Africa-Press – Angola. Angola maintains a firm commitment to peace and security in Africa, based on inclusive dialogue, good governance and zero tolerance towards coups d’état, violence and unconstitutional changes of government, the country’s permanent representative to the African Union reaffirmed on Thursday.
Miguel César Bembe was speaking, in Addis Ababa, during the 1325th Session of the Peace and Security Council (CPS) of the African Union, dedicated to the political situation in the Republic of Guinea, which decided to lift suspension sanctions and reintegrate that country into the continental organization.
He expressed, on behalf of Angola, satisfaction with the holding of the presidential elections in Guinea, on December 28, 2025, and with the inauguration of President Mahamadou Doumbouya, which took place on January 16, 2026.
Miguel César Bembe said that these events mark the end of the political transition process that began in September 2021, concluded with peace and dignity, despite the challenges faced.
According to the Ambassador, the outcome of the Guinean process constitutes a positive example for other African countries experiencing similar situations, demonstrating that it is possible to overcome political crises through peaceful and responsible means.
Miguel Bembe also highlighted the willingness shown by Guinea’s new authorities to serve its people, by making a commitment to face the constraints that still hinder the country’s development and progress.
He argued that the consolidation of the rule of law, the improvement of governance and the strengthening of socioeconomic conditions must be at the center of the new political stage, in alignment with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations’ Agenda 2030.
In his intervention, the representative of Angola congratulated the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for their support throughout the transition period, as well as recognizing the role of evaluation missions, capacity building and the presence of observers in building trust and credibility in the process.
In the end, Miguel Bembe reiterated Angola’s support for Guinea and its people, with whom it has maintained historical and privileged relations since the period of the struggle for National Independence, and defended the lifting of sanctions imposed by the CPS, as well as the country’s full reintegration into the African Union.
The session was attended by the fifteen Member States of the Peace and Security Council, the President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Morissanda Kouyaté.
The work was chaired by Ambassador Jean Léon Ilunga Ngandu, President-in-Office of the CPS for the month of January 2026.
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