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The Arab Spring’s silver lining, the stampede to enter the African legal market, Angola’s protectionist approach to its resources, South Sudan’s first steps as a sovereign state and Saudi Arabia’s economy and forward-thinking monarch
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Resource-rich Angola has taken a protectionist approach as a means to sustainably develop its economy. PLMJ’s Bruno Xavier de Pina and Ruben Brigolas describe the 
legal framework now in operation for investors and companies 
in the country
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SNR Denton has almost doubled the size of its network in Africa by signing up 10 new associate firms, increasing its presence on the continent to 21 countries. The firm announced on Wednesday (23 February) that it had formalised new associations in Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe.
Angola has not seen a new case of Marburg haemorrhagic fever for almost two weeks, officials said on Tuesday, suggesting the outbreak that killed more than 300 people is petering out – but they still urge caution. With the last confirmed case on July 9, emergency teams have been leaving Uige, the northern province which bore the brunt of the disease. But they say the outbreak in the Southern African country will not be officially over until 42 days after the last case, twice the maximum incubation period. “We really are moving towards the end,†said Fatoumata Binta Dialla, Angola representative for the United Nations World Health Organisation. “But we cannot say the outbreak is over until we have finished tracking down all the people who came into contact with the victims.â€
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday revised downwards the toll from the outbreak of Marburg fever in Angola to 312 deaths among 351 cases. The U.N. agency reported in mid-June that there were 356 deaths among 422 cases of the Ebola-like disease, but spokesman Dick Thompson said that the new toll came after careful review of all cases and laboratory samples. “Initially there is a broad case definition to bring all people under observation and identify all contacts so people do not slip through the net,†said Thompson. “Now we have a more realistic sense of what is going on.â€
Angola’s deadly Marburg outbreak has left hundreds of children orphaned and traumatised after seeing dying parents rushed away or their homes destroyed in attempts to stem the spread of the deadly virus, according to the United Nations. At least 320 children under 16 have lost one or both parents to the Ebola-like outbreak in northern Uige province, UNICEF’s deputy country representative Akhil Iyer said on Wednesday. “There have been houses that have been burnt or destroyed, others locked up so the children have lost access to their home,†Iyer said.
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever has killed more than 300 people in Angola, mainly through exposure to the deadly virus at home and at funerals, but the situation is improving, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. The United Nations agency said Angolan health officials had reported 337 cases since late last year, 311 of them fatal. The outbreak was not yet contained but deaths were being prevented by better awareness, which had resulted in Angolans bringing patients to hospital early, said Aphaluck Bhatiasevi, WHO spokeswoman.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that Angola’s Marburg fever outbreak was not over yet as the death toll from the disease climbed. “We’ve seen new cases in new municipalities that don’t have obvious links to earlier cases of Marburg. We are very concerned about the situation,†WHO spokesperson Aphaluck Bhatiasevi told Reuters by phone from northern Uige province, the epicentre of the pandemic. “We are trying to do as much tracing as possible. But some of the cases we have seen in the last 10 days don’t have a clear link to previous cases,†she said. “The outbreak is not over.â€
Twenty-two more people have died of the Marburg virus in Angola over the past week, taking the toll to 277, and more deaths are feared, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. “The number of cases is continuing to rise slowly,†WHO spokesman Iain Simpson told journalists. “I wouldn’t say it is out of control but I wouldn’t say it is under control either… In fact we expect that there will be more cases,†he added.
BP gained access to five more deepwater exploration and production blocks offshore Angola
Total is expanding its presence in Angola with three new exploration blocks in the deepwater Kwanza Basin
A persistent outbreak of polio in Angola is now a matter of international concern and health authorities there must step up their efforts to stamp it out, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
A persistent outbreak of polio in Angola is now a matter of international concern and health authorities there must step up their efforts to stamp it out, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
A persistent outbreak of polio in Angola is now a matter of international concern and health authorities there must step up their efforts to stamp it out, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
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Defendant: Unknown Barton, Unknown Classification Officer, D.O.C. L.S.P. Angola, Trisha Foster and Unknown Mental Health Officer and other. Plaintiff: Donald Mitchell.
Judge: Brian A. Jackson
Cause Of Action: Prisoner Civil Rights
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