Africa-Press – Mauritius. Botswana reiterated its interest in connecting with Angola via the fiber optic land line, similarly to what happens with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia.
According to an official note received this Saturday, in Gaborone, the Tswanese Government also expressed its interest in contracting the services of ANGOSAT 2.
The note refers that this will was expressed by the Tswanese Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Thulagano Segokgo, in a meeting he held with his Angolan counterpart, Mário Augusto da Silveira Oliveira.
The meeting between the two leaders was part of the State visit of the President of the Republic, João Gonçalves. On the occasion, Mário de Oliveira addressed, with his counterpart from Botswana, the possibility of establishing agreements in the field of telecommunications and information technologies.
Mário de Oliveira replied that Angola is available for this partnership with Botswana, revealing that a delegation of Angolan technicians will travel to Gaborone to work on the matter.
Minister Mário de Oliveira also held a working meeting with the rector of the University of Botswana. bilateral cooperation Angola and Botswana established diplomatic relations on February 18, 1976.
In February 2006, the two countries signed a General Cooperation Agreement. Areas of cooperation In cooperation between Angola and Botswana, the diamond sector is a priority, along with education, health and the environment.
Botswana is a major producer of diamonds worldwide and Angola seeks the experience of that SADC member country, in extraction and cutting. Currently, Botswana’s diamond production accounts for around 60 percent of its exports.
On average, between 2002 and 2016, 26 million carats were produced per year, making Botswana the second largest producer of diamonds in the world, behind Russia.
Another important source of income for Botswana is ecotourism. This country has the largest concentration of elephants in the world (more than 50,000). The country occupies 581,000 square kilometers, 17 percent of which is reserved for national parks. It also has immense virgin savannas.
Located in Southern Africa, the territory of Botswana has no access to the sea and is limited to the North with Zambia, to the East with Zimbabwe, to the South with South Africa, to the West and Northwest with Namibia.
regional integration Angola and Botswana are members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The two countries are also part of the Okavango/Zambezi project, which also includes Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia, covering a total of 278,000 square kilometres.
The Okavango Basin is a region rich in biodiversity, with more than 400 species of birds, mammals and other animals typical of the African fauna. Angola has the second largest plot of the project, with 87,000 square kilometers, behind Zambia, with 97,000 square kilometers of land.
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