“How Angola Pulled It Off” is a documentary that examines, in depth, the building of a second major growth engine for Angola’s economy: the non-oil sector. The film traces a transformation driven by the principal economic reforms and policies of President João Lourenço’s government, under the economic coordination of José de Lima Massano, showing how Angola is working to reduce its historic dependence on oil and broaden its productive base.
In the first quarter of 2026, the non-oil sector grew 6.22%, while oil production logged its fifth consecutive quarter of contraction.
Combining macroeconomic analysis, data and on-the-ground reporting, “How Angola Pulled It Off” goes beyond the headline figures to explain the mechanisms underpinning that shift, from the liberalisation of the exchange-rate regime, launched in 2018, and the gradual withdrawal of fuel subsidies, to the Privatisation Programme (PROPRIV), incentives for domestic production and an import-substitution drive.
The documentary also shows how those reforms are translating into concrete results: the new coffee-processing plant in Gabela, with capacity to produce 1,144 tonnes a year; the Lobito Corridor, consolidating its role as a regional logistics platform and gateway to international markets; and the 3,288 tonnes of coffee Angola exported in 2025, signs of an economy seeking to turn resources, infrastructure and reform into production, jobs, exports and sustainable growth.
