Located in southwestern Africa, Angola is among the top ten largest economies on the continent. Since 2018, Angola has focused on three key economic policies: diversifying the economy; attracting foreign investment, especially private investment; and privatising inefficient state-owned economic groups.

State President Luong Cuong held a working session with Mara Quiosa, Vice President of the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) on August 8 morning (local time) as part of his state visit to Angola.

State President Luong Cuong and his spouse, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, left Luanda on August 8, successfully concluding a state visit to Angola at the invitation of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse.

Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola Carolina Cerqueira described Viet Nam as a friend who is always in the heart of her country while meeting with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong in Luanda on August 7 afternoon (local time).

State President Luong Cuong, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam arrived at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda on August 6 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to Angola at the invitation of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse.

President Luong Cuong and his spouse’s state visit to Angola from August 6-9 at the invitation of Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco and his spouse is expected to open a new development phase for the Viet Nam – Angola relations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to the African country Duong Chinh Chuc.

At the invitation of President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his spouse, and President of the Republic of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse, President Luong Cuong and his spouse, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation, are paying State visits to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Angola from August 3 to 9, 2025.

The upcoming state visits by State President Luong Cuong to Egypt and Angola at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço will mark an important milestone, opening a new chapter in the relations between Viet Nam and the two African countries, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has stated.

State President Luong Cuong and his spouse will lead a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam to pay state visits to the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Angola from August 3-9.