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According to the director general of the National Institute of Roads [INEA], Joaquim Sebastiao US$128 million will be used in the rehabilitation of Angola's central highlands Huambo/Benguela road. The undertaking will be carried out in two phases by the CCL and Odebrecht consortium [Cala/Ganda stretch] and builder Conduril [Ganda/Catengue], over an extension of 238km and nine metres wide.The two stages of the works will take 24 months. In all a total of 1,267km of roads is to be rehabilitated this year, greatly improving the circulation of people and goods countrywide. From March to June, 667km of roads are to be inaugurated in the ambit of the Road Infrastructures Rehabilitation Programme. [APA 13/02/07]
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In a separate transaction, Dana has sold its fuel-rail business, consisting of a production facility in Angola, Ind., with nearly 250 people and sales of approximately $38 million in 2004. The buyer, Millennium Industries, is an Auburn Hills, Mich.-based manufacturer of automotive fuel systems. While Dana has exited the fuel-rail business, it will continue to design and manufacture a wide array of fluid-transfer components and systems for its light- and heavy-vehicle customers.
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The reduction in global HIV prevalence during the past year ... reflects revised estimates for Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe, according to the report. Using improved disease-tracking methods, there were 32.7 million people living with HIV in 2006.
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The World Bank is helping to fight poverty and improve living standards for the people of Angola. As of April 2007, the Bank had approved 16 IDA credits and grants for Angola for a total amount of approximately US$487 million
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