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Events in the year 2025 in Angola.

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Events

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  • 31 January – A court in Switzerland convicts the commodity firm Trafigura of corruption in a bribery case involving a former executive of an Angolan state-owned distribution company in exchange for ship chartering and bunkering contracts and sentences the company to pay 3 million Swiss francs ($3.2 million) in fines and prison sentences to three individuals.[2]
  • 14 March – Angola denies entry to senior African political figures, including Botswana's former president Ian Khama, Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, and Mozambique's Venâncio Mondlane.[3]
  • 20 May – A fire breaks out on Chevron’s offshore Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform (BBLT) during maintenance near Cabinda Province, killing three people and injuring 17 others.[4][5]
  • 10 June – The European Union adds Angola to its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.[6]
  • 28 July – A three-day strike is launched by taxi drivers in Luanda in protest against increased fuel prices, resulting in violent demonstrations in the capital and in Huambo that leave 22 dead.[7][8]

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Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Angola

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References

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  1. ^ "INVESTIDURA DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  2. ^ "Swiss court convicts Trafigura of corruption in Angola". France 24. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Angola denies entry to Tundu Lissu, Ian Khama and Venancio Mondlane". BBC. 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  4. ^ Gomes, Miguel (20 May 2025). "Fire at Chevron oil platform offshore Angola injures 17". Reuters. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ^ Roelf, Wendell (28 May 2025). "Three dead in Chevron's Angolan oil platform fire". Reuters. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ^ "EU removes Philippines from 'high-risk' money-laundering list, adds Monaco". ABS-CBN. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "Hundreds of arrests during deadly Angola fuel protests". BBC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  8. ^ "At least 22 killed in Angola fuel hike unrest". France 24. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. ^ Ousmanne, Mamadou (12 March 2024). "Angola will host Afrobasket 2025". Powers of Africa. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Angola Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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