{"id":99026,"date":"2026-04-16T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:07:31","slug":"angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control","title":{"rendered":"Angola and Congo Trade Cooperation Needs Better Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Angolan ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Vicente Muanda, on Wednesday emphasised the importance of strengthening trade cooperation between the two countries, paying particular attention to the uncontrolled influx of Angolan products into Congolese territory.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The diplomat made the statement on the eve of the inauguration ceremony of the Congolese President, Denis Sassou-Nguesso Nguesso.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Angolan diplomat, despite the advances recorded in production in Angola, many goods cross the border informally, without official registration, which limits the economic benefits for the States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we go to the local markets, we find several products from Angola, but which do not enter officially. We need to regularize this situation so that the State knows what enters, how it enters and who benefits,\u201d the diplomat said.<\/p>\n<p>The diplomat spoke of the need for cross-border trade to cease to serve only individual interests and begin to generate formal revenue for both countries, harmonization of trade rules as one of the priority dossiers in bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Muanda highlighted Angola and the Republic of Congo solid historical relations and the need to revitalize them through concrete actions, especially within the framework of African economic integration.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the common border, with emphasis on the Massabi area in Cabinda, Vicente Muanda considered its regulation fundamental in order to guarantee equitable benefits for both States.<\/p>\n<p><b>Angolan Community<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the economic aspect, the diplomat addressed the situation of the Angolan community residing in the Republic of Congo, estimated at more than 5,000 citizens, mostly concentrated in Pointe-Noire and other regions in the south of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the need to strengthen social and consular assistance, despite progress in issuing official documents.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding activities, he said that Angolans mainly develop small businesses on formal and informal trade, including the import and sale of various products.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of this community largely dates back to the periods of the Angolan liberation struggle and the civil war, phases in which many Angolans sought refuge in Congo.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, there have been migratory movements motivated by economic, family, and commercial reasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Angola<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The Angolan ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Vicente Muanda, on Wednesday emphasised the importance of strengthening trade cooperation between the two countries, paying particular attention to the uncontrolled influx of Angolan products into Congolese territory. The diplomat made the statement on the eve of the inauguration ceremony of the Congolese President, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":99025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[329],"class_list":["post-99026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-angola"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Angola and Congo Trade Cooperation Needs Better Control - Angola<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Angolan ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Vicente Muanda, on Wednesday emphasised the importance of strengthen ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Angola and Congo Trade Cooperation Needs Better Control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Angolan ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Vicente Muanda, on Wednesday emphasised the importance of strengthen ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Angola\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-16T10:19:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-17T09:07:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/sm_1776327653.880072.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Angola and Congo Trade Cooperation Needs Better Control\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-16T10:19:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-17T09:07:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control\"},\"wordCount\":362,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/sm_1776327653.880072.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Angola\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-and-congo-trade-cooperation-needs-better-control\",\"name\":\"Angola and Congo Trade Cooperation Needs Better Control - 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