Luanda: Angolan National Assembly members on Thursday approved the Statute of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) bill in a final global vote. The bill passed with 106 votes in favor, 77 against, and two abstentions during the 6th Ordinary Plenary Meeting of the IV Legislative Session of the V Legislature, chaired by the Parliament leader, Ado de Almeida.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the bill is composed of nine chapters and aims to adjust the legal framework that governs the activity of non-governmental organizations to the principles enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Angola. It also aligns with other international instruments to which Angola is a party.
