Carlos Moedas, the centre -right Partido Social Democrata party candidate for the mayor of Lisbon - a potential springboard for the prime minister's seat - is a familiar face among many circles in Africa.
Deputy secretary of state to Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho from 2011 to 2014, and then European commissioner for research, innovation and science from 2014 to 2019, Moedas mainly knows the continent through diplomatic and philanthropic channels.
International philanthropy