The problems of Angola’s justice system are not limited to difficulties in revenue collection, as delays and violations of the law persist. The Government allocated only 2.1 billion Kz for the implementation of the court computerization system in the 2025 General State Budget, a figure expected to drop to around 1.4 billion Kz in 2026, according to Expansão’s calculations based on the current budget and the proposed 2026 budget.
These funds are part of the Justice Administration Reform and Modernization program, which in 2024 cost a total of 46.1 billion Kz, representing an execution rate of 106% compared to the 43.3 billion Kz initially budgeted. For 2025, 27.2 billion Kz are planned, of which 38% (10.3 billion) is intended to increase public access to ID cards, 31% (8.5 billion) to expand access points for civil, property, vehicle, and commercial registration services, 16% (4.4 billion) to increase the number of district courts, and only 8% is allocated to the court computerization system.
According to the execution reports for the first three quarters of this year, by September, 17.5 billion Kz of the Justice Administration Reform and Modernization program had been executed, corresponding to an execution rate of 65%.
The reports do not break down the information, making it impossible to determine the progress of the funds allocated to court computerization.
For next year, according to the proposed 2026 General State Budget, a total of 89.7 billion Kz is allocated to the Justice Administration Reform and Modernization program, with the majority—74.6 billion Kz—earmarked for expanding public access to ID cards. Only 1.4 billion Kz will be directed toward the court computerization process.
The problems of the Angolan justice system are not limited to revenue collection difficulties—which could be easily overcome with the long-awaited digitalization—as other issues persist, such as slow processes, lack of infrastructure, violations of the law, corruption, and low public trust in the judicial system. All of this harms the country’s business environment. In June of last year, the Official Gazette published the establishment of yet another commission for the Reform of Justice and Law, with a mandate of 36 months.
The commission’s objective is to complete the legal drafts initiated by previous commissions, as well as to implement public policies related to the justice sector, particularly the implementation of the New Judicial Organization System, within the scope of State Reform.
Source: Expansão
