Spanish, Angolan rivals reach deal over Portuguese bank
LISBON, Portugal - The Lisbon stock exchange suspended trading in shares in Banco Portugues do Investimento as the market awaited details Monday of a takeover agreement between the bank's Spanish and...
View ArticleCongo records 21 yellow fever deaths
JOHANNESBURG - The World Health Organization says yellow fever has killed 21 people in Congo, with some of the cases linked to an outbreak first reported in neighboring Angola in December last year.
View ArticleSpanish rival launches 2nd takeover bid for Portuguese bank
LISBON, Portugal - Spain's Caixabank is making its second attempt in just over a year to take control of Banco Portugues do Investimento, launching a crossborder takeover bid Monday that valued the...
View ArticleUS says piracy in Gulf of Guinea increasing at alarming rate
UNITED NATIONS - The United States warned Monday that piracy and armed robbery are increasing at an alarming rate in the Gulf of Guinea, pointing to reports by industry experts of at least 32 attacks...
View ArticleDanish group says abducted Angola employee freed
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danish shipping and energy group A.P. Moller-Maersk says an employee in Angola has been released unharmed, four days after he was abducted.
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