Angola on track for full integration into Free Trade Areas

Official platform for promoting Angola's accession to the SADC Free Trade Area and the AfCFTA (African Union), with information, documents and contact channels for companies and institutions.

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Guides & Documents

About the Program

The Accession Programme coordinates legal, customs, trade facilitation and communication measures to align Angola with the mechanisms of the SADC Free Trade Area and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It includes tariff reforms, rules of origin, a single window, and private sector capacity building.

Legal Harmonisation

Digitizacion

Competitividade

Adaptation of guidelines, protocols and procedures.

Platforms for certificates, licences and reporting of barriers.

Apoio a PME, exportadores e cadeia de valor regional.

Transparency

Liberalisation timetable and public monitoring.

Expected benefits

Integration into value chains

Greater competitiveness for agribusiness, mining, processing and manufacturing.

Expanded market access

Tariff preferences in SADC and, in a phased manner, on the continent under AfCFTA.

Trade facilitation

Modernised customs procedures, clear rules of origin and reporting of BNTs.

Investment & employment

A more predictable environment for FDI and innovation, with an impact on employment.

Diversification

Less dependence on oil, more exports of goods and services.

SMEs at the centre

Capacitação, feiras, missões empresariais e financiamento comercial.

Latest news

SADC congratulates Angola on joining the regional free trade area

Antananarivo (From our special correspondent) - The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) congratulated the Angolan government on joining the regional bloc's Free Trade Area (FTA) and pledged to support the country in effectively fulfilling this mission.

Luanda hosts SADC summit dedicated to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday

Luanda will host a summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) dedicated to the Democratic Republic of Congo next Saturday, according to information released by the Angolan Presidency's press centre.

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The forum took place from 17 to 21 February 2025, following a previous session in October 2024, both held in Luanda.

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Angola finalises preparations to join the SADC free trade area, strengthening regional economic integration

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat will hold a Regional Workshop on Strengthening Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Statistics.

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