Under efforts to strengthen bilateral relations, Angola and Tanzania signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in Zanzibar on January 16.
The agreements include a cooperation MoU related to the oil and gas industry; an MoU for the waiver of visas and passports for diplomatic and professional holders; and a cooperation document in the health sector.
In addition to the agreements, the countries agreed to explore new avenues for collaboration in areas such as air travel – with direct flights from Dar es Salaam to Luanda proposed – methods of incentivizing their respective private sectors to work together; and opportunities in trade and investment.
January Makamba, Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, stated, “These MoUs represent a significant advancement in our relations and open new avenues for cooperation in crucial sectors that are vital for our countries’ development.”
Adding to this, Angola’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, remarked that through the agreements, “we have opened a new page of cooperation between our nations.
Let us promise to implement all that we agreed in our meeting to continue strengthening our cooperation.”
