Angola

Angola is a country in peace with several business opportunities. It has abundant natural resources, namely, oil, natural gas, copper, phosphate, diamonds, zinc, aluminum, gold, iron ore, silicon, uranium, feldspar, etc.,  and flora and fauna quite rich in timber and marine resources.

During the last five years the Angolan economy registered a fast growth in the average of 18% per year, being considered as one of the most dynamic economies in the world.

This fact is essentially a result of the increase in oil production that doubled from 875 million barrels per day in 2003 to 1,9 million barrels per day in 2008 and of the average annual growth of the non-oil sector in the region of 19%

On the other hand, the economic policies adopted by the Angolan Government, that envisage to eliminate the restrictions to the offer of goods and services, concession of fiscal incentives for productive investment and the new law for the private investment produced good results, being the reason for the Republic of Angola being on the top on the fast growing countries in Africa and with the best conditions for investments. Cooperation
Diplomatic and cooperation relations between the Republic of Angola and Japan are considered as good. Presently both countries have been working in order to reinforce and improve them even more, as per the data below:

• September 1976 – Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
• November 2000 – Opening of the Embassy of Angola in Japan
• 2005 – Opening of the Embassy of Japan in Angola
• 2007 – Opening of JICA’s Representative Office in Angola
• May 2009 – Signing of Namibe’s Port Rehabilitation Agreement

Official Visits
Japan - Angola
1989: UNICEF Amity Ambassador Mr. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
1994: Mr. Masakuni Murakami, Member of the Upper House of the Parliament
1998: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Member of the Upper House of the Parliament
2000: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Member of the Upper House of the Parliament
2001: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Member of the Upper House of the Parliament
2002: Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi
2002: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Member of the Upper House of the Parliament
2003: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
2004: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
2005: Japan-AU Parliamentary League of Friendship
2007: UNICEF Amity Ambassador Mr. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
2008: Mr. Tetsuro Yano, President of the Parliamentary League of Friendship Japan-Angola

Angola - Japan
1989, 1991 and 1992: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pedro de Castro Van-Dúnem “Loy”
1993: Minister of Commerce and Tourism, Mr. Celestino Dias

1995:   Prime Minister, Mr. Marcolino Moco

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Venâncio de Moura

Minister of Oil, Mrs. Albina Assis

Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Carlos Feijó1995: Minister of Geology and Mining, Mr. José Dias

Minister of Fisheries and Environment, Mrs. Maria de Fátima Jardim

1998:   Minister of Public Administration, Employment and

Social Security, Mr. António Pitra Neto

1999: Cabinet Secretary, Mr. António Van-Dúnem
2001: President of the Republic, Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos
2001: Minister of Hotel and Tourism, Mr. Jorge Valentim
2001: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. João Bernardo de Miranda
2002: Minister of do Commerce, Mr. Victorino Hossi
2003: Minister of Finance, Mr. José Pedro de Morais
2003: Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Aguinaldo Jaime
2004: Minister of Planning, Mrs. Ana Dias Lourenço
2005: Minister of Interior, Mr. Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem
2005: Minister of reign Affairs, Mr. João Bernardo de Miranda
2005: Prime Minister, Mr. Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos “Nandó”
2007: Minister of Transports, Mr. André Luís Brandão
2007: Minister of Industry, Mr. Joaquim David
2007: Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. João Baptista Ngandajina
2008: Prime Minister, Mr. Fernando da Piedade  Dias dos Santos “Nandó”

Other visits
Business mission by the Keindanren consisting of 50 members from the Japanese public and private sectors
2008 - Visit by Mr. Manuel Arnaldo Calado, President of Endiama E.P.
2009 - Visit by the Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs. Maria Cândida Teixeira

Japanese Technical Assistance (ODA)

• Rehabilitation of the Josina Machel Hospital
• Rehabilitation of Luanda’s Telephone Network
• Rehabilitation of Namibe’s Port
• Project for the Supply of Drinking Water
• Support to the Demining Program
• Project for Building Primary Schools in Luanda and Benguela
• SMASSE Project