Day: June 3, 2022

Luanda – Angolan head of State João Lourenço received Friday in Luanda a message from his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The message, whose content has not been disclosed, was delivered by Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, the special envoy of the Zimbabwean President, during an audience granted by the Angolan Head of State.

Speaking to the press, at the end of the meeting, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi recalled that Angola and Zimbabwe have been working and cooperating since the liberation struggles against colonial and apartheid regimes and have always been at the forefront in most of the battles that took place in the Southern region of Africa.

“The two leaders have always held regular consultations with a view to exchanging experiences in matters related to our liberation struggles and find the best ways to improve bilateral cooperation relations”, he explained.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

Luanda – The investment of young people and the private sector in the national tourism sector to boost and encourage the practice of domestic and foreign tourism in the country was encouraged Friday in Luanda, by the Secretary of State for Tourism, Hélder Marcelino.

He said this during the inauguration of the first gastronomic and cultural exhibition, stressing that in this sense it is the youths and the private sector that have to diagnose the market opportunities in order to invest in tourism, so that with the flow of visitors (national and foreign) they can generate employment.

He said it was important to have information about the tourism resources and potential available in Angola, the investment needs and to articulate with other sectors able to support young people, especially in what is their main need, such as funding, so that they can identify their investment opportunities.

He said it was necessary to make public investments in the creation of basic infrastructures such as roads, electricity, drinking water, among others, so that tourists could move around freely and carry out their leisure activities without difficulty.

Regarding the one-day event, he said that the aim of the event was to create networking between the entrepreneurial communities, mainly and the countries represented by the embassies, to break down the barrier of access for investors.

The sample includes 30 exhibitors and representatives from 27 embassies, highlighting the United States, Brazil, Portugal, Ghana, Serbia, Ecuador, Italy, Spain and Sao Tome and Principe.

The event includes fairs, space for music, dance, food, drinks, art, services and products.

Promoted by the company Creudalva with the support of the Ministries of Foreign Relations, Youth and Sports and Culture, Tourism and Environment, it is called Food Experience By Embassy (FEBE) and aims to promote among young entrepreneurs and the academic community the work of embassies accredited in Angola.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

Mbanza Kongo – The leader of the ruling MPLA party João Lourenço arrived Friday in Mbanza Kongo, northern province of Zaire, to chair a political mass rally, as part of the pre-electoral campaign.

Accompanied by his wife, Ana Dias Lourenço, the MPLA leader was received by the party militants and members of the party’s women and youth organizations, OMA and JMPLA, at the local airport.

In the presence of the MPLA vice-president, Luísa Damião, the first provincial secretary of the party in Zaire, Pedro Makita Júlia, welcomed the President.

On Saturday (4), João Lourenço will preside over a mass political rally, in António Agostinho Neto square, ahead of the general elections of 24 August this year.

The province of Zaire comprises the municipalities of Mbanza Kongo (capital), Soyo, Nzeto, Cuimba, Noqui and Tomboco.

The President returns to the country’s capital, Luanda, on Saturday afternoon.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

Luanda – Cooperation between Angola and the Kingdom of Sweden was this Friday reviewed during a meeting between the Minister of State for Social Affairs, Carolina Cerqueira, and the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ana Lander.

Speaking to the press in Stockholm, Sweden, after the meeting, Carolina Cerqueira said that issues on cooperation between the two countries in the fields of transport, solid waste processing, scientific research, health, renewable energy and water had been discussed.

The meeting, according to the minister, also served to reiterate Sweden’s willingness to continue to cooperate and support Angola’s development, mainly in the post-Covid-19 phase, as well as in its economic recovery.

“We refer with satisfaction that at the level of aid for the country’s development, we have been having a great participation of Swedish development agencies, mainly in community work,” she underlined.

The two ministers also analysed issues related to peace on the African continent and at world level, and Carolina Cerqueira reaffirmed the availability and efforts of President Lourenço for the pacification of the Great Lakes Region and national reconciliation in the region.

She considered Angola’s participation in the United Nations Conference on the Environment “Stockholm+50” to be positive, stressing that it had the opportunity to interact with many delegations present at the event, as well as to make known the efforts of the Angolan government to make the environment agenda a priority in the country.

The Angolan delegation also took part in several events, where the post-Covid-19 situation, sustainable development and issues linked to climate change were discussed.

She said that the country took the opportunity to present the actions that have been developed to deal with drought, as well as to take greater advantage of the oceans and the great hydraulic potential, always having as a fundamental factor man and his role in transformation, as well as defence of the environment.

The minister headed an Angolan delegation that took part in the United Nations Conference on Environment “Stockholm+50”, which aimed to strengthen the global call for action to end poverty, protect the environment and the climate and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity.

Source: Angola Press News Agency