Law No. 23/11 recognizes the importance of developing and expanding electronic communication infrastructures with a consideration for sharing locations and resources. The regulatory support for passive infrastructure sharing is further solidified by the approval of Presidential Decree No. 166/14 on the Sharing of Electronic Communications Infrastructures. The Presidential Decree establishes principles for mandatory sharing of electronic communication infrastructures (Art. 7), coordination and control through a coordination committee (Art. 8), management of shared infrastructures (Art. 9), registration and availability of shared infrastructures (Art. 10), and the contractual aspects of infrastructure sharing (Art. 12).

Art. 18 of the Telecommunications Law No. 8/01 states that foreign capital in telecom operators should not exceed 50%, allowing only minority participation for foreign investors in this sector.

Accordingly to Presidential Decree No 78/23 - Privatization Program (PROPRIV 2023-2026), the Angolan Government participates in several telecom companies operating in the country. Angola Telecom EP, a fully state-owned company, manages the country's basic infrastructure. The largest mobile operator in Angola, UNITEL SARL, was initially incorporated as a public-private joint venture, and it is currently fully controlled by the government, 50% directly and 50% indirectly through the state-owned company Sonangol. Furthermore, the Angolan Government owns 90% of the shares of Multitel, Lda., an internet service provider, and 49.3% of TV Cabo Angola. Moreover, MS Telcom, the third telecommunication company in Angola, is indirectly controlled by the Government through Sonangol.

Angola has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Angola has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Angola is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Angola has a copyright regime under Law No. 15/14. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Section V lists the exceptions, which include for the purposes of research or private study by the person using the work; for use in private place in which entry is not paid and non-profit; for review or news reporting; reproduction by photographic or similar processes, when carried out for didactic purposes by public or private libraries, centers or documentation files of general interest or public, institutions with a scientific or technological vocation, educational establishment; reproduction of works, permanently exposed to the public through images, reports; educational use; reproduction of arrangement or translation exclusively for individual and private use; quotations from copyright works and critics; speeches and lectures in front of the media; performance of the hymn, as well as works of a religious character.

The enforcement of copyright online in Angola is reported to be considered weak, as reflected by the high levels of software and other digital piracy. The government has established a new copyright enforcement unit in 2016, through the publication of the Presidential Decree No. 114/16 on the Regulation on the Organization and Exercise of the Activities of the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (Decreto Presidencial N. 114/16 Regulamento sobre a Organização e Exercício da Actividade das Entidades de Gestão Colectiva de Direitos de Autor e Conexos).

The Private Investment Law No. 10/21 established the Angolan Investment Promotion Agency (AIPEX) as the primary entity responsible for promoting and regulating private investment. AIPEX serves as a one-stop shop for investment approvals. The Regulations for the Private Investment Law No. 250/18 outline the steps for registering and approving private investment projects, with AIPEX overseeing the process. Art. 6 specifies the investment project documentation, including a plan for gradually replacing foreign labor with national labor, and the procedures that required for registration.

Art. 5 of Law No. 3/92 states that patent applications must be written in the Portuguese language and that foreign applicants must appoint a legal local representative. Furthermore, there have been reports of practical and legal barriers in the patent application process in Angola, including high direct and indirect registration costs and a lack of transparency throughout the process.

Chapter 2 of the Law No. 3/92 covers the mechanism of patent protection. Arts. 5 and 67 show that foreign patent owners need a local representative to defend patent rights. Additionally, there have been reports on procedural complexities, such as the intricate and time-consuming judicial processes in Angola, which could pose challenges for foreign patent holders. Furthermore, it is reported the shortage of judges proficient in patent law further exacerbates these barriers, impacting the efficient adjudication of patent-related disputes.

Art. 18 of the Telecommunications Law No. 8/01 states that foreign capital in telecom operators should not exceed 50%, allowing only minority participation for foreign investors in this sector.

Under Art. 53 of the Law No. 41/20, the contracting authority is required to include specific rules in tender documents that promote the preferential contracting of Angolan companies - including micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). These rules include provisions such as preferential access to the negotiation phase, a margin of preference for the prices proposed by Angolan companies, an increase in the overall score awarded to the proposals of Angolan companies, a higher score for goods produced, extracted, or cultivated in Angola, a requirement that a percentage of the subcontracted work be reserved for Angolan companies, and preferential treatment for domestic suppliers to limit foreign participation in public procurement.
The Public Procurement Law No. 41/20, in effect since January 2021, revoked Law No. 9/16 on Public Procurement in Angola but kept the previous restrictions on foreign participation.

Angola is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.

Angola is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA I) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).