Angola–UAE Ties: President João Lourenço spoke by phone with UAE Vice-President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan on deeper economic cooperation, spotlighting infrastructure, energy, logistics, technology and trade, including Abu Dhabi Ports Group’s $251m role in modernising Luanda’s multi-purpose port terminal. Luanda–Botswana Diplomacy: Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko’s 72-hour state visit ended this week with three signed legal instruments on defence, a binational commission and cattle, plus plans to expand cooperation into energy, oil, tourism and diamond-industry, with Angola also eyeing electricity supply for the region and Botswana interest in the Lobito refinery. Naval Tech: Edge Group delivered six ANAVIA HT-100 NAVAL uncrewed helicopters to the Angolan Navy after factory trials in Switzerland, boosting maritime surveillance and reconnaissance as part of a wider modernisation push. Oil Update: TotalEnergies announced the Acacia-5 discovery in Block 17, targeting first oil within three months and adding 6,000 bpd, while also moving into new Lower Congo Basin exploration blocks. Arts & Culture: Rhodes University audiences were stunned by “Angola Camp 13,” a theatre production about South African freedom fighters in exile, mixing music and betrayal inside the camp’s collapsing loyalties. Literature in Luanda: António Quino launched “Com Olhos de Ler – Caderno de Ensaios,” a near-two-decade collection reflecting on society, culture, music and journalism in Angola. Sports (Luanda TV): SuperSport MaXimo 2 and DStv Now list Angola coverage for Leeds United vs Newcastle United.