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The Embassy of Angola in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Werderscher Markt 10, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 30 240 89 728
E-mail: botschaft@botschaftangola.de
The Ambassador
Amb. Maria Isabel Gomes Godinho de Resende Encoge
Maria Isabel Gomes Godinho de Resende Encoge is a career diplomat of the Republic of Angola.
She has served as Permanent Representative of Angola to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, where she delivered several official statements on behalf of her country. In May 2019, by Presidential Decree no. 167/19, she was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During her mandate in The Hague she combined bilateral duties with her role as head of mission to international organisations.
In April 2025, by Presidential Decree no. 76/25, she was transferred to Berlin as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to the Federal Republic of Germany. She presented her letters of credence to the Federal President of Germany on 18 July 2025.
Ambassador Encoge’s mission in Germany has emphasized the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, particularly in the fields of economy and investment, as well as the consolidation of political and cultural ties between Angola and Germany.
History
Germany and Angola have maintained a stable relationship, with numerous official state visits by both states. In 2011 Federal Chancellor Merkel paid a state visit to Angola. This visit led to a joint declaration of intent between the governments of both Republics to intensify bilateral dialogue, through a political partnership signed in Luanda. Angola is Germany’s 3rd most important trading partner.
In 2007 Angola and Germany signed an investment protection and promotion agreement and since then interest in helping to rebuild Angola’s infrastructure has risen. In 2010 State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Pfaffenbach opened a Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Luanda; and, a German-Angolan Business Initiative (DAWI) was set up in 2007.
The Goethe Institute in Luanda reinforces German-Angolan culture and education. It is believed that more than 2,000 Angolans have studied in Germany
