LUANDA - ANGOLAN Foreign Minister Tete Antonio confirmed Wednesday that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has started contributing contingents to its mission in response to the resurgence of attacks by the March 23 Movement (M23) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to the Angolan media outlet Angola Press Agency, the Angolan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed progress in the construction of the Lobito Corridor, a rail link key to metals exports from the central African Copperbelt, during a visit to Angola on Thursday. The United States has been supporting the project that links resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to the port of Lobito in Angola to bypass logistics bottlenecks in South Africa that have held up exports of copper and cobalt.
The parties also agreed to demand "the immediate withdrawal of the M23 rebels from the occupied areas," said Minister Tete Antonio at the end of the meeting.
The parties also agreed to demand "the immediate withdrawal of the M23 rebels from the occupied areas," said Minister Tete Antonio at the end of the meeting.
Luanda, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) African countries from the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) are preparing a summit of heads of State and government to address problems related to peace and security, it was confirmed in Angola on Friday.