This article covers India's development partnership with Angola, including a line of credit, training and scholarships, and cooperation in defence and security, agriculture, health and international alliances. It also covers cultural exchanges between the two countries. The information comes from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of April 2026.

Line of credit for the armed forces

According to the MEA brief of April 2026, a Line of credit for US$200 million to support the modernisation of the Angolan armed forces was approved during the visit of President Joao Lourenco to India in May 2025.

Defence and security contacts

  • General Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem, Minister for Former Combatants and Veterans of the Homeland, visited India from 3-7 May 2016. He met the Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr. (Gen) V.K. Singh, the Minister for Food Processing and the Secretary (EWS) in the Ministry of Defence.
  • Mr. José Paulino da Silva, Secretary of State for the Interior, took part in the 90th Session of the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), held in New Delhi from 18-21 Oct, 2022.
  • General Francisco Pereira Furtado, Minister of State and Chief of the Military House of the President of the Republic, visited India from 26-28 Feb 2025 and met RRM and AS(C&AW).
  • Mr. José Paulo Isabel, Director-General of the National Authority for Arms Control and Disarmament of the Ministry of National Defence and Veterans of the Homeland, took part in the international conference '50 years of BWC: Strengthening Biosecurity for the Global South' in New Delhi on December 1-2, 2025.

Agriculture

During the Angolan Vice President's visit to India in October 2015, the Angolan Agriculture Minister met his Indian counterpart. Mr. Pedro Canga, Minister of Agriculture, visited India from 24-30 May 2016. He met the Minister of Agriculture, Sh. Radha Mohan Singh, to discuss bilateral cooperation in agriculture, and visited the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, agriculture cooperative units and private entities.

Health

Dr. Silvia Lutucuta, Health Minister of Angola, visited India from 5-10 July, 2018. During the visit, the minister met the Health Minister of India and held discussions with CII and premier hospitals.

Training and scholarships

Angolan government officials took part in the PCFD courses conducted at the FSI in 2019 and 2023. Officials from the Angolan Foreign Ministry attended a specially designed IT and Cyber Security course organised by C-DAC in January 2023. For 2025-26, 12 ITEC slots were allotted to Angola.

During the academic year 2024-25, ICCR scholarships were granted to 29 Angolan students. In 2025-26, 10 ICCR scholarship slots were granted to Angola, and all were utilised.

International alliances

During President Lourenco's visit in May 2025, Angola became a member of the International Solar Alliance by handing over the Framework of Agreement. During President Murmu's visit in November 2025, Angola joined the India-led Global Biofuel Alliance and the International Big Cat Alliance.

Cultural exchanges

  • A 15-member cultural troupe from Angola, Kuenda, took part in the 35th Surajkund Arts & Crafts Festival in Faridabad from March 21 to April 04, 2022.
  • The Angolan VindJomba Cultural troupe took part in the Lusophone Cultural Week held in Goa in December 2022.
  • To commemorate 75 Years of India's Independence, the Embassy of India in Angola organised an Indian Cultural and Food Festival, 'Namaste India', from 4-11 November, 2022. An Indian troupe from New Delhi, 'A to Z Dance Group', performed during the event, along with local Angolan artists.
  • Three Angolan journalists from TPA, TV Zimbo and Jornal de Angola attended a familiarisation programme in India from 23 to 30 October, 2024.