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Angola and Portugal prepare 2027-2031 cooperation programme

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Angola and Portugal want to deepen economic cooperation, training and priority sectors under the next Strategic Cooperation Programme for 2027-2031. The current programme has already mobilised €70 million in implementation and €187 million in credit, according to Mercado.

Portugal wants to deepen its cooperation with Angola in the economy, the training of officials and several priority sectors, Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ana Xavier said in Luanda on Monday 12 October 2026, Mercado reports.

The two countries must prepare a new Strategic Cooperation Programme to consolidate their bilateral partnership and extend it to regional and multilateral levels, according to Ana Xavier, quoted by Mercado.

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