Africa-Press – Angola. The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, is already in the city of Caxito, province of Bengo, for a few hours’ work, which includes the inauguration of the town’s new General Hospital.
The Angolan statesman, who arrived in Caxito at around 9 am, was received by the provincial governor Maria Antónia Nelumba, by members of the local government, traditional and ecclesiastical authorities and the population in general.
Its program also includes the inauguration of the first phase of the Caxito centrality and a visit to the region’s Economic Potentials Fair.
Before that, the President of the Republic, accompanied by members of his delegation, will meet with members of the provincial government, to assess the general state of the territory.
At the meeting with the Head of State, Governor Maria Antónia Nelumba will explain the province’s economic and social development situation, with emphasis on projects linked to health, education and communication routes.
The return of the Executive Power Holder to Luanda is scheduled for the end of this Monday afternoon.
President João Lourenço’s last visit to Bengo took place in July 2022.
Characterization of the region
Located in the north of Angola, the province of Bengo has as its capital the city of Caxito, in the municipality of Dande, and is the closest to Luanda.
With 429,322 inhabitants spread over 31,371 km2, the province is made up of six municipalities, namely Ambriz, Bula Atumba, Dande, Dembos, Nambuangongo and Pango Aluquém.
Bengo became a province on April 26, 1980, due to the separation from the province of Luanda.
In 2011, the National Assembly approved Law 29/11, of 1 September, which de-annexed the municipalities of Ícolo Bengo and Quissama do Bengo and became part of the province of Luanda.
Bengo stands out mainly in banana cultivation and is also ensuring the country’s banana exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Namibia.
To date, more than 120 tons have been exported to the DRC by the company Agrolider.
Bengo makes available to the market, mainly in Luanda, more than 1.1 million tons/year of table bananas, according to 2022 data, made available by the provincial agriculture department.
In the province, in addition to very strong family productions, three of the country’s largest companies are active in banana production, namely Novagrolíder, Turiagro Vida Fresh, which was recently installed.
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