The Finance Minister and the Kianda Quagmire [analysis]
Maka
Angola's finance minister, Vera Daves de Sousa, has chosen to put her political authority behind officials at the General Tax Administration (AGT) implicated in Maka Angola's… Read more »
Carrinho and the Risks Angola's Central Bank Must Confront [analysis]
Maka
Carrinho has controlled Banco de Comércio e Indústria since December 2021. In August 2024, the competition authority cleared its takeover of Banco Keve, subject to… Read more »
Luanda-Lusaka Commercial Flights to Start This Year
ANGOP
Direct commercial flights connecting Luanda and Lusaka are scheduled to launch later this year, Angolan Minister of Transport Ricardo Viegas D'Abreu announced Tuesday during a… Read more »
Angola Lays Groundwork to Strengthen National Cybersecurity Infrastructure
ANGOP
Angola is keeping pace with global digital transformation while progressively building the framework necessary to strengthen its national cybersecurity capabilities,… Read more »
Criminal Defamation Threat Hangs Over Dozens of Angolan Journalists Ahead of 2027 Vote
CPJ
In 2025, Angolan journalist Daniel Frederico fled his home country for fear that he would be jailed for defamation for an article that he did not write. Read more »
Angola Reaffirms Commitment to Atlantic Platform
ANGOP
Minister of Transport Ricardo Viegas D'Abreu reaffirmed in Lusaka, Zambia, on Monday Angola's commitment to maintaining a reliable and open Atlantic platform for all cargo, not… Read more »
Angola's Tax Authority Hires Money-Laundering Suspect to Investigate Tax Crime [analysis]
Maka
Angola's Tax Authority (AGT) has awarded Portuguese academic Carla Trindade two consultancy contracts worth a combined 551 million kwanzas to help investigate tax offences. Yet… Read more »
Portugal Reaffirms Confidence in Economic Ties With Angola
ANGOP
Portugal's Ambassador to Angola, Nuno Vaultier Mathias, highlighted in Luanda on Monday the intensity and breadth of relations between the two countries, with particular emphasis… Read more »
Spanish Ambassador Highlights Strengthening of Relations With Angola
ANGOP
Outgoing Spanish Ambassador to Angola Manuel Maria Lobo said in Luanda on Monday that cooperation and friendship between Angola and Spain were going through a period of close… Read more »
FIC Luanda 2026 - Over 50 Films Compete in Festival
ANGOP
A total of 53 films have been selected to compete in the 8th Edition of the Luanda International Film Festival (FIC) 2026, running from Oct 28 to Nov 2, event director Jorge Cohan… Read more »
Unita Reinforces Appeal to Citizens to Update Voter Data
ANGOP
The provincial secretary of the largest opposition party, UNITA, in Cuanza-Sul, António Saúde Cabina, appealed on Wednesday (30), in Sumbe City, for the population to… Read more »
Angola Reaffirms Commitment to Combating Racism and Restorative Justice
ANGOP
Angola reaffirmed its commitment on Monday to the full, effective, and non-selective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action during a High-Level Meeting at… Read more »
Angola and Zimbabwe Sign Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement
ANGOP
The Governments of Angola and Zimbabwe signed a Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement in Harare on Monday, aimed at strengthening the training and capacity-building of… Read more »
Angolan President Discusses Stronger Cooperation With Canadian Prime Minister
ANGOP
Angolan President João Lourenço on Tuesday met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in New York, where they discussed strengthening and expanding bilateral… Read more »
BDA Transfers Non-Performing Loans to Recredit
ANGOP
A contract for the transfer of a portfolio of non-performing loans involving 434 entities was formalised in Luanda on Tuesday between the Development Bank of Angola (BDA) and… Read more »
