The UN praises Angola’s path to national reconciliation

Kinshasa, July 15^th, 2026 (CPA). – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Fight against Islamophobia on Wednesday has praised Angola’s path to national reconciliation, described as an example of transformation following years of armed conflict, following a meeting with President João Lourenço, the international media have reported. “Angola is a nation that has succeeded in transforming a long history of civil war into a path of national reconstruction, stability and development,” has declared Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the UN Special Envoy on Combating Islamophobia. The UN official has highlighted the role played by the Angolan Head of State in promoting peace and mediating conflicts. He has also emphasised on the importance of Angolan leadership in efforts to promote dialogue, peaceful coexistence and reconciliation between communities. According to sources, Angolan President João Lourenço has received Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the UN Special Envoy on Combating Islamophobia and High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC). This meeting comes on the eve of the opening in Luanda of the 3^rd edition of the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations Initiative, an event dedicated to intercultural dialogue, the prevention of tensions and the promotion of peace. It should be reminded that Angola has experienced a civil war from 1975 to 2002, which ended with the signing of the peace agreements on April 4^th, 2002, between the government and the main opposition political party, UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola). Since then, the Angolan authorities have been prioritising a process of national reconstruction and peace-building.