AN GO L A

PRESIDENT OF ANGOLA

•JOÃO LOURENÇO
• THE NAME ANGOLA COMES FROM THE PORTUGUESE COLONIAL NAME REINO DE ANGOLA ('KINGDOM OF
ANGOLA'), WHICH APPEARED AS EARLY AS DIAS DE NOVAIS'S 1571 CHARTER. THE TOPONYM WAS
DERIVED BY THE PORTUGUESE FROM THE TITLE NGOLA HELD BY THE KINGS OF NDONGO.
ANGOLA NATIONAL POLICE(ANGOLA)
• THE ANGOLA NATIONAL POLICE FALLS UNDER THE
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND IS “RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND
THE DEFENSE OF THE INTERESTS, INTEGRITY
AND SECURITY OF ALL PERSONS IN ANGOLA,
IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR NATIONALITY, PLACE
OF BIRTH, RACE, RELIGION, SOCIAL ORIGIN OR
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION”. THE ANGOLA
NATIONAL POLICE HAS AN ELITE FORCE
COMPONENT CALLED THE POLÍCIA DE
INTERVENÇÃO RÁPIDA (RAPID INTERVENTION
POLICE) OR PIR. THE PIR IS A PARAMILITARY-TYPE
FORCE WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1992 AND IS KNOWN
BY THE PEOPLE AS THE ‘NINJAS’. IT IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR MAINTAINING INTERNAL SECURITY THROUGH,
FOR INSTANCE, SECURING SITUATIONS
CHARACTERISED BY MASS DEMONSTRATIONS.
MISSION STATEMENT

• THE MISSION OF THE ANGOLA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO

ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF ANGOLA BY EDUCATING
AND WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, TOO PRESERVE
PEACE, REDUCE FEAR, AND PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE
CITIZENS OF ANGOLA.
ANGOLA NATIONAL POLICE
• A PARAMILITARY FORCE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF
THE INTERIOR, THE ANGOLA NATIONAL POLICE IS
MADE UP OF OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL,
CONSULTATIVE AND SUPPORT BODIES, INCLUDING
BORDER POLICE, NATIONAL CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SWAT
BORDER POLICE
TRAFFIC CONTROL
SWAT
THE NATIONAL POLICE FORCE
• THE POLICE FORCE IN ANGOLA IS A PARAMILITARY BODY WHICH FALLS UNDER THE
CONTROL OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, AND IS STRUCTURED AT BOTH A
NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVEL. THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL POLICE FORCE IS
TO:

• ENFORCE LAW AND ORDER;

• EXECUTE POLICE DUTIES WHILE RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS;
• PROTECT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY;
• PREVENT, DETECT AND INVESTIGATE CRIME; AND
• DEFEND THE COUNTRY AND ENSURE ITS SECURITY.
• THE POLICE FORCE IS COMPOSED OF SPECIALISED UNITS, INCLUDING: BORDER
CONTROL POLICE, FISCAL POLICE, NATIONAL CRIME INVESTIGATION DIRECTORATE,
NATIONAL PUBLIC ORDER DIRECTORATE, NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC DIRECTORATE,
NATIONAL ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION DIRECTORATE, PROTECTION UNIT, SPECIAL
WEAPONS AND TACTICS (SWAT) POLICE, AND WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES.
FISCAL POLICE
NATIONAL CRIME INVESTIGATION CHIEF
PROTECTION UNIT
QUALIFICATIONS
• 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER

• NO FELONY CONVICTIONS

• NO MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS

• MUST PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK CONDUCTED BY THE CITY OF ANGOLA

• DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE ANGOLA CITY POLICE, AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM

• -ABILITY TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS

• -ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMY ACTIVITIES
• -DESIRE TO ASSIST WITH FUTURE DEPARTMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
POLICE UNIFORM
POLICE VEHICLES
RANK INSIGNIA - POLICE & SECURITY
ANGOLA INDIANA POLICE OFFICER SALARY
AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

• POLICE OFFICER SALARIES IN ANGOLA RANGE

BETWEEN 85,478 AOA PER MONTH (MINIMUM
SALARY) TO 321,063 AOA PER MONTH (MAXIMUM
SALARY).
Angola’s Police Chief,
Commissioner General
Alfredo Eduardo Manuel
Mingas, and a delegation of
senior officials from Angola’s
Criminal Investigation
Service, Immigration Services
and the Angolan INTERPOL
National Central Bureau
accompanied the Angolan
Minister on his official visit to
the INTERPOL Headquarters in