By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Angola and France have launched a partnership which seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Lusophone country in finding new income generation means in the area of agriculture and food production.
Angolan President Joa Lourenço hosted his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron on Friday in Luanda where both leaders attented the closing of the Luanda Business Forum.
According to the French presidency, the agricultural and agri-food production partnership will assist Angola in enhancing its “sovereignty” and find new sources of income in the food sector.
The French President who is on a lightning visit in Africa was accompanied by business leaders.
He also touched on the war in eastern DRC. Mid-February, East African leaders gave rebel groups in the east part of the country until March 30th to withdraw.
Macron said, “We have just spent a long time with the President (Joao Lourenço) discuss the situation today in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and I really want to welcome your role in the supervision and monitoring mechanism of the ceasefire, in the ongoing negotiations.”
“We had an in-depth discussion, that nourishes legitimate hopes for concrete results in the coming days in order to obtain a de-escalation and a path to peace.”
Later on Friday, Macron is expected to end his central African tour with a visit to The Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
