Africa-Press – Angola. The Mozambican ambassador to Angola, Osvalda Joana, considered, this Wednesday, that the experience of the Angolan State in mediation and conflict resolution will be a fundamental pillar in the country’s presidency in SADC.
The diplomat made this statement to Television Girassol, in anticipation of the 43rd Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the Community for the Development of Southern Africa (SADC).
The summit will take place from the 7th to the 17th of this month in Luanda, during which Angola will assume the rotating presidency of the organisation, for one year.
“We all know that President João Lourenço was elected champion of peace, precisely because of the action he has taken in search of peace in the region”, said the ambassador.
He added that the Angolan presidency will have, among others, the challenge of peace which, in the opinion of the Mozambican ambassador, will be successful.
He justified his statement by the fact that the Angolan President is a person committed to peace and the development of his country and the region.
One of SADC’s major objectives is to make the region industrialized by 2063, as set out in the organization’s Strategy and Roadmap, approved by the Heads of State and Government, in April 2015, for the period 2015-2063.
The objective of the strategy is to promote sustainable economic growth and development, which ultimately contribute to the alleviation and eradication of poverty and the creation of better living conditions for the region’s citizens.
With this, continues the Strategy, SADC expects to raise the region’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate from 4 percent per year to a minimum of 7 percent, double the percentage of value added in manufacturing, including the share of industry-related services in GDP to 30 percent by 2030 and raise it to 40 percent by 2050.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization created in 1992 and dedicated to socio-economic cooperation and integration, as well as cooperation in political and security matters.
The organization includes Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The organization has among its objectives the promotion of economic growth and development, the reduction of poverty, peace and security, sustainable development, the consolidation of cultural, historical and social affinities.
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