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BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Culture Maja Gojkovic and Angolan Minister of Culture and Tourism Filipe Silvino De Pina Zau signed on Friday in Belgrade an intergovernmental programme of cultural cooperation for 2024-2026.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva arrived from Windhoek in Luanda. She will be on a two-day official visit to the Republic of Angola at the invitation of Foreign Minister Manuel Domingos Augusto, the first of its kind since 1989, the Foreign Ministry said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva leaves for an official visit to Angola and Namibia from 13 to 15 November 2019.

A Turkish construction firm will launch a mega-housing project in Angola, marking the largest social housing project in the southwestern African nation.

From Angola to India, women entrepreneurs are changing the lives of their communities with their innovative ideas. In cooperation with other international leading media, Hürriyet Daily News highlights the stories of women who could inspire others across the world.

Nations from across the African continent will share their customs, culture and traditions at the 16th annual African Gastronomy, Music and Folk Art Festival. Angola, Ethiopia, South Africa, Seychelles, Morocco and Egypt are among the many African countries whose unique contributions to world culture festival-goers will be able to learn about and enjoy.

Istanbul was the 99th most expensive city for expatriates in 2015 out of 207 cities on five continents, according to an annual survey by consultancy firm Mercer. 

The city climbed 36 places from last year due to a rise in inflation rates across the country and the loss of the Turkish Lira against the U.S. dollar, according to the Mercer survey.  

Japanese electronics conglomerate Panasonic plans to achieve growth in Turkey's neighboring regions after it acquired a majority stake of Turkey-based electrical installation materials producer Viko this year, Viko by Panasonic Chairman Toshihide Arii has told the Hürriyet Daily News.