Relationship dossier
Angola
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties focused on investment, infrastructure and government cooperation
Angola toward United Arab Emirates
+30Angola awarded UAE-based DP World a concession to operate the Port of Luanda, creating a significant commercial role for a UAE company. Angola also concluded cooperation agreements with the UAE during a 2023 high-level visit.
United Arab Emirates toward Angola
+30The UAE pursued investment and government cooperation with Angola, including through UAE-based DP World's concession to operate the Port of Luanda and agreements concluded during a 2023 high-level visit.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation, notably the Port of Luanda concession awarded to UAE-based DP World and government agreements concluded in 2023. These initiatives support a positive assessment, although available knowledge does not establish the breadth or durability of cooperation across other areas.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Angola and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical cooperation in investment, infrastructure and other sectors. Angola awarded UAE-based DP World a concession to operate the Port of Luanda, and the two governments concluded cooperation agreements during a 2023 high-level visit. The known initiatives indicate constructive relations, though their scope and implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Angola awarded UAE-based DP World a concession to operate the Port of Luanda.
Angola and the United Arab Emirates concluded cooperation agreements during a high-level visit.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the agreements concluded during the 2023 visit are unclear.
- The extent of additional government-backed investment and sectoral cooperation is uncertain.