Africa-Press – Angola. Angola and the African Union (AU) signed, this Monday, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), an agreement on visa exemption for passports and “Laissez-Passer”, as well as the facilitation of visas in ordinary passports for employees of the continental organization, their dependents, family members and mission experts.
Signed by the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, and the president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the agreement applies to AU personnel, nationals of Member States, holders of passports or Laissez-Passer of this body, holders of a valid contract with the African Union and their dependents.
A note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlights that the conclusion of this legal instrument does not exclude the need for there to be a host country agreement between Angola and the African Union regarding any entity that may be based in the territory of Angola.
AU personnel who hold a valid African Union passport or Laissez-Passer have the right to enter, leave and remain in the territory of the Republic of Angola for a period not exceeding 90 (ninety) days, within a temporary stay of 6 (six) months, counting from the date of first entry, without obtaining a visa.
Personnel who do not have a valid passport or Laissez-Passer from the continental organization, but maintain a valid contract with the African Union, in case the visa is necessary for the national passport, will request courtesy visas at the Angolan embassy at the headquarters of the bodies and institutions of the AU or in your country of origin of residence.
The agreement now signed aims to further encourage the development of existing cooperative relations between the parties and simplify the travel system to and from Angola for AU staff and mission experts for the bodies of this organization, as well as family members of staff. of the African Union deployed in Angola. YOU
Angola’s ambassador to Cuba, Cândida Teixeira, highlighted this Saturday, in Havana, the persistent instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation in the Cabo Delgado region, in Mozambique, and the lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, as the main points on Angola’s agenda in the rotating presidency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which began last August.
According to a press release, the diplomat made these statements during a meeting with counterparts from the aforementioned region, accredited and residing in the Cuban capital, which served to assume the “pro- tempore” of SADC countries in Cuba.
At the meeting, the heads of SADC diplomatic missions observed a minute of silence for the physical passing of the President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, which took place on 4 February last, and were informed about the main challenges to be carried out by the Angolan Executive within the framework of its Presidency.
Cândida Teixeira informed her counterparts about the main points discussed at the last Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, held in virtual format on the 2nd of February, where it was mainly addressed , the cholera situation in the region.
As an action plan for this year, SADC ambassadors in Havana agreed on positions on the participation of the SADC Group in the main events that the organization will celebrate this year, with emphasis on the Liberation Day of Southern Africa, a important milestone in the history of the region and which highlights the battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the gains resulting from that historic event.
In addition to Angola, the organization includes South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Leshoto, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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