Angola, France, Belgium: Luanda diversifying its economic partners
- May 29, 2018
- - 2:05 pm
Summary: President Lourenco’s official visits to France and Belgium are intended by the Angolan leader to assert his country’s economic imperatives by diversifying and raising crucial foreign investment. Analysis Angolan President Joao Lourenco is on a multi-day visit to Europe, beginning with France on May 28 before concluding in Belgium on June 5. It is the Angolan leader’s first visit to Europe since becoming president in September 2017. The purpose of Lourenco’s travels is to address Angolan economic imperatives. The Angolan president is to shore up foreign investment in the south-central African country, as a means of safeguarding his political …
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