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Namibia and Angola sign seven cooperation agreements

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Namibia and Angola have signed seven agreements covering trade, border management, infrastructure, water and energy, among other areas. Announced by Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the first session of the Bilateral Commission in Luanda, they add to more than 60 agreements and memorandums already concluded between the two countries, according to New Era.

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