Africa-Press – Angola. Angola presented Friday, in Kinshasa, to the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) its vision of the Lobito Corridor as an initiative for economic integration and sustainable development in Southern Africa.
The presentation was made by the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, during a special session of the ICGLR dedicated to the Lobito Corridor project as part of the preparations for the 9th ordinary summit of the heads of State and Government of the ICGLR, which will take place Saturday in the Congolese capital.
The ICGLR high-level session on the Lobito Corridor was opened by the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Judith Suminwa Tuluka, representing President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo.
In the presence of several ICGLR government entities, members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the DRC, businessmen, Congolese civil society and development partners of the Lobito Corridor, including the World Bank, minister Téte António described the project as a vector of regional transformation.
He said it is one of the most strategic economic integration and sustainable development initiatives in Southern Africa, which arises from the vision that Angola’s growth must go hand in hand with the development of all countries in the region.
Téte António explained to those present that this infrastructure, which crosses Angolan territory connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the heart of the continent, is not just a logistical axis, but a vector of regional transformation, a bridge to progress and a platform for a new dynamic of African cooperation.
In his address, he added that the connection of the Port of Lobito to the vast mineral, agricultural and industrial areas of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is boosting an economic space with enormous potential for growth, diversification and integration.
For the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, the Lobito Corridor represents more than a physical and strategic path, it offers logistical competitiveness and economic diversification; boosting foreign investment, regional integration and economic diplomacy and social and inclusive development.
He highlighted that the Lobito Corridor is fully part of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, reinforcing the objectives of continental economic integration and contributing to the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
In this regard, the government official reaffirmed that Angola is open, ready and committed to working with everyone so that the Lobito Corridor becomes a symbol of innovation, prosperity and African progress.
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