Day: May 10, 2023

Angolan president João Lourenço considered the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) “a pillar of State power based on the defence of the country ‘s sovereignty and the maintenance of stability.

João Lourenço, who is also FAA Commander-in-Chief, stated on his facebook that it under this perspective he chairs a meeting Wednesday in Menongue, where he has been since Tuesday to assess the general situation of this pillar of the State power.

João Lourenço meets Wednesday with the military leadership of the Armed Forces to analyse the general situation of this military body, in its various aspects.

The president expressed the need for the countries to pay permanent attention to national defence and security through the national armed forces.

Angolan head of State João Lourenço attended the drills conducted by military brigades belonging to the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) on Tuesday (09) in south-east Cuando Cubango province, as part of the annual training of troops.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Angolan president João Lourenço arrived Wednesday afternoon in the Angolan capital (Luanda), from Cuando Cubango province, where he attended military maneuvers conducted by the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).

At the military terminal, the Angolan Head of State was welcomed by the Vice President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa.

President João Lourenço traveled Tuesday to Cuando Cubango province where he witnessed the military exercise, as Commander-in-Chief of the FAA, as part of the annual training of troops.

This Wednesday (the 10th), the President chaired a meeting on the general situation of the FAA.

The Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), created on October 9, 1991, comprises three branches: the Army, Air Force and Navy.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Angolan Head of State João Lourenço encouraged Wednesday in Menongue, eastern Cuando Cubango province, the parties involved in the armed conflict in Sudan to establish a ceasefire, in order to negotiate a definitive peace.

Speaking at the meeting of the military leaders of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), João Lourenço defended the end of the war in this country in the Great Lakes region.

Armed clashes in Sudan began on 15 April between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In just a few days, the conflict claimed hundreds of lives, thousands of internally displaced people and refugees in neighbouring countries.

On the other hand, the Angolan statesman said that the world is following with great attention and concern the tension on the Korean peninsula, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region, in Africa, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in Mozambique.

In his speech, President João Lourenço also expressed concern about the conflict in Ukraine that has persisted for more than a year and risks gaining proportions that threaten, more and more, world peace and security.

According to the Angolan Head of State, everything must be done to avoid the escalation of this armed conflict.

“It is necessary dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, for the establishment of a ceasefire that opens the way for the negotiation of a definitive peace”, he stated.

According to João Lourenço, Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected, as enshrined in International Law and in the Charter of the United Nations, which everyone is obliged to respect.

As a result of his commitment to peace on the continent, the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, was designated “Champion of the African Union for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa”.

The title is the result of Angola’s efforts with João Lourenço at the head of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region in the search for peace, dialogue and stability in various countries of the continent.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba said human-wildlife conflict (HWC) should not be the responsibility of the government and the line ministry alone but that of everyone.

Mbumba at the commencement of a three-day National Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict Management here Wednesday said human-wildlife conflict is complex and thus requires multidimensional solutions.

“The impact of this conflict on people and their property is a difficult challenge that conservation agencies and institutions such as the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism are facing,” he said.

He noted that innovative approaches are being considered to reduce the level of HWC to ensure that the benefits of conservation far outweigh the cost and to build on the significant successes already achieved.

Mbumba also noted that conservancies are now benefiting 245 000 people in various regions.

He thus called upon the national conference to review and discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities in the implementation of this policy so that they may have specific resolutions and actions to implement specific preventative, protective, and mitigative strategies for HWC management.

On his part Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta said policies have been and are developed to address specific environmental and wildlife management issues, rural development, tourism development and poverty reduction.

One such policy is the National Policy on Human-Wildlife Conflict Management that was approved by Cabinet and put in place in 2009 and revised in 2018.

He emphasised that the scale and urgency of the problem require the government to develop an integrated, flexible and comprehensive policy towards dealing with HWC and that can provide a framework for all stakeholders and can meet the country’s national and international commitments to biodiversity conservation while taking into account the rights and development needs of the people.

Shifeta stressed that more needs to be done in the implementation of this policy, and in putting mitigation and preventative measure to manage human-wildlife conflict.

The conference aims at reducing and managing human-wildlife conflicts in the country.

Source: Namibia Press Agency