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Defense secretary builds ties with Angola

Angolan President João Lourenço greets historic visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

By askiatek2008 / September 27, 2023
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is the first holder of his post to visit Angola on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Luanda giving a major speech which reflected on the continent’s wave of military coups and a surge in U.S. direct government to government engagement. Angola is the home of the captives who landed at Jamestown in 1619 and their ancestors visit yearly, sparking development of a trail which chronicles the start of the Middle Passage.

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