President Jacob Zuma has arrived early in Angola for Friday talks on ways to strengthen regional security. Zuma will be joined by his Angolan counterpart Jose Eduardo Dos Santos and Congolese president Joseph Kabila.

The three countries have huge resources that can power the regional economy if sufficiently harnessed.

Angola is a country which has risen from the ashes of decades of civil war to become Africa’s second largest oil producer after Nigeria. It’s also an emerging power in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

Angola has not only become an important player economically, it’s also crucial for the stability of the region.

South African ambassador to Angola Nhlanhla Ngwenya says a peaceful Angola with all its untapped minerals could be a great partner to South Africa.

On its part Angola is doing a lot to change its image and attract investments and the country’s Chamber of Commerce says it’s working hard to put infrastructure in place.

The meeting with President Zuma is a follow up meeting to the March 2013 meeting where the three countries met to thrash out matters of common regional interest.
Source: http://www.sabc.co.za