João Lourenço

Built World

Visited Tanzania October 28 to 30, 2026

Tanzania and Angola's October 30 plan to link the Benguela Railway to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway still has no route, cost estimate or named financier. The Atlantic half of the route moved ahead without it.

Updated 3 days ago

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: In office; signed the decree creating the ban

Angola banned the production, import, sale and use of plastic bags thinner than 50 microns, plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds on 22 September 2026, exactly a year after President João Lourenço signed the governing decree. The same ban covers all single-use plastic on beaches, in conservation areas, at museums and on heritage sites, with companies facing fines up to about US$33,000.

Updated Oct 3