{"id":46774,"date":"2026-04-08T13:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46774"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:03:07","slug":"angola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/angola\/","title":{"rendered":"Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Angola Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angola emerges as an important alternative to West Asia in gas supplies to India\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Angola<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located on the <\/span><b>southwestern Atlantic Coast of Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by the <\/span><b>Republic of the Congo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Northwest), <\/span><b>Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North &amp; Northeast), <\/span><b>Zambia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Southeast) and <\/span><b>Namibia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (South)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Boundary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares a border with the <\/span><b>Atlantic Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Luanda<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Angola<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has <\/span><b>a <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tropical-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\">tropical climate<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a marked dry season. The climate is largely affected by the northward flow of the <\/span><b>cold Benguela Current<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> off the coast, and elevation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major rivers:<\/b> <b>Cuango River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Cuanza River, vital for hydropower and inland water transport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Water Falls:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 The largest is the <\/span><b>Calandula Waterfalls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (also known as the Kalandula Falls) on the Lucala River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest peak:<\/b> <b>Mount Moco,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the tallest mountain in Angola.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/opinion\/indias-outreach-to-angola-will-contain-energy-risk\/article70831211.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">THB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angola is  located on the southwestern Atlantic Coast of Africa. 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