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Lourenço and spymaster Miala overhaul military intelligence

With the help of his ever-loyal head of internal intelligence, the Angolan president has embarked on a restructuring of the intelligence services and extended the powers of the SISM.

Subscribers only Defence 09.02.2024

Rihanna attends the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Anniversary Event on 3 October 2018 in Sydney, Australia.© Brendon Thorne/Getty Images Asiapac/Getty Images/AFP

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty expands from Lagos to Luanda

Fenty Beauty's cosmetics will soon be sold in French-speaking Africa for the first time. But the brand has been struggling to make its mark on the continent, and ironically that is partly down to its main backer, the luxury giant LVMH.

Subscribers only Business 01.02.2024

Senior MPLA figures continue to snap up oil permits

The Angolan oil and gas regulator has authorised eight oil companies to take shares in 12 blocks that featured in a recent tender call. Once again, firms with close connections to the Dos Santos administration have been amply rewarded.

Subscribers only Energy 26.01.2024

Sonangol: Isabel dos Santos indicted for 'defrauding Angolan state'

Isabel dos Santos in New York on 26 September 2018. © Mike Coppola/Getty Images via AFP

Subscribers only Energy, Politics Running Story - The Dos Santos family assets 22.01.2024

Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Robert Friedland's group managed to transport its copper via the Angolan port of Lobito late last month. It has thus won its logistical gamble and is one step ahead of its competitors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity Traders 22.01.2024

Agribusiness at heart of new Indian ambassador's mission

In order to strengthen agricultural cooperation between Angola and India and to take on already established players, New Delhi has appointed a former vet to head its Luanda embassy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.01.2024

Russia strives to keep a foothold in oil and defence

As its relations with Washington warm, Luanda is trying to cut its longstanding energy and military ties with Moscow.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 15.01.2024

Luanda seeks to return to AU Peace and Security Council

President João Lourenço can count on a handful of trusted men and women to support his country's bid to return to one of the most important institutions of the African Union.

Subscribers only The Continent, Politics, Diplomacy 10.01.2024

Umaro Sissoco Embaló fails to mend fences between Libreville and Luanda

Guinea-Bissau's president has failed in his attempt to mediate between Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and João Lourenço. The Angolan leader is the only African head of state not to have recognised the new Gabonese president since he seized power four months ago.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.01.2024

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló looks on during the 64th ECOWAS Head of States and Government ordinary session in Abuja, Nigeria, on December 10, 2023.

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Antonio Miala, Luanda's point man in Kinshasa

Angola is determined to defend its interests in its offshore oil dispute with neighbouring DRC and is counting on the well-connected Antonio Garcia Miala, brother of the intelligence chief.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 09.01.2024

HQ of Angolan state oil company Sonangol in Luanda, 21 August 2022.

DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

The Congolese government is choosing to compromise with Luanda by signing agreements of limited scope rather than going to court to assert its rights to its offshore oil resources.

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.2024

Lebanon's Dar Group wins two major contracts

Despite having no embassy in the country, Lebanon's diaspora is well established in Angola thanks to its long-standing ties with the latter's government.

Subscribers only Business 08.01.2024

Frictions with Saudis behind Luanda's OPEC exit

Angola's turbulent relations with Saudi Arabia within OPEC were a decisive factor in João Lourenço's decision to pull out of the cartel of oil-producing countries.

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2024

Angolan Oil Minister Diamantino Azevedo in Vienna, Austria, on 5 March 2020.

Ambassador-less China keeps close eye on Luanda

With Lourenço ostensibly seeking closer relations with Washington, Beijing has yet to appoint an ambassador in Luanda, six months after the departure of Gong Tao.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.01.2024

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Swiss prosecute Trafigura for 'bribing' Angolan officials

In a first for Switzerland, the commodities trading giant and two of its former executives, Mike Wainwright and Thierry Plojoux, are to stand trial for allegedly bribing foreign officials.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 22.12.2023

Alrosa stakes indirect claim in SML

The Russian diamond giant will only have indirect shares in the new kimberlite mine in Luele in north-eastern Angola. An unknown Emirati company is its third-biggest shareholder with 19.5%.

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2023

Portuguese president's nephew kick-starts trade relations with Africa

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is hoping Luis Rebelo de Sousa can breathe new life into Portugal's economic and trade links with Lusophone countries in Africa after the damage wreaked by Covid.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 21.12.2023

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Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

The consortium comprising Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil is hoping to take over the running of the Lobito Corridor railway by 15 January. A deal with the DRC will allow trains to run through to Kolwezi, but there is still a large question mark over the state of the rolling stock.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 15.12.2023

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Angola

Lourenço and spymaster Miala overhaul military intelligence

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty expands from Lagos to Luanda

Senior MPLA figures continue to snap up oil permits

Sonangol: Isabel dos Santos indicted for 'defrauding Angolan state'

Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Agribusiness at heart of new Indian ambassador's mission

Russia strives to keep a foothold in oil and defence

Luanda seeks to return to AU Peace and Security Council

Umaro Sissoco Embaló fails to mend fences between Libreville and Luanda

Spotlight
Antonio Miala, Luanda's point man in Kinshasa

DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

Lebanon's Dar Group wins two major contracts

Frictions with Saudis behind Luanda's OPEC exit

Ambassador-less China keeps close eye on Luanda

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Swiss prosecute Trafigura for 'bribing' Angolan officials

Alrosa stakes indirect claim in SML

Portuguese president's nephew kick-starts trade relations with Africa

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Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

Hilton secures site for first Angola hotel but still faces hurdles

Israel Discount Bank opens line of credit for Mitrelli project

Angola's first blast furnace gathers steam

Saudi Arabia lays groundwork for embassy openings in SADC

Junior minister Zacharopoulou to visit Maputo, Lusaka and Lilongwe

Agriculture: Brasília positions its best lobbyists on the continent

Rio Tinto sets its heart on Angolan diamonds

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Lourenço and spymaster Miala overhaul military intelligence

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty expands from Lagos to Luanda

Senior MPLA figures continue to snap up oil permits

Sonangol: Isabel dos Santos indicted for 'defrauding Angolan state'

Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Agribusiness at heart of new Indian ambassador's mission

Russia strives to keep a foothold in oil and defence

Luanda seeks to return to AU Peace and Security Council

Umaro Sissoco Embaló fails to mend fences between Libreville and Luanda

Spotlight Antonio Miala, Luanda's point man in Kinshasa

DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

Lebanon's Dar Group wins two major contracts

Frictions with Saudis behind Luanda's OPEC exit

Ambassador-less China keeps close eye on Luanda

Spotlight Swiss prosecute Trafigura for 'bribing' Angolan officials

Alrosa stakes indirect claim in SML

Portuguese president's nephew kick-starts trade relations with Africa

Spotlight Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

Hilton secures site for first Angola hotel but still faces hurdles

Israel Discount Bank opens line of credit for Mitrelli project

Angola's first blast furnace gathers steam

Saudi Arabia lays groundwork for embassy openings in SADC

Junior minister Zacharopoulou to visit Maputo, Lusaka and Lilongwe

Agriculture: Brasília positions its best lobbyists on the continent

Rio Tinto sets its heart on Angolan diamonds

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Antonio Miala, Luanda's point man in Kinshasa

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Swiss prosecute Trafigura for 'bribing' Angolan officials

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Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor