Angolan President João Lourenço has signed a troubling new law regulating the operations of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country. This legislation has drawn heavy criticism from civil society groups, including Human Rights Watch, which argue that the law threatens civic space and freedoms essential to a democratic society. With vague definitions regarding what constitutes a "security threat," the law empowers the government to authorize, monitor, financially restrict, and even suspend NGOs without sufficient legal clarity.