Angolan companies. We look forward to over a period of ten years at a cost SuperCup trophy by the president more opportunities for collaboration of 3.5 per cent above the London of Petro Atlético de Luanda, Mateus between the two companies in Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). de Brito, in February. Sonangol is Angola, in Africa and elsewhere in The bank has given Sonangol the official sponsor of the team. the world.” Finance a corporate guarantee based Petro disputed the final over Puma Energy is a subsidiary on the quality of Sonangol EP’s two legs with CRD of of Trafigura Beheer, a Dutch operational, commercial and financial

Kwanza Sul province and emerged multinational commodity-trading Puma Energy performance indicators. 2-1 winners on aggregate. The company established in 1997. It The loan also demonstrates SuperCup is played between has grown rapidly and is now one of the biggest independent operators in the world. the solidity of Sonangol’s long-term the Girabola champions and the The company has a presence in 34 countries and has more than 5,000 staff. Pierri investment finance, which over the Angolan Cup winners. Eladari, its executive director, said that after many years of successful collaboration past seven years has allowed the in the downstream sector and in Angola, the company was pleased to reinforce its company to borrow $18 billion, half of partnership with Sonangol as one of its main shareholders. which it has already repaid. Angop Two more Suezmax tankers New Lobito refinery ■ The Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool took delivery of its 25th and Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in Okpo, South 26th vessels in January. AST Sunshine was named at Samsung Korea, and its maiden voyage was a cargo of gas oil bound for Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in South Korea. The vessel will West Africa. foundation stone laid be employed on the spot market via the Stena Sonangol Suezmax Mark Heater, president of Sonangol Marine Services, said: ■ Sonangol board president Francisco de Lemos José Maria announced the formal start of work on Pool, although it is owned by Asahi Stena Tankers, a joint venture “The delivery of the Sonangol Cabinda marks the achievement of the 200 barrels per day (bpd) Lobito oil refinery on December 10. Angola’s Vice-President Manuel between Stena Bulk and Japanese Asahi Tankers. Its first cargo a long-term objective of Sonangol Shipping and offers direct proof Vicente laid the foundation stone. was gas oil from South Korea to Europe. of Sonangol’s ability to actively and effectively compete in one of The refinery had been planned since 2000 and its completion should take five years. Once in “We are very satisfied with the vessels delivered so far and the the world’s most challenging markets.” operation, it will reduce imports of fuel and lubricants with a view to making quality and precision of the Samsung shipyard. With this tanker we The Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool is controlled by Stena Bulk Angola self-sufficient in these products. now have yet another addition to the successful pool collaboration and Sonangol. It currently consists of 26 fuel-efficient Suezmax The project will create 10,000 jobs directly and indirectly during with Sonangol,” said Erik Hånell, president and chief executive of tankers and the average age of the fleet is about three years. The the construction phase on the coastal site 10km north of Lobito. The Stena Bulk. pool has a presence in Houston, Gothenburg, Rio de Janeiro and refinery will be well placed to serve Angola and neighbouring Sonangol Cabinda, the tenth and final Suezmax tanker Singapore from where the operations and chartering of these countries. It will also be connected to the Benguela Railway, in the series ordered by Sonangol, was named at the Daewoo vessels are managed. which traverses southern Africa.

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Welcome Sonaci in Mafumeira Sul project PSVM new LNG gets go-ahead starts up to the bridge ■ Sonangol and the Cabinda Gulf Oil partnership Company (CABGOC) are to invest $5.6 billion ■ Sonangol and BP Exploration (Angola) in the Mafumeira Sul project in Block 0. Ltd announced the start of production at ■ Sonaci, the trading arm of Mafumeira is located 24km off the Angola’s offshore Pluto, Saturn, Venus Sonangol, and the DT Group, a joint coast of Cabinda province in waters just 60 and Mars (PSVM) project in Block 31 in venture between Trafigura Pte Ltd metres deep. This is the second phase of the January. Initially the team will tap three and Cochan Ltd, are to create a new project, which includes 50 wells, two well- wells in the Pluto field, which are expected company to trade liquefied natural gas head platforms, processing and interpreting to produce 70,000 bpd. (LNG) globally. Subject to regulatory installations, and approximately 121km of The PSVM development will reach a clearance, Sonaci DT Pte Ltd will undersea pipelines. maximum output of 150,000 bpd when the have offices in Geneva and Singapore Production is expected to start in 2015 Saturn and Venus fields start up in 2013 where it will combine trading expertise, and should reach a maximum daily output of and are followed by the Mars field in 2014. clients, risk evaluation, management 110,000 bpd of oil and 10,000 bpd of liquefied PSVM is centred on a floating and middle-market experience. petroleum gas (LPG). The natural gas will be production storage and offloading (FPSO) “We have an excellent opportunity processed at the Angola LNG plant at Soyo. vessel, with a storage capacity of 1.6 to build a world-class LNG-focused CABGOC is the operator of Block 0 with million barrels of crude oil. This is the first Thor Jorgen Udvang trading business by combining the a 39.2 per cent stake. It shares the rest with facility of its kind to operate in Angola’s ■ Nembamba Camilo Miezi Vita has become the first Angolan trained by Sonangol strengths of our two companies,” partners Sonangol EP (41%), Total Petroleum ultra deep waters. to be promoted to ship’s captain. Vita, aged 36, took charge of the 73,400-tonne oil said Rute David, president of Sonaci. Angola Ltd (10%) and ENI Angola (9.8%). tanker Loengo, a vessel contracted by Sonangol Shipping, after a promotion ceremony “We intend to source products on

presided over by Sonangol board member Anabela Fonseca. the international market as well as James Jones Jr Vita, who was trained in Angola, India and the United Kingdom, said his success trade volumes gained in Angola LNG was the result of working in a team and that to reach the heights in one’s career, “We market tenders.” have to always believe that it is possible.” Mariano Marcondes Ferraz, chief executive of the DT Group, said: “Our objective is to apply our expertise and capabilities to become a leading Literary Prize winner independent LNG trading company. ■ The jury for the Sonangol Literary Prize eastern Angola, as well as Angolan habits and Sonangol’s desert rally women We will also evaluate the acquisition chose Victor Amorim Guerra as the winner customs. The author said he was seeking to of vessels and other assets to support in December 2012. Amorim was the third portray some aspects of the armed conflict

■ Winne Cadete and Zola Diavita, the business.” writer to be awarded the prize worth $10,000 the country lived through, describing the working respectively in the office and have his book Tales from Heaven and huge displacement of people from one for quality, health, safety and Earth published. region to another. environment and the directorate The competition attracted 49 entries and João Rosa Santos, Sonangol’s head for technology and information at was judged by an organisation formed from of communications and its representative

Sonangol EP, have been selected to Oleksandr Kalinichenko representatives of the Angolan Writers’ Union for the literary prize, said the take part in the women-only Aïcha and Sonangol. book judging was increasingly des Gazelles Rally in Morocco. In President of the jury – Irene Guerra rigorous and would help preparation for the Total-sponsored Marques – said they chose the book because future candidates to improve rally, the two received practical it brought together several fictional registers the quality of their writing. training in desert navigation and through an excellent combination of aesthetic “Attention must be given driving in Morocco. During the race, and socio-cultural dimensions. to the quality of the texts which takes place March 17 to 28, Benguela-born Guerra said his book in competition and they all the competitors will be tracked in was a collection of stories which touched must be written with Brazuk Ltd real time by satellite. upon witchcraft and diamond prospecting in competence”, he said.

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Don Johnston be producing 2 million barrels of oil per day, pledged Sonangol board presidentW Francisco de Lemos José Maria SONANGOL during the press conference to celebrate the company’s 37th anniversary. To reach and sustain this level of output, Francisco Maira said Sonangol would invest $8.8 billion over the next decade in prospecting and research. He reminded TARGETS the audience of Sonangol officials and international journalists that the Angolan government had approved a rate of 7 per cent growth in oil production in 2013. “This target will be reached. That’s why we are going to continue to bring in talent 2 MILLION to the company and follow, through the introduction of other rules, the projects that are under way,” he said. In 2012 Angola posted average oil production of 1.73 million barrels per day. BARRELS In order to ensure that the planned benchmarks are achieved, Francisco Maria guaranteed that Sonangol would speed up the identification of additional oil projects while at the same time exercising influence and applying pressure on all of Angola’s BY 2017 oil installations and construction yards to Francisco de Lemos José Maria addressed his second increase production. Looking back on 2012, the Sonangol press conference as Sonangol’s board president in board president said that Angola’s oil February, announcing higher profits for 2012 and a output rose by 4.5 per cent. “This increase will have an impact on the real rate of future objective of 2 million barrels of oil a day growth of our gross domestic product,” he said. However, he did not feel satisfied with this growth as it was below the company’s expected increase of 6 per cent. During the press conference, Francisco Maria announced the company’s preliminary results for 2012. Sonangol registered a net profit of $3.22 billion, 2.35 per cent higher than the $3.15 billion achieved in 2011. He said that last year Sonangol’s liquid assets stood at a massive $30 billion and that sales reached $42.17 billion, up from $40.56 billion in 2011, an increase of $1.61 billion. Sonangol’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation declined to $5.21 billion in 2012 from $5.96 billion the previous year. “Over the last three years we have added $14.39 billion to our income; 80 per cent of

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this came from crude oil production and 10 Block 14. “At this moment, production Last year Sonangol contracted new Property sales In 2013 SIIND aims to have 26 more units that a planned investment bank, Caixa per cent from distribution as a result of fuel is back on track to its expected level,” loans: $1 billion repayable in ten years; Arnalda Van-Dúnem, administrator operational. The planned final tally is to Geral de Depósitos (CGD), would no price rises in 2010,” he explained. he said. $1.5 billion repayable in five years; and of Sonangol’s property arm, Sonangol have 70 factories by 2016. longer go ahead. “The Sonangol-CGD The board president revealed that Despite these problems, Angola’s oil one of 600 billion kwanzas ($6.2 billion) Imobiliária e Propriedades (Sonip), told the Sonangol’s air services company bank is formally extinct. It was extinct on although average oil prices rose 2.7 per cent production grew 4.5 per cent as it added due within three years. press conference that it had sold 72 per cent SonAir, flew a total of 456,000 hours in the date that the BNA [Banco Nacional de to $111.86 a barrel in 2012, the company 75,000 barrels per day (bpd) to output. The board president also revealed of the 18,089 homes it had for sale in various 2012, an increase of 2 per cent on 2011. Angola – Angola’s central bank] issued the made a profit of only $34.86 a barrel. However, this was below expectations of a that Sonangol paid 86 per cent of crude housing schemes in just 15 working days. Francisco Maria said that Sonangol licence for BPPH,” he explained. During the press conference, Mateus de 13.3 per cent rise. oil sales directly to the Angolan treasury She said Sonip built 29,962 homes in had no plans to increase its shares in Looking abroad, Francisco Maria said Brito, Sonangol administrative executive, in the form of tax and royalties. This 2012 compared to just 3,726 the previous Portuguese oil company Galp Energia. Sonangol would continue to hold a stake of explained that if the government LNG update percentage had grown from 77 per cent year. During 2012 Sonip sold homes worth Sonangol is not a direct shareholder but around 20 per cent in the Portuguese bank decided to cut all fuel subsidies, then Sonangol board member Baptista Sumbe in 2005. $734 million. has shares in it through another company. Millennium BCP, despite losses owing to petrol in Angola would rise to the level reported that there were continuing Francisco Maria said all homes in three “The investment in Galp is good and it’s the European debt crisis. of international market prices of 150 technical obstacles to start-up at the Refined products major schemes, Zango, Capari and Km 44, stable. We feel well in Galp as shareholders, “Our investment in BCP is long term, kwanzas per litre ($1.56) and diesel to Kz Angola LNG liquefied natural gas plant Sonangol sold 5.85 million tonnes of had been sold but there were still homes although indirectly. We will remain in so we are going to maintain our stake,” 130 ($1.35). Petrol at the pumps in Luanda at Soyo. Sonangol would have a clearer refined products in 2012, an increase of 19 available at the new developments at Galp,” he said. he said, adding that partnerships should currently costs Kz 60 and diesel Kz 40, picture of how to overcome these problems per cent on 2011. With the liberalisation of Kilamba Kiaxi and . survive the good and the bad times. about half a dollar a litre. within four to five weeks, he said. the fuel market, Sonangol sold 1 million Sonangol bank Francisco Maria went on to say that As far as Angola’s Luanda refinery was tonnes of petrol and diesel wholesale Industrial development Sonangol is to open a savings and home More jobs Sonangol collected revenues of $20.63 concerned, in 2012 production was stable to other distributors. Imports of refined Sonangol’s industrial development arm, loans bank in the second quarter of 2013, Sonangol created 1,244 new jobs in 2012: billion in 2012, down from $22.42 billion at 41,600 bpd, the same as in 2011. products experienced a significant Sonangol Investimentos Industriais according to Francisco Maria. Sonangol nearly half of these, 615, in Sonangol EP; in 2011. “The fall was a result of the increase in 2012, rising 23 per cent to 4.45 (SIIND), installed 17 industrial units in the will wholly provide the investment capital 222 in Sonangol P&P, its exploration arm; regulatory framework and mainly due to a Finance million tonnes. Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone for Banco de Poupança e Promoção and 129 in its healthcare operations in the reduction of 10 per cent in oil production,” Francisco Maria reported that Sonangol (ZEE), a huge industrial condominium near Habitacional (BPPH). Girassol Clinic. he said. EP had debts of $10.98 billion made Shipping Viana in 2012. The factories there produce “At this moment, the bank has been Looking ahead, the board president Sonangol board member Sebastião up of $7.23 billion long term (that is Sonangol’s shipping operations mattresses, foam, electrical equipment, formally established and is undertaking announced that Sonangol would auction Gaspar Martins said the fall in output was between three and seven years), and $3.75 transported 7 million tonnes of crude in cables, PVC and plastic tubes and metal organisational diligence and recruiting 15 onshore exporation blocks this year, due to a delay in the start of production billion with repayment due by the end of 2012 and added $205 million to Sonangol roofs among other goods. staff,” he said. ten in the Kwanza Basin and five in the in Block 31 and operational problems in December 2013. EP’s revenues. The previous year eight units were built. The board president also announced Congo Basin. p

Sonangol board (left to right) Baptista Sumbe, Sebastião Gaspar Martins, Anabela de Brito Fonseca, Francisco de Lemos José Maria, Raquel Vunge, Fernando Roberto, Mateus de Brito Malocha

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London’s Natural History Museum

Nya Lou Sonangol Ltd President and CEO Sandra Júlio Sonangol Ltd held its 30th anniversary party at London’s Natural History Museum, where guests were entertained by Angolan singers Yola Semedo and Nya Lou. During the evening, board member Anabela Fonseca paid tribute Yola Semedo to former long-serving Sonangol Ltd managing director José Carlos Paiva. Rute David, head of Sonaci, also thanked current and former Sonangol staff who had worked at the London office for more than 20 years.

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