Mbanza Kongo - Angola’s vice President of the Republic Esperança da Costa Tuesday in Mbanza Kongo, northern Zaire province, re-opened the Comandante Bula cultural center, which benefited from face-lift works.
The infrastructure’s rehabilitation works, in charge of MEME-Angola firm, cost USD 3.5 million and were financed by the Angola-LNG company.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, the Vice President praised the partnership between the Provincial Government and the Angola-LNG company, saying that this partnership enabled the rehabilitation, expansion, equipment and the modernisation of the infrastructure.
The Vice president said the re-inauguration of the Commander Bula cultural center is part of the Government's strategic policy to diversify cultural products and aimed to promote the practice of sports among the youth.
She added that the infrastructure also hosts the activities of International Festival of Kongo Culture (FESTIKONGO) in Mbanza Congo.
FESTIKONGO is one of the recommendations by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to join the Cultural Heritage of Humanity, on July 8, 2017.
In Zaire province, the Vice-President of the Republic visited some local projects, including the 300-bed Zaire General Hospital to learn of its construction.
Wednesday, the last day of her 48-hour visit to the region, the Vice President will travel to the commune of Nkiende, 32 km from Mbanza Kongo city, the provincial capital.
