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The Annual Meeting was convened
at the offices of BP in Washington, DC, on June 20th by the Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Filippo Nardin. In his welcoming remarks,
the Chairman highlighted some of the activities carried out by the
Chamber since the last annual meeting. These included the Gala Dinner
in Luanda in December 2004, the Business Symposium in May 2005,
and the establishment of a Chamber office in Angola. He then asked
for the Executive Director’s report. read more
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The USAID Mission Director in Angola,
Diana Swain, briefed members of the working group on May 24, 2005,
on program initiatives in Angola. While humanitarian assistance
had constituted the bulk of USG aid in the past, these levels were
dropping dramatically and the focus had now shifted to transitional
strategies. Priorities were capacity building, governance issues,
health and HIV/AIDS, and land and food security. Swain emphasized
the importance USAID attaches to creating public/private partnerships
to address these critical challenges. Partnerships had been established
in the areas of HIV/AIDS, malaria, agricultural resettlement, and
micro financing, creating synergies and mobilizing larger resource
bases through these arrangements. Chevron and ExxonMobil had taken
leading roles in this respect. (In June, Lazare Kaplan also signed
a Memorandum of Understanding with USAID for social projects in
Lunda Norte.) In response to a question, Swain noted the budgetary
constraints that USAID/Angola faces but said it was possible to
tap into global funds to increase the size of the pie for Angola.
As one example, she cited the prospect of securing funds in the
energy sector, but other opportunities existed as well. (Subsequent
to the briefing, the US Government announced a major grant to combat
malaria in Angola. $10 million is earmarked for this program in
the first year and $15 million during the second.) During the discussion
period, many suggestions were offered for USAID involvement in critical
sectors of the society and economy. Swain acknowledged that there
were many roads worth exploring, ranging from education to rule
of law and business development, but choices had to be made in light
of available resources.
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A & A Consultants, Inc. |
| · | Africare |
| · | AfriTrack |
| · | Amer-Con |
| · | American Manufacturing & Trading |
| · | American Worldwide, Inc. |
| · | Angola Educational Assistance Fund |
| · | AVE Trading |
| · | Banco Africano de Investimentos (BAI) |
| · | Banco Espírito Santo Angola (BESA) |
| · | Banco do Comércio e Indústria (BCI) |
| · | Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC) |
| · | Baker Energy |
| · | BakerHughes Inc. |
| · | Barloworld |
| · | Bellamy Law Firm |
| · | BIVAC |
| · | BJ Services |
| · | BP |
| · | Catermar U.S.A. |
| · | Chavvas Wine |
| · | Chevron |
| · | Citizens Energy Corporation |
| · | Citizens International |
| · | Citizens Resources, L.L.C. |
| · | Coca-Cola Bottling |
| · | Coca-Cola Company |
| · | Cohen & Woods |
| · | C/R International |
| · | Catholic University of Angola |
| · | Devon Energy |
| · | DHL – Angola |
| · | EDI Architecture |
| · | ExxonMobil |
| · | Fátima Freitas Advogadas (FFA) |
| · | FMC Kongsberg Int’l. A.G. |
| · | Foreign Policy Group |
| · | GlobalSantaFe |
| · | Goodworks International |
| · | Grupo Arosfram |
| · | Grupo Gema, S.A. |
| · | Grupo Valentim Amões |
| · | Halliburton |
| · | Horizon Offshore |
| · | Hull-Blyth Angola, Lda. |
| · | Industrial Supply Africa |
| · | International Republican Institute |
| · | JEMBAS |
| · | JoTransitos Shipping |
| · | KPMG-Angola |
| · | La Bodeguita Don René |
| · | Lazare Kaplan International |
| · | LIMJE |
| · | Marathon Oil Company |
| · | Menshen |
| · | M-I L.L.C. |
| · | Miranda, Correia , Amendoeira, & Assos. |
| · | MITC |
| · | MPS of America/Nigata of America Corp. |
| · | Nafta Traders, Inc. |
| · | National Democratic Institute (NDI) |
| · | New-Land Foundation |
| · | Norman Gross |
| · | Odebrecht of America |
| · | Optical Exports |
| · | Ordsafe |
| · | Alexandre Pegado |
| · | Patton Boggs, LLP |
| · | Pegasus Energy Limited |
| · | PetroAfrica |
| · | Population Services International (PSI) |
| · | PriceWaterHouse Coopers (PWC) |
| · | Ridge Solutions |
| · | S&N Pump |
| · | Samuels International |
| · | Schaffer & Associates |
| · | Schlumberger |
| · | Witney Schneidman |
| · | Seaboard |
| · | Selquimica Lda. |
| · | SISTEC |
| · | SONAIR |
| · | SONANGOL |
| · | SONATRANS |
| · | Technip |
| · | Tecnocarro |
| · | Tecnoserve |
| · | Teleservices |
| · | Transtecnica |
| · | The Offshore Drilling Company |
| · | Transa Quango |
| · | US-Africa Energy Association |
| · | ValleySoft |
| · | World Travel Agency (WTA) |
| · | Young Angolan Professionals Network(YAPN) |
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Banco Espírito Santo Angola (BESA)
Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC)
Citizens International
Fátima Freitas Advogados (FFA)
Industrial Supply Africa
La Bodeguita Don René
PetroAfrica
Alexy Kayembe
Ridge Solutions PTY (Ltd)
Selquimica
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REMINDER........REMINDER........REMINDER
INACOM Announces New
Telephone Numbering Plan for Fixed Lines
(Courtesy
of ANIP Newsletter)
On June 26, Angola’s fixed
line telephone system will add three digits to the country’s telephone
numbers.
The
current six digit customer number will now be preceded by a fixed service
code, a provincial or city code
and the
telephone operator code. The fixed service code is 2, while each province or
major city will have its
own code and
each telephone operator will have its own code. For an Angola Telecom
telephone line in
Luanda the new
digits are: fixed service code (2), the code for Luanda (2), the code for
the operator (2),
followed by
the individual subscriber’s six digit number. For international dialers,
Angola’s country code
remains +244
and would precede the fixed service code.
Other provincial/city
codes are as follows:
| Operator codes are as follows: | |
| Angola Telecom | 2 |
| Mercury | 6 |
| Mundo Startel | 7 |
| Nexus | 8 |
| Bengo | 34 |
| Benguela | 72 |
| Bié | 48 |
| Cabinda | 31 |
| Cunene | 65 |
| Huila | 61 |
| Huambo | 41 |
| Kwando Kubango | 49 |
| Kwanza Norte | 35 |
| Kwanza Sul | 36 |
| Luanda | 2 |
| Lunda Norte | 52 |
| Lunda Sul | 53 |
| Malange | 51 |
| Moxico | 54 |
| Namibe | 64 |
| Uige | 33 |
| Zaire | 32 |
| Operator codes are as follows: | |
| Angola Telecom | 2 |
| Mercury | 6 |
| Mundo Startel | 7 |
| Nexus | 8 |
| Wezacom | 9 |
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Using the new numbering
system, ANIP’s telephone number will change from
+244 2 33 29 56 to +244 2 2 2 33 29 56.
OFFICERS OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BOARD
OF DIRECTORS: CORPORATE ADVISORY COUNCIL:
Honorary Advisory Council: DR. GERALD BENDER, University of Southern California; ROBERT J. CABELLY, C/R International, L.L.C.; HON. HERMAN COHEN, Cohen & Woods International, Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; DR. CHESTER CROCKER, Georgetown University; Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; HON. DONALD MCHENRY, Georgetown University, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; AGOSTINHO P. DE MIRANDA, the Law Firm of P. de Miranda, Correia & Amendoeira; RODNEY GOODWIN, Founder and Former Chairman of the US-Angola Chamber of Commerce; DANIEL J. MC GARRY, Former Deputy Director of the US-Angola Chamber of Commerce Honorary Chair: HON.
JOSEFINA PITRA DIAKITE, Angolan Ambassador to the U.S.;
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