Angolan writer Atanagildo Paulo, with his work 'A Morte da Dor' (The Death of Pain), will represent Africa in Latin America's biggest literary competition the World Book Review Award, in the category of best book of chronicles and short stories 2024

The country will host the African Men's and Women's Wheelchair Basketball Championships in January 2026, as confirmed by the Angolan Paralympic Committee

Angolan Hariana Verás is first African journalist to officially join the select group of correspondents recognised and accredited by the Pentagon

After an inspection of sports and social facilities, a hosting agreement with the Angola Olympic Committee was signed, assigning to Angola the hosting for the 4th African Youth Games scheduled for December 2025

US President Joe Biden has arrived in Luanda, the very first visit of a US president to the Angola, which has long had political ties with Russia, particularly during the civil war that began in 1975 and continued, with interludes, until 2002