"Government of Angola categorically denies this news. It has absolutely no truth in it and is being spread to achieve some obscure interests and malign the image of Angola," a statement issued by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola here said.
It said, "As a matter of fact, no mosques were destroyed in Angola. Neither were the practioners of the Islamic faith persecuted nor are they subjected to any form of discrimination in the country."
An application from an Islamic confession, named as Islamic Community of Angola has been turned down in the same manner as that of 179 other Christian religious confessions "for not being able to comply with the legal requirements", it added.