Africa-Press – Angola. The President of the Republic reaffirmed the country’s interest in establishing a “true strategic partnership” with Cape Verde, strengthening ties of friendship and cooperation in important areas of life, with emphasis on Public Administration, Education, Agriculture, Transport, Tourism and Services as well as at the parliamentary level.
João Lourenço expressed this desire when he was speaking yesterday at the National Assembly of Cape Verde.
He defended the need for the children of Africa to find solutions for the continent and not wait for them to come from Europe, Asia or America. João Lourenço launched the challenge during his speech at the special session of that parliament.
“The continent must not be deceived into saying that solutions will come from Europe, Asia or America, the solutions must be found and implemented by us, the children of Africa”, he highlighted, for whom some initiatives in this sense have already begun.
began to develop, in order to reverse this trend and find the necessary mechanisms for its resolution.
He highlighted Angola’s initiative to promote a Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes in Africa, to be held from 28 to 29 May this year in Equatorial Guinea. He said that this event aims to reflect on the theme on the continent, as well as to seek the best solutions to discourage such practices.
The Angolan statesman said that the security situation in Africa in recent times is a concern, especially with the spread of terrorist actions in the countries of the Sahel region, since the destabilization of Libya, as well as the persistence of the same phenomenon, for years on end. , in the Horn of Africa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and, more recently, in Mozambique.
“The removal of power by force of arms from Governments legitimized at the polls in democratic elections, often stimulated and financed by outside interests, must also merit concerted action by African States”, he stressed.
The Head of State also drew attention to the need to put issues related to climate change at the center of attention, given the damage it has been causing to various regions of the planet, with “very serious” consequences on the lives of populations. most directly affected by the phenomenon.
He underlined the democratic achievements achieved by Cape Verde, highlighting the role of Amílcar Cabral, who said that he had spared no efforts or sacrifices for the achievement of the great dream of freedom for the Cape Verdean people and the construction of the great guiding ideals of the nation on the path that traveled to assert itself as a respected state on the continent and in the world.
After decades of war, he said that Angola has been experiencing, for 20 years, a situation of effective, lasting and irreversible peace in an environment of perfect national reconciliation. He stressed that in August this year the country will hold its fifth general elections, in harmony and freedom, which will allow Angolans to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
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