angola Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/angola/ Latest News & Press Releases Wed, 20 Apr 2016 06:11:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png angola Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/angola/ 32 32 Angola extends yellow fever vaccination campaign to Huambo and Benguela provinces https://news.media.co.za/angola-extends-yellow-fever-vaccination-campaign-to-huambo-and-benguela-provinces/ Wed, 20 Apr 2016 06:11:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4282 As Angola grapples with its worst yellow fever outbreak in decades, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have extended the vaccination campaign beyond the capital Luanda into Huambo and Benguela – 2 of the other 5 provinces reporting local transmission. Since the outbreak began in December […]

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]]> Angola grapples with worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years https://news.media.co.za/angola-grapples-with-worst-yellow-fever-outbreak-in-30-years/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:09:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4106 March 2016 – Angola is grappling with a yellow fever outbreak, which has infected more than 450 people and killed 178 – the first epidemic of the disease to hit the country in 30 years. The outbreak, which was first reported in the capital city Luanda in December 2015, has since spread to 6 of […]

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]]> Skeletons of Cuito Caunavale Part 2 https://news.media.co.za/skeletons-of-cuito-caunavale-part-2/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:51:58 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2631 Written and Produced by Richelle Seton-Rogers, Skeletons of Cuito Cuanavale tells the story of the biggest battle since World War II to have been fought on African soil. Today, almost 30 years after the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in southern Angola, mechanical skeletons litter the landscape and deadly landmines remain hidden in the soil, taking […]

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]]> Skeletons of Cuito Cuanavale https://news.media.co.za/skeletons-of-cuito-cuanavale/ Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:10:04 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2518 Almost three decades after the biggest battle since World War II was fought on the African continent, mechanical skeletons litter the landscape of southern Angola and many deadly dangers in the form of landmines remain hidden in the soil, taking their toll on innocent civilians. It’s been 27 years since the battle of Cuito Cuanavale […]

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