Cuito — The municipalities of Chitembo and Chinguar, within the Angolan province of Bié, are among the many locations to be visited by vacationers from completely different nationalities in the course of the 1st version of the Raid-Okavango, which takes place from 20 to 26 September this 12 months.
Within the province of Bié, 4 municipalities are a part of the Okavango challenge, particularly Cuito (capital), Camacupa, which has the hippo sanctuary as an ecotourism spot, Chitembo (supply of the Kwanza River) and Chinguar (Morro Tchimbango, the best within the province).
Bié has 70,314 sq. kilometers and roughly two million inhabitants.
Talking to ANGOP, in Chinguar, as a part of the preparations for the primary version of the Okavango Raid, the chairman of the Board of Administrators (PCA) of the Nationwide Company for the Administration of the Okavango Area (ANAGERO), Rui Lisboa, mentioned that the raid goals to indicate the vacationer potential, with a purpose to appeal to extra funding, to contribute to the nation’s progress, primarily in tourism.
Rui Lisboa praised the efforts of municipal administrations within the implementation of actions aimed on the preservation of vacationer websites, with emphasis on the supply of the Kwanza River, situated within the municipality of Chitembo.
The Nationwide Company for the Administration of the Okavango Area has already visited the supply of the Kwanza River, Morro Tchimbango (Chinguar), locations of vacationer attraction.
ANAGERO is an organ of the Angolan govt, created by Presidential Decree No. 279/19 of 11 September, to advertise, appeal to and facilitate personal investments that contribute to the built-in administration of the Angolan area of Cubango/Okavango.
It additionally goals to present a rational use, to make sure a sustainable improvement of the area, with out detracting from the rules of safety and preservation of the present social, financial, environmental, scientific and cultural values.
The Angolan part of this cross-border space of the Okavango-Zambezi conservation is 90,000 sq. kilometres, made up of the municipalities of Cuito-Cuanavale, Mavinga, Rivungo, Derico and Nancova and two nationwide parks, Luenga Luana and Mavinga.
The Okavango-Zambezi Regional Undertaking (KASA), launched in 1993, is the most important cross-border initiative on the African continent, with 444,462 sq. kilometres. It connects 36 conservation areas in Angola, in addition to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia, within the Southern Africa area. BAN/PLB/DOJ