Oil pipeline will connect Angola and Zambia within the framework of the agreement between the two countries.

As part of strengthening bilateral cooperation, the Zambian ambassador, Lawrence Chalungumana, informed in Luanda, at the end of his mission in the country, that the two countries will be connected by an Oil Pipeline.

After offering farewell greetings to the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, the Zambian diplomat, in a statement to the press, said that technical work had already been carried out in this regard, and construction work could begin in the second quarter of this year.

With the construction of the pipeline, Zambia will become a secondary supplier of petroleum products to other countries in the region. The supply to Zambia, from the Lobito refinery, of around 200 thousand barrels of fuel per day was also ensured, he explained.

He also states that his country will soon benefit from electrical energy produced in Angola, with the construction of infrastructure for interconnection being underway.

Along with the Lobito Railway, the road construction project to connect Zambia to eastern Angola, starting in the province of Moxico, is advanced.

On the other hand, Kieto Economia found that, within the framework of the agreements between the two States, Zambian doctors and nursing professionals will assist Angolan populations in the common border area.

As part of trade, Zambia exported agricultural and agro-industry products valued at US$300,000 to Angola. While the Angolan economy supplied the Zambian economy with oil, fish, salt and granite, he said, without providing figures.

Last year, they reinforced bilateral cooperation, with the signing of six legal instruments, as part of the state visit to Angola by the Zambian President, Hakainde Hichilema, including five memoranda of understanding and one agreement.