Angola Introduces New Beneficial Ownership Information Regime

Angola published Law No. 7/26 in the Official Gazette on 19 August 2026, establishing a new beneficial ownership information regime. Key points of the law are summarized as follows:

• The law requires the identification of the beneficial owners of most legal entities incorporated or registered in Angola, which are generally defined as the natural person (or persons) who ultimately owns, controls, or benefits from a legal entity or entity without legal personality, which for commercial companie…