Angola: Head of State to Attend Forum On Peace and Security in Africa

Luanda — The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, is travelling Sunday (23) to the city of Dakar, Senegal, to take part for two days in the 8th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa.

According to the spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, Luís Fernando, the meeting will take place on 24-25 of this month, under the motto, "Africa and exogenous shocks, challenges to stability and sovereignty".

The Dakar Forum was established in December 2013 in Paris during a France-Africa Summit on Terrorism Fighting.

The event gathers African Heads of State and Government, international partners and several players involved in peace and security matters.

The first Dakar Forum took place in December 2014.

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