Angolan President in Ghana for 3-day visit

Angolan President, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, has arrived in Accra on Sunday for a three-day visit to the country.

He is in Ghana at the invitation of President Nana Akufo-Addo, who was in Angola in August 2019, for a two-day official visit at the Angolan leader’s request.

President João Lourenço’s visit is aimed at strengthening the economic ties that exist between the two countries, as well as exploring possible areas of cooperation for their mutual benefit.

He was met on arrival at the airport by the Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul.

President Lourenço will, on Monday, August 2, confer with Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, where both leaders would hold bilateral talks.