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Angola
Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

The Angolan President João Lourenço. © Clemens Bilan/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

To counter his reputation of being soft on graft, a year ahead of the next election the president and his PR team have mounted a major media campaign, including a flashy TV documentary, around several high-profile sackings. [...]

Published on 07.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Angola
Lourenço reshuffles security apparatus, but Fernando Miala keeps his job

After a change of chief of staff, the Angolan president has appointed several generals to senior positions in the armed forces. The most notable change is in the foreign intelligence service.

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President João Lourenço on the campaign trail last year.

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Lourenço shifts power from government to presidential office

President João Lourenço sacked almost half of his ministers when he was elected for a second term in August. But he kept on most of his staff in the presidential office.

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Angola's president Joao Lourenco at the Presidential palace in Luanda, on 19 September 2022.

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With a little help from its Lusophone friends, Luanda makes fresh bid to recover stolen assets

Recovering illicit assets lodged abroad by the dos Santos clan is one of the biggest challenges facing President Joao Lourenco, leading him to solicit support from the club of fellow Portuguese-speaking nations which meets in Luanda later this month.

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Angola
Rosoboronexport and Paramount compete for helicopter contract

Almost a third of Angola's combat helicopters are currently out of action. The Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport and South African group Paramount are jockeying for the contract to repair or replace them.

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Angola
Lourenço plays the game with EITI as elections approach

The Angola committee overseeing Luanda's application for membership of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) met for the first time in early June. The EITI sees Angola as a key asset to help it expand in southern Africa but could find its efforts to get Angola into the organisation tied to electoral considerations.

Subscribers only Mining 28.06.2021

Angola
Buenos Aires curries favour through spatial imagery

A year before the scheduled launch of the Angosat-2 satellite, the Argentine space agency is offering to work closely with its Angolan counterpart, against a backdrop of investments.

Subscribers only Business 02.06.2021

Angola
Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

João Lourenço's anti-corruption record has taken another blow after one of his closest advisers, Isaac dos Anjos, was charged with misusing funds from the state-owned Sonango oil firm to build luxury property.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2021

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

The president, in the latest twist in his ongoing battle with Brazilian billionaire Edir Macedo's evangelical church, has stopped his television stations from broadcasting in Angola.

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.2021

Brazilian evangelical pastor Edir Macedo, owner of RecordTV group.

Angola
Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

The UAE, Monaco, Mauritius and Singapore are no longer the only jurisdictions scanning bank accounts to track down the assets of the former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos and his family.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2021

Angola
Luanda keeps at São Vicente after Swiss court orders partial asset thaw

Luanda intends to pursue embezzlement and money laundering proceedings against Angolan businessman Carlos de São Vicente, despite the Swiss courts' recent decision to invalidate part the seizure of part of his assets, worth over $900m.

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Spotlight | Angola
Manuel Vicente's circles still in command of oil dollars

Former Angolan vice president and ex-Sonangol chairman Manuel Vicente may have had to leave executive government when President João Lourenço stepped into office in 2017, he certainly hasn't lost any of the stronghold of the country's oil industry he patiently [.

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Sonangol USA: Elma Almeida, M. Vicente's unsinkable advisor

Most of the senior management in place at Sonangol under former President José Eduardo Dos Santos have been sacked since [...]

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Joao Lourenco picks a Manuel Vicente supporter to get Sonangol back on its feet

In the end, Carlos Saturnino's discord with the hydrocarbons agency cost him his job.

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Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

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Angola Luanda keeps at São Vicente after Swiss court orders partial asset thaw

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Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Angola
Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

Angola
Lourenço reshuffles security apparatus, but Fernando Miala keeps his job

Angola
Lourenço shifts power from government to presidential office

Angola
With a little help from its Lusophone friends, Luanda makes fresh bid to recover stolen assets

Angola
Rosoboronexport and Paramount compete for helicopter contract

Angola
Lourenço plays the game with EITI as elections approach

Angola
Buenos Aires curries favour through spatial imagery

Angola
Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

Angola
Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

Angola
Luanda keeps at São Vicente after Swiss court orders partial asset thaw

Spotlight | Angola
Manuel Vicente's circles still in command of oil dollars

Angola
Sonangol USA: Elma Almeida, M. Vicente's unsinkable advisor

Angola
Joao Lourenco picks a Manuel Vicente supporter to get Sonangol back on its feet