João Lourenço, who spoke this Tuesday morning on the State of the Nation at the National Assembly, marking the opening of the parliamentary year, stated that world peace "remains compromised", conditioning the world and Angolan economy, which is also suffering the impacts of " endogenous factors", but which is beginning to give "encouraging results" reflecting the executive's measures.
He noted these effects by citing 4.3 percent growth in recent quarters, which encourages the government "to move forward with optimism" despite inflationary pressures that, he said, the government has been trying to counteract with actions to reduce the cost of life, increase national production and reduce dependence on external shocks.
"We learned from our History that there is no victory without work", highlighted the chief executive, adding that the objective is to provide opportunities for each Angolan to achieve their dream.
João Lourenço said that public finances "remain solid and resilient" and that the debt remains sustained.
"We have been able to honor our commitments", he reinforced, indicating that net reserves are currently at 14.9 billion dollars with a coverage rate of seven months of imports.
The President of the Republic continued his speech by reporting numbers that he stated demonstrated "encouraging results" in health, announcing the opening of new hospitals next month, as well as in education where he recognized that there are also "great challenges" due mainly to the high birth rate that demands greater capacity to solve problems, but promising that resources will continue to be mobilized.
Contrasting with João Lourenço's optimism, on the UNITA bench, the deputies displayed posters noting their discontent with the country's social and political situation.
"End the dictatorship", "Free political prisoners", "President resign", "Angola wants reforms", "The people are hungry", "The people want local authorities", were some of the phrases on these posters, which were not shown in TPA, since public television in Angola only showed the benches and applause of the MPLA, the party that has held power since 1975.
