The United States has been strengthening diplomatic and economic relations with Angola since President João Lourenço came to power, and a visit by US President Joe Biden, the first US head of state to visit Angola, is expected in the first week of December.
Blinken stressed that the growth of the strategic partnership between the US and Angola in recent years has been “exceptional”.
“We have expanded trade and investment, increased our security cooperation, developed our collaborative efforts in the area of health, and strengthened our bilateral relationship,” the State Department’s message emphasized.
“As I said when I visited Luanda earlier this year, the future of America and the future of Africa are linked. Our people are united, our prosperity and success are linked,” Blinken stressed, congratulating the Angolan people on their independence day.
Angola's independence was proclaimed on November 11, 1975, by Agostinho Neto, leader of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).
