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Around Africa in seven stories… FOOD & DRINK
ANGOLA FINDS THE PERFECT BLEND LONG COVETED BY coffee connoisseurs worldwide, Angolan coffee is making its long-awaited return to the mass market. In the 1970s, around a quarter of a million tonnes of the original Angolan black gold was produced annually. Despite being a legendary brew, sought after by aficionados around the world, the production was halted by civil war. But now, after 20 years of peace, Angola is bouncing back, and two Angolan companies are expanding into the global market once again. Aiming to bounce back to being one of the world’s top coffee exporters, the companies, Café Cazengo and Fazenda Vissolela are expanding their operations, and increasing dynamic production in the agricultural heartland of Luanda.
MINING
MINERS REMAIN IMPRISONED EIGHT MINERS REMAIN trapped underground in Burkina Faso. They have been stranded for more than two weeks, with rescue workers trying to reach them. The zinc mine at Perkoa flooded following heavy rain last month, with the government of Burkina Faso since launching a comprehensive judicial
inquiry, whilst the Canadian mining company, Trevali, says it is working constantly to locate the missing crew. When the mine flooded, the eight workers were reportedly deeper underground than their colleagues, more than 500 metres from the surface, with electricity and communication links also assumed to be cut off.
FIFA PENALTY PANDEMONIUM FIFA HAS IMPOSED penalty sanctions on six African football associations in the wake of March’s 2022 World Cup play-off matches but will not order the replays requested by Algeria and Egypt. Senegal, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of Congo have all been instructed to play one match behind closed doors as well as paying a 6 | Africa Outlook issue 96
Algeria lining up during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
penalty fine, after pitch invasions and the lighting of fireworks. Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco have
PHOTO BY BEN SUTHERLAND FROM CRYSTAL PALACE, LONDON, UK - FLICKR, CC BY 2.0
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additionally been fined by the world governing body for football. No results will be overturned, despite Algeria lodging an appeal with FIFA for a replay of their second-leg loss to Cameroon, a result that saw the Desert Foxes eliminated on the away goals rule. The Algeria Football Federation felt aggrieved with several decisions made by Gambian referee Bakary Gassama during the recent fixtures.
