Angola: Vice-President Calls for Major Women’s Participation in Oil Sector

Luanda — The Vice-President of Angola, Esperança da Costa, on Thursday encouraged companies in the mining, oil and gas sector to make greater efforts towards greater gender participation.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the “Women in Mining Oil & Gas” oil and gas conference, the politician deplored the fact that the oil industry is currently dominated by men.

Esperança da Costa pointed out that data from the country’s regulatory agency and other players show that women represent only…