Moçâmedes – The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, arrived this Saturday morning (20) in the city of Moçâmedes, Namibe province, where, for two days, he will verify the implementation of the different social and economic projects in the region.
Accompanied by the First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço, the Angolan Head of State was received at Welwitschia Mirabilis Airport by the governor of Namibe, Archer Mangueira, members of the local government and representatives of civil society.
Later today, João Lourenço will hold a working meeting at the municipal administration building with members of the provincial government to assess the level of implementation of the different sectoral programmes.
He will also plant a tree to encourage environmental preservation in a region where a third of its territory is desert.
The presidential agenda also includes, for today, visits to industrial units of the fishing and agro-industrial sectors, as well as meetings with members of civil society, representatives of traditional and religious authorities, among other personalities.
On Sunday, the working day will start in the village of Caraculo, commune of Kapangombe, municipality of Bibala, with a visit to the mining port in the Sacomar neighbourhood, followed by the city of Moçâmedes, where he will be acquainted with the operation of several infrastructures and rehabilitation works of the local Bay, the Commercial Harbour, as well as the Maritime and Fishing Institute “Hélder Neto”.
According to the programme, the return of the Angolan statesman to the country’s capital, Luanda, is scheduled for Sunday afternoon (21).
Source: Angola Press News Agency