Angola Press News Agency Angola Press News Agency The Angola Press News Agency or Angola Press Agency (ANGOP; ) is the official news agency of Angola, based in Luanda. Founded in 1975, it was a former close ally of the now-defunct Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union. It is part of the . ANGOP was founded in April 1975 under the name "Agência Nacional Angola Press" (ANAP) and later renamed "Agência Angola Press" when Angola gained independence, by order dated October 30, 1975, promulgated by then president Agostinho Neto and enjoyed autonomy and editorial independence under Presidential Decree No. 9/75 of 15 September 1975.
Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America mass media functions. The organisation also has 3 zones locations in Guayaquil, Loja and Tulcán. Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America The Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America (Andes) () is the official digital information service of the Ecuadorian State. Andes is a public media organisation which provides regional and national news coverage, as well as general information on Latin America. The agency also provides multimedia services including an image bank. Andes was established on 29 December 2009 on the initiative of the National Secretariat of Communications and is now a business unit of Ecuador TV.