Africa-Press – Angola. Angola defended, this Wednesday (23), a pacified Southern Africa that invests in the construction of shared infrastructures, capable of connecting peoples, cultures, economies and stimulating mobility.
This information was provided by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Esmeralda Mendonça, on behalf of the head of Angolan diplomacy, Téte António, on the occasion of the celebration of the Liberation Day of Southern Africa, marked yesterday.
Speaking at the opening of the conference on the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the impact on the political, economic and social harmonization of Southern Africa, promoted by the Diplomatic Academy Venâncio de Moura, in Luanda, he stressed that SADC knew a common history of wars, discrimination social, economic, political and racial struggle that was difficult to overcome.
According to the Secretary of State, many lives were sacrificed for independence, defense of national sovereignty and the conquest of peace and freedom, referring that on March 23, 1988, in the Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale, “the mother of all battles back then”, whose outcome opened the way for the much-desired victories.
resilient solutions
For you, when celebrating the Liberation Day of Southern Africa, it is important to reflect on the desired Southern Africa: “We want to build resilient and robust solutions for the prosperity of our peoples and future generations”.
He announced that Cuito Cuanavale has an imposing monument and history that should be visited by young people from SADC, in connection with the Okavango-Zambezi Basin Tourism Project.
Angola, specified, wants to reinforce cultural, academic, scientific and business exchanges between the populations of southern Africa, in order to break the psychological barriers that sometimes impede the progress of the sub-regional integration process.
According to Esmeralda Mendonça, Angola reiterates its commitment to defending peaceful solutions for the resolution of international disputes, within the framework of the postulate of the United Nations Charter.
“Angola, aware of its responsibilities, as a relevant actor in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Africa, sensitive to the situation, the result of the long experience of internal conflict, on the one hand, the experience of two terms as a Non-Permanent Member of the Council Security Council, as well as the dynamics for the stabilization of the Great Lakes Region, whose organization it presides, took the initiative to propose the holding of an Extraordinary Summit of the African Union to discuss these two phenomena, which shake our continent and undermine the its development”, he underlined.
Response to Covid-19
SADC responded promptly and in a timely manner to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, whose challenge involved Member States, to save lives, safeguard the economy and human rights. Humans.
Speaking on the topic “Responses of SADC Member States to the Covid-19 pandemic”, he pointed out that the plans of the region’s countries to face the disease always seek harmonization. Mufinda indicated that SADC participates globally with 1.2% of cases and 2.1% of deaths. In Africa, it represents 49.7 percent of reported cases and 51.7 percent of reported deaths.
The specialist in International Relations Francisco da Cruz, who gave a general approach to the intricacies of the famous Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, underlined that there is a generation that managed to fight the largest army in the region with sweat, blood and its own life.
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