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Ambassador Sianga Abílio received on November 18, 2022, in Nairobi, at the premises of the Angolan Embassy an Angolan parliamentary delegation headed by Member of Parliament Teresa da Silva Neto, President of the Group of Women Parliamentarians.

At the meeting, Ambassador Sianga Abílio provided information on the work of this Diplomatic Mission both, bilaterally with the Republic of Kenya and multilaterally, at the level of United Nations offices in Nairobi.

Ambassador Sianga Abílio received on November 18, 2022, a group of Angolan students attending the Tourism course at the Nairobi Tourism Institute.

Ambassador Sianga Abílio welcomed the students stressing the fact that the Embassy is the home of all Angolans in Kenya. 

Ambassador Miguel Bembe, Director of the Directorate Africa, Middle East and Regional Organizations-DAMOOR and Focal Point of the Republic of Angola, attended on 14 and 15 November 2022, in Nairobi, the 32nd Meeting of the Technical Support Committee-TSC for the Regional Supervisory Mechanism of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region.

Opinion Article by Ambassador Sianga Abilio published on November 11, 2022, by The Standard newspaper, on the occasion of the celebration of Angola Independence Day:

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/article/2001460334/angola-set-to-take-sub-saharan-africa-third-largest-economy-slot

The Ambassador Sianga Abilio said on November 11, 2022, in Nairobi, that Angola today is a country at peace with political stability and a continental economic powerhouse that within a few months may reoccupy the post of third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa with a GDP of 124 billion US Dollars.

According to Ambassador Sianga Abilio, who was speaking at the event commemorating the 47th Anniversary of  Angola National Independence, the priority of our country's government is the consolidation of democracy through the strengthening of democratic institutions, the fight against corruption, the diversification of the economy and the consequent creation of a good business environment conducive to investors, both local and foreign and for this reason, he took the opportunity to once again invite Kenyan businessmen to invest in Angola.

Ambassador Sianga Abílio received on November 07, 2022, Mr. Jesús Manzanilla, Ambassador of Venezuela to Kenya who came to the Chancellery of Angola for a courtesy visit. 

During the meeting, Ambassador Manzanilla reiterated the interest of the Venezuelan Government to strengthen the political and economic cooperation with the Angolan Government. 

The Angolan writer living in Portugal Yara Nakahanda Monteiro held on 29 September 2022, in Nairobi, a meeting with readers, members of the Angolan community living in Kenya and representatives of the Angolan Embassy, for a talk on her book "Loose Ties" (Laços Perdidos), title of the English version of her book "Essa Dama Bate Bwe".

At the event, promoted by Cheche Bookshop with the sponsorship of the Angolan Embassy in Nairobi, the writer talked about her work, a novel that tells the story of an Angolan citizen who decided to return to her country in search of information about her origins and family history after having lived in Portugal since a tender age as a refugee following the outbreak of the post-independence civil war.

The Ambassador, Sianga Abílio defended on September 24, 2022, in Nairobi, the necessity of the permanent propagation of the deeds of Dr. António Agostinho Neto, for its great importance in the history of the struggle for national liberation and conquest of the independence of the Republic of Angola.

The Head of the Diplomatic Mission of Angola in Nairobi who was addressing at the commemorative event of the Centenary of the birthday of Dr. Agostinho Neto, clarified that the politics was not the beginning and the end of Dr. António Agostinho Neto because on one hand he was a leader of the struggle for the national liberation, on the another he made the culture with prominence for writing another front of battle leaving for the current generation and for the coming generations the happiness of being  independent people and the joy of being able to read and to learn with its literary workmanships the value of the humanism, freedom and social justice, a legacy that exceeded the borders of Angola transforming Dr. Agostinho Neto, one of the fathers of the struggle for the liberation of the African continent and all oppressed people of the world.

Ambassador Sianga Abílio was appointed by the President of the Republic João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço to represent the Republic of Angola at the Inauguration Ceremony of Dr. William Samoei Ruto as President of the Republic of Kenya, in an event that took place on September 13, 2022, and that was attended by twenty Heads of State and Government.

Dr. William Ruto, who for the past ten years was Vice-President of the Republic, assumed office as President of the Republic for a five-year term after winning the presidential election held on August 09, 2022, becoming the fifth President of the Republic of Kenya.

At the same ceremony, Mr. Rigathi Gachagua was sworn in as Vice President of the Republic

Ambassador Mr. Sianga Abilio participated, on September 16, 2022, in Nairobi at a SADC Day commemorative event organized by the Diplomatic Missions of the SADC countries in Kenya.

SADC Day is celebrated on August 17, but because of the Kenyan electoral process and other scheduling issues its commemoration in Nairobi was postponed to September 16. 

Engineer Sianga Abílio Ambassador of Angola in Kenya and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Nairobi gave on August 26, 2022 an update on the electoral process in the Republic of Angola to the Ambassadors of the SADC countries accredited in the Republic of Kenya.

The Ambassador Sianga Abilio was speaking during the monthly meeting of Ambassadors of the SADC Group which serves as a platform for diplomatic consultation between the members of the group.

The delegation of the Republic of Angola that participated in Nairobi on 12 and 13 April 2023, in the 33rd Meeting of the Technical Support Committee of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region reaffirmed Angola's commitment to deploy the contingent of Angolan Armed Forces to support peacekeeping operations, securing the M23 cantonment areas in the eastern DRC and protecting the members of the Ad-Hoc Verification Mechanism, which should take place as soon as the Congolese authorities confirm the existence of conditions for that purpose.

Ambassador Ismael Martins participated on behalf of the Republic of Angola in the electoral process in the Republic of Kenya, as Head Observer of the group of Electoral Observers from the member countries of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region - ICGLR, composed of 86 people.

In addition to the Ambassador Ismael Martins, also in the Republic of Kenya were as Electoral Observers Dra. Florbela Araújo, electoral observers in the Republic of Kenya, Dra. Florbela Araújo, Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola as part of the Observer Group of the African Ombudsmen Association, Ambassador Francisco José da Cruz, Permanent Representative of Angola to the African Union and Ambassador of Angola in the Republic of Ethiopia, José Octávio Serra Van-Dúnem, Director of the Centre for Legal, Economic and Social Studies of the Faculty of Law of the Agostinho Neto University, as part of the joint Observer Group of the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

The Ambassador of Angola in Kenya and Permanent Representative of Angola to the UN Offices in Nairobi, Engineer Sianga Abílio received, on 08 August 2022, a courtesy visit of His Excellency Clement Kiteme new Ambassador of Kenya to Angola.

During the meeting the two diplomats discussed issues related to the new areas identified for cooperation between the two countries.

The Minister of External Relations, Ambassador Téte António was received on July 30, 2022, in Nairobi by the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency, Uhuru Kenyatta, to whom he delivered a message from His Excellency, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Angola in the Republic of Kenya and Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations Office in Nairobi Sianga Abílio received on 14 July 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, Ambassador Raychelle Omamo and the Ambassadors accredited to the Republic of Kenya who went to the Chancellery of the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Kenya to pay homage to the former President of the Republic of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, who died on 08 July 2022, in the city of Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain, due to illness.

The ceremony was marked by the signing of the Book of Condolence, the Ambassador Sianga Abílio in his capacity as host thanked the presence and solidarity of the Government and people of Kenya and of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the Republic of Kenya in this moment of great sadness for the passing away of the former President, José Eduardo dos Santos.

An Angolan parliamentary delegation led by Ms. Suzana Augusta de Melo, 2nd Vice President of the National Assembly participated from 02 to 06 April 2022 in Nairobi, in the 12th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of the Parliamentary Forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-CIRGL).

On 02 and 03 April 2022, the parliamentarians attended parallel meetings of specific committees as were the cases of the Joint Statutory Meeting of the Committee on Women, Children and Vulnerable Persons; the meeting of the Committee on Social and Humanitarian issues and on 04 April 2022, the Conference of the Presidents of the Parliaments of the Member States of the ICGLR Parliamentary Forum took place, with one of the themes being the Role of Parliaments in the Resolution of Conflicts in the Great Lakes Region, while 05 and 06 April 2022 were reserved for Plenary Assembly sessions.

The Minister of Public Works and Territorial Planning, Manuel Tavares de Almeida, represented the Republic of Angola at the First Session of 2022 of the Executive Board of the United Nations Programme for Human Settlements - UN-HABITAT, held at the United Nations complex in Nairobi, from 29 to 31 March 2022.

The delegation included the Secretary of State for Territorial Planning, Molares D'Abril, the Ambassador of the Republic of Angola in the Republic of Kenya and Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in Nairobi, Sianga Abílio, National Directors of the Ministry of Public Works and Territorial Planning and officials of the Angolan Embassy in Nairobi.

The State Minister for Social Affairs Carolina Cerqueira visited the Angolan Embassy in Nairobi, on 4th March 2022 whereby a meeting was held with the Angolan Community residing in Kenya to listen to their concerns and preside over a clarification session on various current issues in the country with emphasis on the process of registering voters in the diaspora.

 The State Minister for the Social Affairs said on the occasion that the Government of the Republic of Angola is committed to creating conditions for all Angolans residing outside the country to participate in the electoral process.

A Kenyan newspaper,The Standard, published on March 4, 2022, an article based on an interview given by  the State Minister Carolina Cerqueira.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/environment/article/2001439229/angola-seeks-lessons-from-kenya-on-environmental-conservation

The State Minister for Social Affairs Carolina Cerqueira, attended a meeting held on March 02, 2022, in Nairobi, a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of her participation in the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), whose highlight went to work meetings with the delegations from South Africa, Mozambique and the Republic of Congo.

At the meeting with the South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Barbara Creecy was raised the possibility of the relaunching of the bilateral meetings within the framework of the existing agreements between the two countries signed in 2017, during the first official visit of the President of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço,  to the Republic of South Africa.

The State Minister for Social Affairs Carolina Cerqueira participated from 28th of February to 04 March, 2022, in Nairobi representing the President of the Republic of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Second Session of the Fifth Assembly of Nations for the Environment-UNEA-5.2 and the Special Session commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the United Nations Environment Program -UNEP@50.

The event, which took place at the United Nations compound in Nairobi, was attended by high-level delegations from United Nations Member States, International Organizations and UN partner institutions.

The Ambassador Sianga Abílio presented, on 16th February of 2022, to the President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit the Letters of Credence accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola in the Republic of South Sudan with residence in Nairobi.

In a Ceremony that took place at the Presidential Palace in Juba, President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, considered Angola as a brother country, having reiterated the fact that the Republic of Angola has contributed with material, political and diplomatic support during the liberation war of the South Sudan.

The Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the Republic of Kenya and the Permanent Representation of Angola to the United Nations Office in Nairobi, have the sad duty to communicate the death of their staff member Mr. Kulendela Mbaki, Financial Attaché, which occurred on 28th of January  of 2022 at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi.

The Angolan Embassy in Nairobi hosted on 28th of of January 2022 the monthly meeting of the SADC Ambassadors Group accredited in Kenya.

At the meeting the Ambassadors of Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and the Chargés d'Affaires of Malawi, DRC and Zambia, concerted positions on behalf of the SADC Group within the framework of their Diplomatic action with the United Nations Programmes for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) and for the Environment (UNEP).

The Ambassador Sianga Abílio accompanied by the Angolan Member of Parliament Vicente Pinto de Andrade visited on January 25, 2022, the Kenyan localities of Luanda and Kalulu, about 420 km from Nairobi.

The coincidence of the names Luanda and Kalulu in Kenya drew the attention of the Head of the Angolan Diplomatic Mission in Kenya which led him to travel to the region to learn about the socio-cultural reality of the localities.

The Angolan Ambassador Sianga Abílio received on January 24, 2022, in Nairobi, the new Ambassador of Malawi Callista Mutharika.

Ambassador Callista Mutharika, former First Lady of Malawi, went to the premises of the Angolan Diplomatic Mission for a courtesy visit.

The Ambassador of Angola Sianga Abílio received, on 21st of January of 2022 Dr. Vicente Pinto de Andrade, Member of the Angolan Parliament, in a courtesy visit to the Angolan Embassy in Kenya.

The Ambassador of Angola Sianga Abilio was the guest of honor at the Strathmore University of Nairobi which held on 22nd of December of 2021, a Lecture on the Resolution of Cross Border Conflicts in Africa.

In his speech Ambassador Sianga Abílio said that in the scope of International Relations peaceful and consensual methods are often used for conflict resolution such as Diplomatic Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and considered the courts as the last option and with consequences that are not always beneficial to the people. 

The former President of the Assembly Board of Petro Atlético de Luanda, Ambassador Sianga Abílio visited on the 15th of December of 2021, the facilities of Petro Atlético de Luanda, in Catetão, at the club's invitation.

The Secretary of State for Territorial Planning Dr. Molares D'Abril paid on the 17th of November of 2021, a courtesy visit to the premises of the Angolan Embassy in Nairobi.

During the visit the Ambassador Sianga Abílio provided information on the activities of the Diplomatic Mission from the multilateral perspective, within the scope of the United Nations and bilateral, having in the latter case, presented the current framework of cooperation between the Republic of Angola and the Republic of Kenya.

The Second 2021 Session of the Executive Board of UN-HABITAT (United Nations Population Settlement Programme), began on 15th of November of 2021 in Nairobi, an event convened to discuss and approve UN-HABITAT's Programme of Work and Budget for the year 2022; assess the status of implementation of the Strategic Plan for the period 2020-2023 and progress in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. 

The Angolan delegation to the Second Session of the Executive Council is headed by the Secretary of State for Territorial Planning Dr. Molares de Abril and includes the Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Nairobi Sianga Abílio in addition to officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Territorial Planning and officials from the Angolan Embassy in Nairobi.

The Angolan Ambassador Sianga Abílio received on January 13, 2022, Mr. Josephat Maikara Kenyan Ambassador to Angola. 

During the meeting the two diplomats discussed issues related to the political and diplomatic agenda of the two countries during the year 2022. 

They also discussed the programming of the electoral processes that coincidentally take place in both countries at the same time which is August 2022.

The Angolan Students attending Theology courses in different Universities in Nairobi - Kenya, held on 14th of November of 2021 a Thanksgiving Mass for the day of the National Independence where many prayers were said for Angola and for the Angolan people, according to the biblical Book SL, 33 :12.

The Angolan Community residing in Kenya celebrated the 46th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Angola in a predominantly cultural event at the premises of the Angolan Embassy in Nairobi.

The event was attended by members of the Angolan community residing in Kenya, diplomats, Kenyan guests and other nationalities.

Addressing those present Ambassador Sianga Abílio highlighted the historical path of the national liberation struggle led by the brave sons of Angola many of whom paid with their lives for the resistance to the Portuguese colonialist occupation of 500 years.  

The Kenyan daily newspaper The Standard published on 11th of November of 2021 an article on Angola based on an interview granted by the Ambassador Sianga Abílio.

In the interview, Ambassador Sianga Abílio spoke of the historical contribution of President Jomo Kenyatta, addressed the current situation of the Republic of Angola with emphasis on the anti-corruption programme carried out by the President of the Republic João Lourenço, and Angola-Kenya cooperation.

The Ambassadors of Angola Sianga Abílio and of Mozambique Jerónimo Chivavi were the special guests at the day of Culture celebrated by Marist International University in Nairobi on 6th of November of 2021.

Students from Kenya, Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Madagascar, Chad, Togo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, DRC, Malawi, South Sudan, Rwanda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe who attend the University presented various cultural aspects of their respective countries.

The Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, presented, on September 17, 2021, to the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, the Letter of Credence that accredit him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola in the Republic of Uganda, with residence in Nairobi.

At the ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Palace in Entebbe, the President of the Republic of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Museveni reiterated the need for Uganda to strengthen political and economic cooperation with Angola, two countries in the Great Lakes Region with great potential in natural resources.

The Angolan Community residing in Kenya proclaimed on September 18, 2021, in Nairobi, the Association of Angolans Residents in Kenya - AARQ.

The Ceremony which is part of the National Hero's Day commemorative program had as its main points the presentation and approval of the Statutes and the election of the President of the Association, Mr. Arnaldo Panzo Joaquim who promised in his inauguration speech, working towards unity among community members and strengthening interaction mechanisms with the Angolan Embassy in Kenya.

The Angolan Ambassador to Kenya, Sianga Abílio, received, on July 28, 2021, a delegation headed by the Governor of the Kenya County of Kiambu, Dr. James Nyoro.

The Governor's delegation included businessmen from that county who expressed interest in investing in Angola, in the agricultural sector.

The Angolan Minister of External Relations, Tete António, traveled to Nairobi, on August 19, 2021, for a 24-hour working visit.

The visit's agenda included a series of meetings with emphasis on the working meeting with the Ambassador, Raychelle Omamo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, aimed at strengthening cooperation between the Republic of Angola and the Republic of Kenya.

The Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, presented, on August 31, 2021, to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the Letter of Credence accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola in the Federal Republic of Somalia, with residence in Nairobi.

At the ceremony, which took place at the presidential palace, in Mogadishu, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia considered Angola a friendly country recalling Somalia's contribution during the liberation struggle of Angola and other countries such as Mozambique.

Petroleum Geologist Engineer graduated 40 years ago from the University of Boumerdes (ex-INH) in Algeria, precisely on June 26, 1981, the Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, returned to taking up books at a University and graduated with distinction, on September 3, 2021, this time in International Relations and Diplomacy, at Strathmore University, in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, presented as his end-of-course thesis, the theme "Management of Natural Resources Conflicts as a Foreign Policy Strategy in Africa: Case Study of Angola in the Great Lakes Region".

The Executive Secretary of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Ambassador Samuel Caholo visited, on April 30, 2021, the premises of the Embassy of Angola and Permanent Representation of Angola to the UN Offices in Nairobi.

During the visit, the Executive Secretary of ICGLR received, from  the Ambassador Sianga Abílio information about the institution's functioning.

The Ambassador Sianga Abílio received, on March 24, 2021, Prof. Dr. P.L.O. Lumumba who went to the Angolan Chancellery in Nairobi for a courtesy visit.

During the meeting the Angolan Ambassador and the Kenyan academic exchanged views on issues that dominate the African continent nowadays with emphasis on the celebration of March 23 as the day of the Liberation of Southern Africa.

Prof. Dr. Lumumba is the patron of the PLO Lumumba Foundation and a prominent panafricanist.

The Ambassador Sianga Abílio said on March 23, 2021, in Nairobi, to students at Strathmore University that young people must invest in training to take an active role in building Africa towards economic integration of the continent aiming at the realization of a continental free market, thus giving form to the pan-African dream of the promoters of the struggle for the self-determination of the peoples of Africa.

The Ambassador Sianga Abílio received on March 12, 2021, the new South African Ambassador to Kenya Mninwa Mallhlangu who went to the Angolan Chancellery in Nairobi for a courtesy visit.

During the meeting, the two diplomats addressed issues related to the cooperation between the two countries and the work strategy of the African Ambassadors Working Group accredited to Kenya within the framework of representation at UNEP - UN Environment Programme and UN-HABITAT - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme and the SADC regional group.

The Ambassadors of Angola and South Sudan in Kenya Eng ° Sianga Abílio and Dr. Chol Ajongo respectively were the guests of honor of the PLO LUMUMBA Foundation which promoted on March 5, 2021, in Nairobi, a Dialogue on the problems affecting the African continent namely economic integration and free movement of goods, the job market and the aspirations of young people.

The PLO Lumumba Foundation is sponsored by the Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba a prominent Pan-Africanist known in the African academic and political world for his eloquence and assertiveness in defending the interests of Africa.

The Angolan Ambassador in Kenya Sianga Abílio participated on February 5, 2021, in a meeting of African Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the UN in Nairobi to agree on the positions of the African Group for the 5th Assembly of Nations United for the Environment-UNEA-5, scheduled for 22 and 23 February 202, in the Kenyan Capital.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Kenya Sianga Abílio participated, on 26 January 2021, in Nairobi in the 153rd Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment Program - UNEP, an event called to address the preparations for the 5th World Environment Assembly - UNEA 5 scheduled for February 22 and 23, 2021.

At the meeting which took place through a videoconference from the UN Offices in Nairobi, the decision of the Permanent Representatives and the Executive Directorate of UNEP was reiterated to “divide” the 5th World Environment Assembly into two segments, one virtual, in February 2021, given the constraints imposed by Covid-19, and the other, in person, in February 2022.

The Angolan Ambassador in Kenya Sianga Abílio presided, on the 17th of December 2020, a ceremony for the review of the year that is about to end and foresee the year 2021.

In his speech, the Ambassador Sianga Abílio thanked the staff of the Diplomatic Mission for the dedication and commitment shown throughout 2020, a year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact of which affected full implementation of the Embassy's Action Plan.

The Ambassador of Angola in Kenya Sianga Abílio received in his office, on December 14, 2020, the new Colombian Ambassador in Kenya, Mónica de Greiff.

The Colombian Ambassador visited the Chancellery of the Embassy of Angola in Nairobi for a courtesy visit

The Angolan Diplomatic Mission in Kenya held, on 11 December 2020, a farewell ceremony to the Counselor Álvaro Kubanza for the end of his duties in Nairobi and proceeds to retirement.

At the fraternization event, the Ambassador Sianga Abílio praised the performance of the Counselor Álvaro Kubanza during his term in Kenya and wished him a peaceful retirement after long years of diplomatic duty.

The Angolan Ambassador in Kenya Sianga Abílio spoke in an interview to LAC Radio program, Café da Manhã, broadcasted on December 8, 2020.

The Republic of Angola participated on December 4, 2020, in the 8th special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) under the theme: “Improving environmental action for an effective post-COVID recovery in Africa”.

The meeting, which took place in videoconference format from Nairobi was organized by the United Nations Environment Program - UNEP and aimed to provide African Ministers of Environment with a platform for consultation around the main issues foreseen for the 5th Environment Assembly of United Nations - UNEA5, scheduled for February 2021.

The celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Angola in Kenya was marked by a lecture given by the Ambassador Sianga Abílio and by the publication in the two main daily newspapers of the country of an opinion article signed by the Ambassador.

The lecture on the 45 years of the Republic of Angola as a free and independent country took place in the videoconference format and was attended by Diplomats, Embassy staff, and members of the Angolan community in Kenya.

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations Offices in Nairobi Ambassador Sianga Abílio participated on September 14, 2020, in Nairobi representing the Republic of Angola, in the 151st Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives at United Nations Environment Program - UNEP.

The Executive Director of UNEP and UN Under-Secretary-General Inger Andersen attended the meeting, which took place in videoconference format, chaired by Ambassador Fernando Coimbra from Brazil as Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Representatives.

A group of Angolan citizens stranded in the Republic of Kenya due to the COVID-19 Pandemic returned on August 29, 2020, to Luanda on a humanitarian flight from Kenya Airways, co-organized by the Angolan Embassy in Kenya and Kenyan Embassy in Angola.

The Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, was at the international airport Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi to present farewell greetings to the compatriots who embarked back to the country.

The group was made up mostly of students who completed their theological training in Kenya and were unable to travel due to the temporary suspension of airline commercial operations.

The Group of Ambassadors of the SADC Countries held on August 28, 2020, in Nairobi a virtual celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of this regional organization that integrates South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The President of the SADC Group in Nairobi, the Ambassador of Mozambique Bernardo Lidimba gave a brief history of SADC, since its founding in 1980, an organization whose primary objective was the complete elimination of colonial domination in the region and apartheid regime in South Africa.

According to the Ambassador of Mozambique SADC has grown not only in the number of Member States but also in areas of cooperation at the regional level.

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Angola to the UN in Nairobi, Ambassador Sianga Abílio,  participated on July 29, 2020, in the Kenyan capital, by videoconference, in an Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Board of UN-HABITAT convened to elect the President of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat to replace the United States of America that ended its term.

This meeting took place following the 2nd Meeting of the Executive Board of UN-HABITAT held on June 30, 2020, which was inconclusive because there was a deadlock in the election of the future President of the Executive Board of UN- Habitat due to the opposition expressed by the United States of America to the candidacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Angolan Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, held a videoconference meeting in Nairobi with the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the Great Lakes the Ambassador Huang Xia where was addressed the need for greater intervention by countries in the region to resolve local issues.

The Meeting dealt with the Strategy to strengthen the role of the UN in the Region reflected in a message from the United Nations addressed to the Government of the Republic of Angola.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Republic of Kenya Sianga Abílio held on 6 July 2020 a videoconference with members of the Angolan Community residing in Kenya, as part of the process of monitoring the situation of Angolan citizens given the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in this East African country.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Kenya, Sianga Abílio, encouraged on May 5, in Nairobi the citizens of the CPLP countries to take on the mission of promoting the dissemination of the Portuguese language to make it more and more in an instrument of international communication and in a working language in international and regional organizations.

The Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations Offices in Nairobi Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, participated on April 30, 2020, through video conference in the 150th meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee convened to analyze and define actions for the United Nations Environment Program - UNEP.

The meeting chaired by the Ambassador of Brazil, Fernando Coimbra, considered and adopted a document that contemplates a series of actions focusing on nature destined for the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, scheduled for February 2021 with the theme “Strengthening Actions for Nature with a View to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.

The Embassy of Angola hosted on February 28, 2020, the Ambassadors of the SADC countries in Nairobi for a meeting to agree positions on the activities of the SADC Group and on the functional relations with institutions of the host country.

At the meeting and as guests, representatives of UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), Stanbic Bank and the of South Africa Airways, provided information on the functioning of their institutions and the Ambassadors decided to strengthen their cooperation with companies from SADC countries operating in Kenya, such as the Stanbic Bank, South Africa Airways and others.

His Excellency Ambassador Sianga Abílio attended on March 02, 2020, in Nairobi the first working meeting that the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kenya His Excellency Raychelle Omano held with Ambassadors accredited in the Republic of Kenya. 

During the meeting the Minister gave an overview of Kenya's foreign policy, welcomed the achievement of peace in South Sudan and thanked the support of African countries for endorsing Kenya's candidacy for a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2021-2022.

His Excellency Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, participated from the 8th to the 13th of February 2020, in the Tenth World Urban Forum (WUF10) that took place in Abu-Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates.

His Excellency Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, was part of a delegation headed by His Excellency, Ana Paula de Carvalho, Minister of Spatial Planning and Housing which integrated His Excellencies, Aguinaldo Cristóvão, Secretary of State of Culture, Albino Malungo, Ambassador of Angola in the United Arab Emirates and staff members of the Ministry of Spatial Planning and Housing.

His Excellency Ambassador Sianga Abílio, who is in the United Arab Emirates participating in the Tenth World Urban Forum, went on February 9, 2020, to the Kenyan Embassy in Abu-Dhabi, to present his condolences for the death of the former President of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi on February 04, 2020 in Nairobi at the age of 95.

At the Embassy of Kenya, His Excellency Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, was received by his Kenyan counterpart in Abu-Dhabi, His Excellency Ambassador, Kariuki Mugwe.

His Excellency Ambassador Sianga Abílio received in his office on February 5, 2020, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal in the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency, Ndongo Dieng.

In the meeting the Senegalese diplomat whose last post was in Ethiopia gathered the experience of the Ambassador Sianga Abílio on bilateral and multilateral diplomatic activities in Kenya, taking into account the fact that the Senegalese Ambassador also performs as the Permanent Representative of Senegal in the United Nations Offices in Nairobi.

In sidelines of the work sessions of the twenty-sixth meeting of the Technical Support Committee on the Regional Mechanism for Supervision of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Great Lakes Region held in Nairobi His Excellency Ambassador Sianga Abílio held, on February 04, 2020, informal meetings with the African Union Special Representative to the Great Lakes, the United Nations Representative and the delegations of Rwanda and Burundi.

His Excellency Ambassador Sianga Abílio participated in Nairobi on 03 and 04 of February of 2020 on behalf of the Republic of Angola in the 26th meeting of the Technical Support Committee on the Regional Mechanism for Supervision of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation in Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region.

At the request of the chair Angola was invited to comment on the latest developments in the situation in the region, with His Excellency Ambassador Sianga Abílio reiterating the importance of the leadership role of the President, João Lourenço, when joining his brothers at the same table looking for solutions for the Great Lakes Region to find peace and security, especially in DRC.

The Ambassador Sianga Abílio visited the Aga Khan University Hospital, in Nairobi on January 29, 2020.

At the meeting the CEO of the institution, Mr. Shawn Bolouki, expressed interest to seek business opportunities in Angolan market depending on an invitation by an official entity of the Republic of Angola.

The Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi launched on January 22, 2020, the “Atlantic” exhibition, which includes paint works of eleven Angolan artists and one from São Tomé and Princípe.             

The exhibition will be open to the public until February 21, 2020 and includes works by artists of the new and old generation with emphasis on António Ole, Francisco Van-Dúnem “Van”, Francisco Vidal, Daniela Ribeiro and Joana Taya, according to Curator of the exhibition, Dominick Maia Tanner.

The Angolan Ambassador His Excellency, Sianga Abílio, received on January 22, 2020, in his office the new Ambassador of the Republic of Algeria in Kenya, Selma Haddadi.

In the courtesy visit the Ambassadors  exchanged information and listen to Angola's experience in concerting strategies at the multilateral level within the framework of the activities of UN – Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme and UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme.

The staff members of the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Kenya presented on January 17, 2020, New Year greetings to His Excellency Ambassador, Sianga Abílio.

At the ceremony, the staff members acknowledged the efforts made during 2019 in pursuit of the current financial and social stability of the Diplomatic Mission and expressed total willingness and spirit of mission so that the challenges of 2020 in the political, economic and cultural diplomacy on both bilateral and multilateral fields are successfully tackled.

health1The Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, met on 13 January, 2020 in Luanda the Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta.

In the meeting the ambassador and the minister made an approach around the capacities and functioning model of the Health Sector of the Republic of Kenya and the possibility of Angola to cooperate with Kenya in the field of health.

The Vice-President of the Republic of Angola, Bornito de Sousa, represented the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, at the ninth Summit of the ACP group countries which took place in Kenyan capital, on December 9 and 10, 2019.

Prior to the summit, Nairobi hosted from December 6 to 08, the 110th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers in which Angola was represented by a delegation headed by the Minister of External Relations, Manuel Augusto.

The Daily Nation newspaper published an article on Angola on 11 November, 2019 on the occasion of Angola's National Day.

The article, based on an interview by Ambassador Sianga Abílio. 

The Daily Nation, gave a brief historical overview of Angola's 44 years as an independent country, the current situation and future challenges.

Read the article

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/44-year-old-Angola-raring-to-go/1066-5344866-ducmrdz/index.html

The Minister of Economy and Planning, Manuel Costa, launched, the website of the Angolan Embassy as part of the celebration of the Angola National Day, on 11 November, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The event was attended by the Minister of Social Action, Family and Women's Promotion, Faustina Alves, and Secretary of State of Health, Leonardo Europeu.

 The Angolan Ambassador to Kenya, Sianga Abilio, said on Saturday, 09.11.2019 in Nairobi that the policies implemented by the Angolan government aim to overcome the difficult economic situation facing the country.

The Angolan Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Sianga Abílio, urged on 26.10.2019 the Angolans living in Kenya in Nairobi to be organized in an Association for a better interaction between the members of the Community and the Diplomatic Mission.

The Angolan Permanent Representative to the UN Offices, Ambassador Sianga Abílio, participated in the 147th meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee, held in Nairobi, on 11 of October, 2019.

The young Angolan environmentalist, Adjany Costa, was part of a group of young people who received awards on September 26, 2019 in New York for her commitment and dedication to protecting the environment.

The Angolan Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Sianga Abílio, defended, on September 17, 2019, in Nairobi, the need for all Angolans to honor the memory of Dr. António Agostinho Neto, the Founder of the Nation and National Hero.

The Ambassador, Mr. Sianga Abílio, paid a visit to the plantation field and tea factory of the Kenyan company, Ngorongo, on 12 of September, 2019.

This visit followed an invitation from the management of the Ngorongo Tea Factory, one of the kenyan companies that participated in the Angola-Kenya Business Forum, held in July 2019, in Luanda.

 

The Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in Nairobi, Ambassador, Sianga Abílio, represented Angola at the meeting between UNEP Representatives and the UN Resident Coordinators of about twenty African countries, in Nairobi from September 2 to 4, 2019.

The agenda of the meeting included approaches on the challenges that African countries are facing in the area of ​​Environment and Climate Change, seeking ways to facilitate their solutions.

The city of Nairobi was the scene of a cultural project for the showcase and promotion of Kizomba dance.

The event, called “Kizomba Dance Week in Nairobi”, was held from 16 to 21 August, 2019 and was supported by the Angolan Embassy.

The Ambassadors of Angola to Kenya, Mr. Sianga Abilio and the Ambassador of Kenya to Angola, Mr. Josphat Maikara, promoted a business and investment forum that brought together Angolan and Kenyan businessmen in Luanda on 24th and 25th  of July, 2019.

The Ambassador, Mr. Sianga Abílio, granted on July 18, 2019 an interview to the Kenyan Television Channel KTN News for the launch of the Conference on Business and Investments held in Luanda from 24 to 25 of July, 2019.

In the interview, Ambassador Sianga Abílio reiterated that Angola's political and social stability framework provides the conditions for a useful intervention by the Kenyan private sector in search of partners with the Angolan business community.

 The Permanent Representative of Angola to the UN in Nairobi, Ambassador Sianga Abílio, participated in a High-Level African Regional Conference on Combating Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism, which took place in Nairobi from July10 to 11, 2019.

The Chief Superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Service, Mr. Augusto de Carvalho, and diplomats from the Diplomatic Mission in Nairobi were part of the Angolan delegation.

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