USAID seeks to boost Angola's exports to USA

 Luanda - Angolan entrepreneurs will be able to export agricultural products, beverages and others to the United States of America market, through the mediation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This information was provided today by the Acting Minister Counselor of the US Embassy in Angola, Christopher Hattayer, noting that the United States had been supporting efforts to increase economic growth in Angola since 2021 via the Southern African Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub).

Speaking at an event to publicize the activities of the USAID Trade Hub, the US diplomat said that as well as the US market there were also mediation activities to boost exports of Angolan products to South Africa.

Exports of Angolan products to the US market will be facilitated by the African Growth and Opportunity Agreement (AGOA), where national products must meet several requirements to become eligible, said the US diplomat.

According to Christopher Hattayer, with the tools made available via the USAID TradeHub, Angola will have greater access to technology, increasing support for exporters to access trade facilitation services that allow them to export to South Africa and the United States of America.

 

AU Commissioner calls for integrated policies for economic advancement

 Luanda - The African Union Commissioner Josefa Sacko on Tuesday defended an interconnection between food system transformation and building resilience, with policies to promote economic growth, debt sustainability, gender inclusion and integration.

The Angolan diplomat, who is the commissioner of the Department of Rural Development, Agriculture, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, was speaking via videoconference at the 32nd Session of the Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Africa being held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The UA commissioner underscored that human and animal health and environmental protection are fundamental aspects for the stability of the food system.

She called for the need to integrate the systemic approach to food systems provided by the United Nations Food Systems Summit held in September 2021, which is a mandatory reference to impact the food crisis.

The AU official added that African countries have been hit hard by the crisis that has hampered the gains made in the past five years by the continent.

 

Luanda gains Digital Urban Art gallery

 Luanda- A Digital Urban Art gallery, with a Big Media billboard network, called "Pop-Up", will be inaugurated Friday in Luanda to promote the work of young artists.

The Pop Up gallery, a temporary space, plans for six months to promote artistic programmes and projections free of charge.

The space will open its doors with the collective exhibition "Kimba Modernity Ghost" by Angolan artists Edson Chagas, Wyssolela Moreira, Nelo Teixeira and Toy Boy.

COTE D’IVOIRE – Vice President Patrick Achi resigns mysteriously

 The Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi abruptly resigned on Wednesday along with members of his government citing President Outtarra’s intention to reshuffle and slim down his administration..

Achi’s resignation followed a meeting in Yamousssoukro, the Ivorian Capital at which President Allassane Outtarra is reported to have insisted on a slimmer government and agreed to include some opposition members in the administration.

Observers suspect a long-standing distrust between President Outtarra and his vice president as having finally boiled over and led to Achi’s resignation.

The now former vice president is of the Akan ethnicity in an administration headed by Northerner Outtarra and populated at key positions by fellow northerners.

The three people rumored to be the favorites to replace Achi are all of the Northern ethnicity, which gives Outtarra the opportunity to skip them and name an Akan as the next VP to quell the rumors.

Compounding the distrust is the fact that Patrick Achi’s was a member of the opposition party of Henri Konan Bedie before he switched to the ruling party.

The next presidential election is not until 2025.

DNT News with Correspondent report from Julius Ouya

 

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