Angola: Continued Participation of Children in Preservation of Culture Defended
[ANGOP] Luana — The Minister of Culture, Filipe Zau, on Saturday defended the continued participation of children in carnival as a way of preserving Angolan culture.
Angola: Education Advocates Inclusive Language Policies to Preserve Cultures
[ANGOP] Lubango — The director of the Huíla Education Office, Paula Joaquim, defended on Friday in Lubango the need to promote inclusive language policies that value all local languages in order to guarantee the preservation of cultural diversity.
Angola: Movie ‘Bethany – The General of Resistance’ Debuts in Huambo
[ANGOP] Huambo — The movie “Bethany-The General of Resistance”, recorded and produced in the province of Huambo, by Angolan director Funzula Eduardo, debuted on Saturday at the ‘Manuel Rui Monteiro’ cultural center in a very crowded session.
Angola: Artistic Exchange Between Brazil and Angola Aims to Reclaim Colonial Ties
[RFI] For the first time in its 73-year history, the Sao Paulo Biennial is taking artworks to the African continent with a travelling showcase in Angola. The event’s curators told RFI they hope the project will highlight long-standing correspondences b…
Angola: Actress Helena Palma Augusto Dies
[ANGOP] Luanda — Angolan actress Helena Palma Augusto passed away, in the early hours of Wednesday, in Luanda, victim of a cardiac arrest.
Angola: Authorities Must Release TikToker Arbitrarily Detained for One Year
[AI London] Responding to the news that Angolan TikToker Ana da Silva Miguel, also known as Neth Nahara, has now spent one year behind bars for criticizing President João Lourenço in a TikTok video, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Dir…
Angola: Culture Minister Mourns Death of Musician Mário Rui Silva
[ANGOP] Luanda — The Minister of Culture Filipe Zau on Sunday mourned the death in Portugal (Lisbon) of the musician, performer, composer and researcher Mário Rui Silva, alias “Marui”, who died Friday of an illness at the age of 71.
Angola: Over 170 Books Raised for Camulemba Community in Huila Province
[ANGOP] Lubango — At least 172 books were collected in the pilot phase of the “Doe Livro Transforme Mentes” (Donate Book Transform Minds) project, to create a reading space called “Camulemba Library”, in the municipality of Quilengues, in the province…
Angola: Minister of Culture Mourns Death of Choreographer Sakaneno João De Deus
[ANGOP] Luanda — The Minister of Culture, Filipe Zau, has expressed his sorrow at the death of dance teacher Sakaneno João de Deus, who died on Sunday of illness at the age of 62.
Angola: Angolan in Movies Nominated for the ‘Africa Magic’ Award
[ANGOP] Luanda — Angolan camerawoman and production designer Eltina Gaspar participated in two films that were nominated for the 10th edition of the “Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards”, taking place on May 11th this year, in Nigeria.