Africa-Press – Angola. The Head of State, João Lourenço, attends, today, in Antananarivo, the inauguration of the re-elected President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, who will take office for a third term in the leadership of this East African country.
A ceremony scheduled for the Barea Stadium, located in the city center of Antananarivo, the country’s capital, is eagerly awaited and will feature with the testimony of 10 African Heads of State and Government, as well as members of the diplomatic corps.
John Lourenço, who is also present at the event as president in exercise of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is, alongside by Azali Assoumani, President of the Republic of Comoros and also of the Union Africana (AU), one of the prominent figures among the guests.
In According to yesterday’s Malagasy press, the presence of the two Heads of State, who currently lead the AU and SADC, also has great significance diplomatic and political issues, especially on the issue of legitimacy or legality of an electoral process, given the line of conduct of continental and regional.
At João Lourenço’s agenda, according to what the newspapers published in Antananarivo, is probably having a private meeting with the President re-elected from Madagascar, which will serve both countries to begin establish formal bilateral cooperation.
It is whatever the case, adds the local media, what is certain is that the Angolan Head of State will not make any statements while in Antananarivo, and must, after the investiture ceremony of Andry Rajoelina, be present at the lunch to be offered by the host at the Presidential Palace, followed by a private meeting between the two Heads of State.
It will fit, at the end of the ceremony, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, to make some considerations for journalists in Antananarivo. At that time, the head of Angolan diplomacy should summarize the events of the meeting private between João Lourenço and Andry Rajoelina.
More personalities
In African heads of state are not everything. press found that Prithvirajsing Roopun, President of the Republic of Mauritius, was the first to disembark in Antananarivo.
At capital of Madagascar is also present with Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique.
Gifts There are also Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) and Umaro Sissoco Embaló (Guinea-Bissau). Initially seven or even eight Heads of State for Andry Rajoelina’s inauguration ceremony, but for compelling reasons inherent to the countries’ internal affairs, two of them sent representatives. This is the case of Wavel Ramkalawan, President of the Seychelles, who will be represented by the Vice President, Ahmed Afif.
O The same applies to Macky Sall, President of Senegal, represented at the ceremony by the Minister of the Armed Forces, Youm El Hadji Omar. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, will be represented by the Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente.
A Tanzania will also be represented by the Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa. O Chinese leader Xi Jinping appointed Hu Chunhua as special envoy for the today’s morning event. He is the vice-president of the 14th National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. India and Morocco too will be represented.
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is another of guests, as well as Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, secretary general of the Commission for Indian Ocean (IOC). The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) will also be present at the ceremony, represented by Dev Haman, deputy secretary general.
Andy Rajoelina was re-elected with 59% of the vote, guaranteeing a third term. O Court rejected opposition complaints about the credibility of the vote, despite of the low electoral participation of 46% and the boycott of the majority of parties in opposition.
To the reacting to the victory in the elections on November 16th, the Head of State Malagasy said that “the people chose the path of continuity, serenity and stability”, having guaranteed that voters “expressed themselves freely” and with “wisdom”
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