LUANDA, Angola — This oil-rich nation long turned to China for infrastructure and to Russia for tanks and missiles, a lingering legacy of Cold War power rivalries. But as Secretary of State Antony Blinken walked alongside top Angolan officials in their palm-filled capital this week and toured an exhibition dedicated to a vast U.S.-funded railway … Read more
LONDON — Angola announced Thursday that it’s leaving the OPEC oil producers cartel, coming after it battled with the group over lower production quotas this year. Diamantino de Azevedo, the African nation’s oil minister, said Angola “does not gain anything by remaining in the organization,” according to state news agency Angop. The country joined OPEC … Read more
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes didn’t beat across the bush after the loss to Angola in Group A of the 2023 Fiba World Cup. Reyes known as it how it’s: Gilas received’t win with a poor capturing efficiency. That’s precisely what occurred as Gilas fired blanks and … Read more
Members of Angola throughout a photoshoot forward of the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines — Angola coach Pep Clarós is cautious of Jordan Clarkson and Gilas Pilipinas and the remainder of the stacked Group A within the Fiba World Cup 2023 beginning on Friday at Philippine Area. Though the Black Antelopes are dealing … Read more