The "Sindika Dokolo African Collection of Contemporary Art" (SDACCA) was created five years ago in Luanda. Since then it has launched in 2007 the first African Triennial in the heart of the continent, in Luanda Angola. It has enabled the visit in Angola of important art figures such as Miquell Barcelo, Alfredo Jaar, Professor Henry Gates Jr., David Elliott. The dream of opening the first Centre for Contemporary art in Luanda by 2012 now becomes real. The unanimous decision of the jury in the Venice biennale in selecting the collection to represent the African Pavilion has confirmed the importance of linking the art world to the African continent; it has underlined the value of exposing the African public to its contemporary production.