Angolan direct public contracts reach $20.2 billion
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ExpansaoOur method
Public contracts awarded directly with presidential authorisation in Angola reached $20.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $5.9 billion a year earlier, an increase of 240%. The ten largest contracts account for nearly half the total, according to calculations by Expansão.
The value of Angolan public contracts awarded directly with presidential authorisation reached $20.2 billion in the first nine months of the year, compared with $5.9 billion in the same period a year earlier, an increase of 240%, according to calculations by the business newspaper Expansão based on decisions published in the Official Gazette.
The Court of Auditors noted in its opinion on the 2024 General State Accounts that the simplified procedure, designed as an exception, remained the most frequent procurement method. Presidential authorisations cite, among other things, companies’ technical capacity and financing, sometimes linked directly to the selected contractor.
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