Relations between Angola and Nigeria, primarily based on their roles as oil exporting nations, are cooperative and sturdy.

In 1975, Nigeria was a driving force within the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to recognize the legitimacy of the new Angolan regime.

[1] The Angolan government arrested Henry Okah, the spokesman of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), the largest rebel group in Nigeria, in September 2007 on arms trafficking charges.

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos agreed to extradite Okah on 21 November, but his lawyers asked the government to reconsider.

In January 2008, Attorney General João Maria de Sousa said the Angolan government had not yet decided whether it would extradite Okah.