Administrator Samantha Power and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma are traveling to Angola to reaffirm the U.S. Government’s commitment to supporting prosperity, security, and good governance in Angola.

During the visit, the Administrator is meeting with government leaders, members of the civil society, and business executives in Luanda and highlighting USAID’s investments in malaria prevention in a visit to Angola’s National Health Research Institute, a key partner in the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) .

The Administrator is also traveling to Angola’s Benguela Province to advance U.S. support for the Lobito Corridor, a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) priority project that will connect the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to regional and global trade markets via the Port of Lobito.