Luanda, June 23, 2021
Luanda – Angola’s new simplification process for public administration dubbed “Simplifica 1.0” was presented Wednesday, in what the Executive said that the move aimed to modernise and improve the services of the Central and Local Government.

The  project will allow for the reformulation of acts and procedures in Public, Central and Local Administration, said the secretary of the President of Republic for State Reform.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony of the project, Pedro Fiete said the goal is to focus on pursuing the public interest and in making life easier for citizens and businesses.

He stated that the main challenge is to respond adequately to the level of demand of citizens for a quality public service and remove the aspects that still make the Public Administration excessively bureaucratic, redundant and ineffective.

 “As an example, we can point out the unification of the registration card and the title of automobile ownership, which becomes the Single Vehicle Identification Certificate, and we have extended the validity period of the diplomatic passport from three to five years, as well as eliminating the requirement of police declaration in case of loss”, he explained.

In turn, the Secretary of State for Local Authorities, Márcio Daniel, who expressed satisfaction at the implementation of the project, said that it is an opportunity for municipal and local administrations to be the main center for providing excellent public service.

The “Simplifica 1.0” project aims to simplify 32 administrative acts and procedures with a high impact on citizens’ lives, including the process of acquiring an Identity Card, Driving License, Passport and licenses.

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For more information check SIMPLIFICA WEBSITE (Portuguese)

June 22, 2021
Signing of the book of condolences at the Embassy of THE Republic of Zambia in Japan, by the group of SADC Ambassadors.

Opening Ceremony of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Angola in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
May 26, 2021

The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Angola in Nagoya was formally opened on May 26, 2021, by H.E. Mr. Rui Orlando Xavier, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Japan, H.E. Mr. Jiro Maruhashi, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Angola and Mr. Ichiro Kashitani, President & CEO of Toyota Tsusho Corporation and newly appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Angola in Nagoya.

The event which was also attended by officials from the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan and from Toyota Tsusho Corporation, was preceded by a courtesy call by H.E. Ambassador Xavier to Mr. Jun Karube, Chairman of Toyota Tsusho Corporation.

The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Angola in Nagoya is in the premises of Toyota Tsusho Corporation Nagoya Head Office and has jurisdiction over the Chubu Consular District which includes the following Prefectures: Yamanashi, Niigata, Toyama, Gifu, Nagano, Shizuoka, Aichi, Ishikawa and Fukui.

The artist Bomcomix and the screenwriter Hermenegildo Pimentel were awarded, on Thursday, in Luanda, with the bronze medal of the 13th Japan International Manga Award, for the creation “Dikixi-The Reconciliation – Part I”.

The Japan International Manga Award, founded in 2007, with the aim of spreading Japanese culture abroad and promoting international exchange, counted on this anod with the participation and 345 competitors, from 66 countries and regions.

During the award ceremony, the Japanese ambassador to Angola, Maruhashi Jiro, congratulated the achievement of Angolan artists and said that the Embassy of Japan in Angola will continue to further strengthen relations between the two countries, through international exchange.

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Applications for the 15th Japan International Manga Awards are now open.

Link for registration for the 15th Japan International Manga Award
https://www.manga-award.mofa.go.jp/en/application/15/index.html

Link to the official website of the International Manga Prize
https://www.manga-award.mofa.go.jp/index_e.html

Tokyo, April 19, 2021
Farewell lunch offered by the Ambassadors group of SADC to Ambassador of Malawi, Grenenger Banda and Ambassador of Botswana, Nkoloi Nkoloi.

Tokyo, April 19, 2021
Meeting with senior Hitachi officials, during the meeting the Ambassador of Angola to Japan, Rui Xavier, invited the renowned Japanese company to invest in the field of solid waste treatment in the city of Luanda.

Ethiopia, April 06, 2021
The Ambassador of Angola to Ethiopia, and Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA, Francisco José da Cruz, today received, in audience, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in this country, Horiuchi Toshihiko, with whom he exchanged views on various bilateral and multilateral issues, in addition to issues related to the functioning of the AU, Regional Economic Communities (REC), Regional Mechanisms (MR), and combating terrorism.
The two diplomats took the opportunity for a brief related approach to Africa-Japan Cooperation Forum (TICAD).

March 29, 2021
Visit by Parliamentarians Mrs. Akiko Honda and Mr. Iwao Horii, Members of the Chamber of Counselors and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, with the Ambassador of the Republic of Angola, Rui Xavier.
During the meeting, issues related to the cooperation relations between the two countries and the holding of the next Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were addressed.