Namibia and Angola hold their first heads-of-state commission next week
Presidents Nandi-Ndaitwah and Lourenço will meet in Luanda on trade, energy, water, transport and border security. Ninety-five Namibian businesses want to join the business forum.
Windhoek — Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will meet Angola's President João Lourenço in Luanda next week for the first Angola-Namibia Bi-National Commission, The Namibian reports.
The agenda
- Agriculture, trade and investment
- Shared energy and water resources
- Transport and cross-border infrastructure
- Defence, security, borders and immigration
The commission, co-chaired by the two presidents, was set up after the countries agreed to raise their relations to that level; the agreement establishing it was signed in July 2019.
The programme
- Senior officials prepare this week, followed by ministers on Sunday.
- An Angola-Namibia Business Forum on 19 October, with business-to-business meetings. Ninety-five Namibian businesses have asked to take part.
- A heads-of-state summit on 19 October.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah's state visit runs from Sunday to Tuesday. She is expected to address Angola's National Assembly and visit the António Agostinho Neto Memorial Park.
Source: The Namibian via AllAfrica, 15 October 2026.
