Luanda - The head of the Military Intelligence and Security Service, general João Pereira Massano considered essential the strengthening of cooperation with the United States of America (USA) and other African nations to prevent and mitigate conflicts and face the transnational threats.
General João Pereira Massano made this statement while speaking Tuesday, in Luanda, at the opening of a conference of directors of Military Intelligence
of African countries under the aegis of the United States of America (USA) Command for Africa (AFRICOM).
He considered holding the conference as an additional opportunity for existing regional and sub-regional mechanisms to explore the multiple
technical and technological resources for sharing critical information in defense matters.
He spoke of the need to determine partnership mechanisms and innovative solutions to face and overcome the multiple challenges and of shared
intelligence and help to boost the capacity to overcome the multiple challenges that the African continent faces.
He declared that the intelligence services have the responsibility to assist in the planning of decisions of the political leaders in the defense of the
highest interests of the respective States.
He pointed to wars and climate change as being at the top of the priorities of governments, international, regional and sub-regional organizations as
they jeopardize the security, stability and sovereignty of States.
He added that the security situation in Africa is described by convergence of international threats and instability, ranging from direct, indirect conflicts and rivalry between the superpowers.
He also pointed out the fact that the great powers abandon multilateral mechanisms for unilateral ones when their national interests are threatened,
greatly undermining international stability.
He referred that the protracted Russia-Ukraine conflict that has generated multiple impacts on the world economy, in particular the emerging ones,
forces them to change their national development plans.
Likewise, among the existing constraints, he added the unconstitutional changes of legitimately instituted governments, the resurgence of new
conflicts in Sudan, terrorism, religious radicalism and tribal conflicts.
He stressed that positive results have been achieved in the face of the terrorist threat in the Cabo Delgado region, in Mozambique, as well as he
praised the gains of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), through diplomatic efforts and to stop the threats of armed groups that exploit
natural resources, legitimately claimed by the Kinshasa authorities.
On her turn, AFRICOM's sub-director of intelligence, Brigadier General Rose Keravuori, defended the strengthening of cooperation between intelligences
to better deal with global threats.
She stated that the fight against extremism requires reconciling diplomacy and military force, cooperation to achieve the desired objectives.
Brigadier General Rose Keravuori said there was a need to create more coalitions to deal with illicit funding mechanisms.
She promised to continue advocating for a stronger cooperative relationship between Angola and the United States and between the intelligences of the
two countries.
Likewise, Rose Keravuori stated that the US supports Africa's seat as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the G20 and encouraged the
promotion of a spirit of cooperation among African countries.
The United States of America (US) Africa Command (AFRICOM), created by the Department of Defense in 2007 and operating since 2008, coordinates US
military and security activities on the African continent.
