.ao domain extension

.ao is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Angola. It is managed by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies (MTTI). Registration services are available through the dns.ao website. The domain was created on November 15, 1995. There are no specific public eligibility restrictions, but registrations are handled by the official registry. The technical and administrative contacts are based in Luanda, Angola, under the Institute of Development of Information Society (INFOSI). The domain was transferred to MTTI in June 2020.

The .ao domain was originally delegated in 1995. In 2020, it was transferred to the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies (MTTI) from previous management. The transfer was documented in an IANA report dated June 5, 2020.