Evidence is presented of a connection between sea surface temperature (SST) variability in the tropical southeast Atlantic Ocean off Angola and boreal summer rainfall over coastal West Africa. The strongest relationships exist between April--May SST in the Angola-Benguela Frontal Zone area, May--June latent heat fluxes in this area, and July--August rainfall over the region 5¿W--5¿E, 5¿N--10¿N. Anomalously wet summers in this region are also characterised by a weaker African Easterly Jet, a stronger Tropical Easterly Jet and, in many cases, reduced rainfall further north over the Southern Sahel.