Alfa 5
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security services |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Luanda , Angola |
| Products | Human security personnel, electronic security technology, protection for industrial facilities, data centers, cargo transport, demining projects, alarm systems, armored doors, safe deposit boxes |
| Owner | ENDIAMA (majority) |
Alfa 5 Segurança Industrial e Patrimonial SARL is a private security firm operating in Angola, with majority ownership held by ENDIAMA. It manages more than 50% of the security contracts linked to Angolan diamond enterprises.
History
Established in 1993 through a collaboration involving senior or retired military personnel and their family members, Alfa 5 was created to protect ENDIAMA's diamond mining operations from criminal elements and UNITA insurgents. The board featured prominent military leaders, including General César Pugliese and relatives of FAA chiefs-of-staff. The company’s name signifies its goal to extend activities across five Portuguese-speaking African nations.
Throughout the years, Alfa 5 broadened its scope beyond ENDIAMA, emerging by the late 1990s as one of Angola’s leading security providers alongside Teleservice and K&P Mineira. In 2021, ENDIAMA attempted to divest Alfa 5 but encountered obstacles in securing a purchaser, thereby postponing privatization due to necessary financial restructuring.
Human rights abuses
During the early 2000s, employees of Alfa 5 were implicated in allegations of human rights violations, including unlawful killings targeting protesters, striking miners, and garimpeiros in regions such as Luremo and Cuango. The company was also accused of exploiting military ties within its board to evade responsibility.
General Director Francisco Borges Guerra responded by emphasizing that Alfa 5’s decentralized management structure meant that such actions were not directed by senior leadership, attributing any misconduct to personal decisions. He admitted isolated cases occurred but rejected claims of systemic abuses that could tarnish the company’s image.
In 2023, António Pedro Bartolomeu, Alfa 5’s Head of Commercial Development, expressed an intention to recruit former police and military personnel to enhance discipline; however, candidates with such backgrounds remain limited.
Services
Alfa 5 combines human security personnel with electronic technology, offering protection services for industrial facilities, data centers, valuable cargo transport, demining projects, and security installations such as alarm systems, armored doors, and safe deposit boxes.
Clients
Major clients encompass:
- Empresa Nacional de Diamantes E.P. (ENDIAMA)
- Sociedade de Desenvolvimento Mineiro de Angola (SDM)
- Ministry of Finance (MINFIN)
- Administração Geral Tributária (AGT)
- National Bank of Angola (BNA)
- Clínica Sagrada Esperança (CSE)