Africa: AU Highlights Angola´s Role for Peace Consolidation in Africa

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Angola President Joao Lourenco, sworn in for second five-year term
4 September 2022
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Luanda — The Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday in Luanda, highlighted the importance of Angola´s role for peace consolidation in the African continent.

Moussa Faki, who on Thursday will witness the inauguration of President João Lourenço, said that Angola has done a lot to implement the African agenda of integration and reconciliation.

Speaking to the press at the end of an audience with João Lourenço, the Chairman of the African Union Commission revealed that he took the opportunity to address political, economic and social issues regarding the continent, and thanked the Angolan authorities for the invitation to the inauguration of the Angolan Head of State.

In another audience, President João Lourenço received the special envoy of the Chinese government, Liu Yuxi, who is also in Angola to witness the ceremony.

Speaking to journalists, the Chinese Special Representative for African Affairs said that China has Angola as an important partner, with which it wants to increasingly strengthen the cooperation relationship.

Meanwhile, at the Presidential Palace, João Lourenço also met with his counterpart from Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoko Embaló, as well as the Gabonese Prime Minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda

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