Luanda: Angolan President Joo Louren§o on Tuesday inspected the construction progress of the Luanda Convention Center during a working visit and he learned that the works have reached 80% of physical completion. Started in 2023, the works are expected to be completed in April of this year, with a total investment estimated at 290.8 billion kwanzas.

According to Angola Press News Agency, this is the Head of State's second visit to the project, following the first one in July 2025. This highlights the direct monitoring and importance attributed to the undertaking, framed within the strategy of modernizing infrastructure aimed at promoting business tourism and national economic diplomacy. The Luanda Convention Center is being built in the Chicala neighborhood, municipality of Ingombota, next to the capital's new waterfront, in a coastal area with a privileged view of the sea.

With a total area estimated at around 72,000 square meters, the infrastructure includes a multi-storey building, designed to host large national and international events, including diplomatic summits, conferences, congresses, business meetings, and other events of political, social and economic relevance. The complex also includes a parking lot with capacity for around 700 vehicles and new access roads, including a direct connection to the coastal promenade, designed to facilitate the movement of participants and visitors.

The development is part of the LUNDU Project, a broader urban requalification plan for the Chicala area, which envisages the creation of a tourism, leisure, and business hub, integrating cultural spaces, museums, restaurants, services, maritime terminals, and areas of economic and social development. Created by Presidential Decree No. 200/25, which also approved the respective Organic Statute, the Chicala Convention Center constitutes a key piece in the Executive's strategy to position Luanda as a reference destination in the MICE segment (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), attract high-level international events and reinforce Angola's projection in regional and continental contexts.

From a socioeconomic point of view, the project is expected to generate more than seven thousand direct jobs, both in the construction and exploration phases, contributing to economic growth and boosting the job market.