Africa-Press – Angola. The president of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-CIRGL), Jemma Nunu Kumba, highlighted this Monday, in Luanda, the capacity of resilience of the Angolan people in the conquest of definitive peace in the country.
Jemma Nunu Kumba, also president of the parliament of South Sudan, emphasized the need for this youngest nation in the world to have the experience of Angola to strengthen the peace agreement in force in that country.
The FP-CIRGL leader, who is on a five-day working visit to the country, was speaking during a meeting with a delegation from the National Assembly, led by its president, Carolina Cerqueira.
“We are here to learn, as a parliament and government, on what we can do to strengthen the peace agreement that we are implementing in South Sudan”, he said, expressing satisfaction at seeing that Angola, which faced an armed conflict for many years, is stable .
Jemma Nunu Kumba recognized that the Angolan people had decided to work together to resolve their political differences and accelerate the development of their country, stressing that this was an important aspect that South Sudan should learn.
During the meeting, he congratulated Carolina Cerqueira for being the first woman to lead the Angolan parliament.
For her part, Carolina Cerqueira, accompanied by representatives of political parties with parliamentary seats (MPLA, UNITA, PRS, FNLA and PHA) and by the president of the group of women parliamentarians, highlighted the “considerable” gender balance and expressive representation of youth in the parliament in this parliamentary term.
Of the universe of 220 deputies of the National Assembly, 83 are women, representing 38.6 percent. The average age of young deputies in that Legislature is around 25 to 40 years old.
South Sudan, located in Northeast Africa, gained its independence on July 9, 2011, after holding a referendum, constituting the youngest nation in the world.
After gaining Independence, the country plunged into a five-year war and, in 2018, an agreement was signed to form a transitional government and national unity, valid for three years, but extended for another two years.
The transitional government will implement the roadmap until general elections are held.
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