Angolacongo Democratic Republic Tender

Foreign Minister Manuel Augusto said he hoped the new government of the Democratic Republic of Congo could give a new impetus to the cooperation projects between the two countries. The Angolan diplomat made this statement to Angolas National Radio about the visit to Angola on Tuesday the first foreigner of the DRC Head of State Felix Tshisekedi who was inaugurated on January 24. It considered essential the complementarity of the two economies and potentialities which allows to rationalize costs and means.The minister believes that the Benguela Railroad linked to Lobito Port could be one of the decisive instruments for the development of DRCs mining industry benefiting Angola. Manuel Augusto admitted that Cabindas electrification could be assured from the DRCs energy capacity which has one of the largest hydroelectric dams on the African continent Inga. The head of the Angolan diplomacy considered essential the exchange of experiences between the two States and rationalize the sharing of the exploitation of the Zaire River one of the largest in Africa. The fifth President of the DRC is 56 years old on 3 June this year.Felix Tshisekedi will be received by his counterpart Joo Loureno with whom he will hold a private meeting followed by an official lunch. According to the National Statistics Institute INE in the third quarter of 2017 the DRC was the second largest destination of Angolas exports in trade among Africans only behind South Africa with a total of 4403 million Kwanzas. In the second quarter the figure was 4421 million. These figures however fell well short of the third quarter of 2016 which reached 9.215 million Kwanzas according to the AGT. The latest data put the gross domestic product of the DRC at 35 billion dollars. Angola already has a GDP of 89 billion.