[9] The US State Department reports that the government often permits non-registered groups to exist and function, but notes instances of Angolan authorities shutting down mosques (see section below).
[8] In November 2013, Angolan foreign minister Georges Chikoti said that there were eight Islamic denominations in Angola, but none met the legal requirements for registration, and "so they can't practice their faith until concluding the process".
Chikoti states that some Muslim groups had not registered their mosques officially, but did not specify which legal requirements they had not met.
[11] The International Religious Freedom Report stated that the Angolan government selectively shut down mosques, schools and community centres.
In July 2010, unidentified arsonists set fire to a mosque in Huambo, causing extensive damage.
[13] In November 2011, Angolan authorities tore down a structure being used as a mosque in Cacuaco without notice and without a written order of violation.
[14] In December 2011, a Muslim group in the Malanje Province purchased some land, and applied to obtain permission to build a mosque.
The Muslim group repeatedly asked the authorities to either grant or deny the application, but received no response.
After waiting several months, when the Muslim group began construction, Angolan authorities arrived and destroyed the mosque foundation.
However, Voice of America found a government document telling an official to demolish the "Zango 1" mosque in Viana Luanda province.
[15] In November 2013, some media sources reported that Islam and other belief systems deemed to be contrary to the country's culture had been outlawed in Angola.