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Bayelsa Hosts Angolan Presidential Envoy to Strengthen Namibe Partnership and Boost Bilateral Ties
On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, I received a high-powered delegation from the Angolan government led by the Executive Minister of State and Head of the Civil House of the Angolan President, His Excellency Dionisio Manuel Da Fonseca, at the Bayelsa State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
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The delegation also had the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola in Nigeria, Dr. José Bamoquina Zau.
The meeting was in furtherance of the agreement signed in September 2025 in Luanda between the governments of the Province of Namibe and that of Bayelsa.
His Excellency Fonseca explained that he was in Nigeria as a representative of the Angolan President and that the visit to cement the existing bilateral relationship between Angola and Nigeria as well as that between Namibe and Bayelsa.
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He said Angola was determined to work with Bayelsa to implement the agreement, especially in areas of tourism, business, trade, and investment.
According to him, “Since our independence, Nigeria was one of the African countries that gave great support to Angola, and it is because of this that we are here representing the President of Angola, His Excellency João Lourenço.
“Bayelsa State and the Province of Namibe have an agreement in place, and we want to work together to ensure implementation of this agreement and make sure we have business relationships as well as trade and investment both ways.”
