Angola

Connecting Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia to global markets, the Lobito Corridor is the first strategic economic corridor launched under the flagship G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). It will unlock the region’s potential, enhance export opportunities for the three countries, and generate local added value and jobs through investments and softer support measures. 

The EU partners with Angola on:

• Building infrastructure: Support to the Caala Logistics platform, a modern facility designed to streamline storage and transport along the Lobito Corridor, and the identification of additional relevant logistics platform, rehabilitating the EN140 road between Mussende and Cangandala.
• Developing value chains and related skills: Support for agriculture/agribusiness and agriculture value chains, sustainable energy, capacity building, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in agriculture, transport, logistics, digital and other Lobito Corridor development related professions,
• Strengthening trade and transit: The EU will provide technical support to the headquarters of the Lobito Corridor Trade and Transit Facilitation Agency (LCTTFA)  located in Lobito, Angola.
• Protecting biodiversity: The EU supports Angola on enhancing governance and law enforcement, including through direct support to the National Institute of Biodiversity and Conservation (Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e Conservação - INBC) and its protected areas management partners, to ensure the protection of biodiversity and the integrity of conservation areas among others in Provinces along the Lobito Corridor.
• Strengthening governance: Supporting civil society capacities to enhance accountability in the five provinces along the Lobito Corridor.

The EU partners with Angola on:

• Economic integration: Supporting Angola’s accession to the EU SADC Economic Partnership Agreement, and the implementation of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA).
• Facilitating inclusive and sustainable trade and exports.
• Strengthening interoperability of digital platforms.
• Engaging the private sector, including via Angola-EU Business Fora.
• Formal economy: Supporting the Government’s efforts to expand access to social protection, financial services and business-related trainings for businesses and vulnerable workers, especially women.

Angola has great potential for a green transition, aiming to support the country’s economic diversification efforts while reducing inequalities and enhancing sustainability. This transition will involve supporting the distribution of clean energy through infrastructure construction, support to regulatory framework, and private sector and skills development. Efforts also support the modernisation of electricity distribution networks and rural electrification in selected provinces.

Diversifying the economy is a national priority for Angola. Our efforts aim at supporting a robust agriculture-based value chain.

• Helping agri-producers access finance, produce and market, with an emphasis on developing the coffee value chain in Luanda, Kwanza-Sul, Kwanza-Norte, and Uíge.
• Enhancing family farming resilience, with a focus on strengthening capacity and food and nutrition security.
• Agricultural skills development through technical and vocational education and training.

Establish a quality higher education system, achieved through capacity building and a robust technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system, to ensure that courses align with market needs and contribute to economic diversification.

Our support to TVET includes entrepreneurship promotion through mentoring, incubation, and micro-credits.

Additionally, the EU has contributed to the design of the National System of Qualifications, a key tool for ensuring the transparency and comparability of qualifications.

With approximately 1600 km of coastline, the blue economy is a crucial component of Angola’s well-being and food security. Fishery is one of the important production sectors in Angola and a priority for economic diversification.  The country is endowed with rich marine biodiversity and seeks to explore it sustainably.

• Biological resources management through Marine Spatial Planning and the protection of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, particularly within the Blue Benguela Current.
• Aquatic foods value chains through capacity building for value chain actors, infrastructure development, supporting services, market strategies, investment, and export promotion.
• Maritime security: Enhancing the capacity of criminal justice actors through the Safe Seas for Africa initiative, improving maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea, supporting the Yaoundé Architecture, and upscaling port security and the safety of navigation in the region.

The EU partners with Angola on:

• Enhancing the environmental conditions of coastal towns and coastlines and upgrading the solid waste value chain.
• Fostering the adoption of a circular economic model in Luanda province.
• Restoring biodiversity in protected areas and positioning Angola as an ecotourism destination.

Governance, the Rule of Law, and civic participation are the backbone of sustainable, equitable, and just development. The EU-Angola partnership is grounded in the promotion and protection of governance principles and the respect for basic freedoms. The EU partners with Angola on:

• Addressing rule of law by supporting reforms in the justice system (including through e-justice) and related policies, combatting organised crime, and promoting public finance management reforms.
• Advancing economic governance and public financial management reforms, including support to key economic institutions such as the Central Bank and relevant ministries.
• Strengthening civil registration systems to improve access to legal identity documentation and modernise administrative processes.
• Strengthening the capacity of civil society to play a role in national policy dialogues and fostering citizens’ participation in governance to promote transparency and accountability.