LUSA 11/11/2025

Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: State thanks Angola for 50% debt pardon

Luanda, Nov. 10, 2025 (Lusa) - The president of Mozambique's National Assembly thanked Angola today in Luanda for cancelling 50% of Mozambique's debt.

In a brief statement to the press, after an audience with the President of Angola, João Lourenço, Margarida Talapa thanked the head of state, Daniel Chapo, “for the Angolan government's decision to forgive 50% of Mozambique's debt” and expressed “the expectation that the Angolan parliament will ratify the decision soon”.

Margarida Talapa conveyed the greetings of the Mozambican President and people for the celebrations of Angola's independence jubilee, which will take place on Tuesday.

"We express our recognition, and that of Mozambique, for the role that Angola plays in promoting regional integration and strengthening cooperation between African countries, particularly within the CPLP [Community of Portuguese Language Countries] and SADC [Southern African Development Community]," she said.

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