Africa-Press – Angola. The secretary of the MPLA Political Bureau for International Relations, Manuel Augusto, visited the Tarrafal prison on Sunday, in Cape Verde, on the eve of the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the last political prisoners, most of whom were members of the liberation movements of the former Portuguese colonies.
The two-day working visit to Cape Verde is a consequence of the meeting in Luanda, which brought together former movements that fought for liberation from the colonial yoke in Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP).
On the occasion, the National leader of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), João Baptista Pereira, said that the MPLA visit served, among other aspects, to plan the next meeting, since “the Luanda meeting was the start of a process that we intend to be annual.
He also announced that the next meeting should take place in Guinea Bissau, “but the latest events that occurred in that country, such as the dissolution of Parliament, led us to redirect the plan and define the next host”.
During his stay in the archipelago, Manuel Augusto will meet with the President of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, to address a set of issues that afflict the continent, with particular emphasis on West and Central Africa, and also relations between Angola and Cape Verde.
The program also reserves an audience granted by the President of PAICV, Rui Semedo, with whom he will analyze the domestic and international political situation as well as joint action in the Socialist International (IS) and the reinforcement of cooperation between the two political formations.
Liberation movements in former Portuguese colonial Africa began to organize themselves in the 1950s. They defended the independence of territories under Portuguese colonial rule based on the principle of self-determination and independence.
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