INSIGHTS
Reporting from the ground.
Independent journalism on Angola's companies, sectors, regulators, capital flows, and major events — in English and Portuguese.
The Lobito Corridor for foreign investors: a 2026 deal-pipeline guide
G7-backed, multi-billion-dollar, and increasingly bankable. The Lobito Corridor is reshaping critical-minerals logistics. Where deals are …
The AIA airport, two years in: traffic, capacity utilization, and economic spillover
Twenty-four months after the new António Agostinho Neto airport opened, we look at passenger volumes, airline route additions, …
The 26 banks of Angola: capital, asset quality, and the BNA's 2026 stress test
Angola's banking sector has consolidated meaningfully since 2018. We examine the latest BNA prudential filings — capital ratios, NPL trends, …
PROPRIV at the halfway point: what's been sold, what's stuck, what's next
Five years into Angola's largest-ever state divestiture programme, the scoreboard is mixed. Sonangol non-core subsidiaries have moved; ENSA …
Inside Angola's FX regime: how the kwanza float is actually working in 2026
Six years after the BNA abandoned the peg, Angola's managed float has matured into a credible monetary anchor. We look at the auction …
Angola's tech ecosystem in 2026: who's building, who's funding, what's working
From Angola Cables' submarine infrastructure to Unitel's 5G rollout to a nascent fintech scene around BAI's regulatory sandbox — the …
Angola's oil sector through 2027: production, prices, and the post-OPEC reality
Eighteen months after Angola's OPEC exit, the empirical record is in. Production has held above 1.1 mbpd. Block awards are accelerating. We …
Why Angola is hosting the next decade of African business events
ICCA membership, ITB Berlin host status, and the Chicala Convention Centre — three signals of a coordinated sovereign strategy to make …
Inside the new António Agostinho Neto International Airport
15M annual passenger capacity, A380-ready infrastructure, and the first major airline relocation. The new AIA is the single most …
The 26 banks of Angola: who's who in 2026
BAI, BFA, BIC, BPC, BMA. The five anchor banks that dominate Angola's financial sector, profiled and ranked.
PROPRIV Phase 2: which state assets are still on the block
Sonangol non-core, ENSA Insurance, Angola Telecom, ENDE — the next tranche of Angolan privatizations and what's actually buyable.
Visa-free Angola: what 100+ countries means for business travel
How the 2023–2026 visa-free expansion changed the cost, complexity, and feasibility of doing business in Angola.
The Lobito Corridor: Angola's logistics moonshot
How a 1,344-km railway is rewiring the export geography of cobalt and copper from the DRC and Zambia.
Hosting an oil & gas conference in Luanda: a planner's complete guide
Venues, hotels, suppliers, government engagement, and what every planner needs to know about hosting AOG-scale events in Angola.
Talatona vs. Chicala: Angola's two major convention centres compared
CCTA today, Chicala in Q1 2027. Side-by-side capacity, infrastructure, and the strategic choice for international planners.