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Spotlight ANGOLA Issue dated 04/02/2020

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 [...] (580 words)

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Angolan President João Lourenço. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Companies offer free clean-up of trash-strewn Luanda to win back cancelled contracts

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Baroness Lindsay Northover. © UK Parliament

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Baroness Northover signs up to Pensana rare earth project

As the new member of the Pensana board, Baroness Northover should prove to be a real asset for the Longonjo project, both on account of her British parliamentary contacts and her experience of working with the authorities in Luanda. [...]

Partner in Switzerland's Schellenberg Wittmer law firm Clara Poglia. © WWCDA/Twitter

SWITZERLAND ANGOLA 04/09/2020

Experienced oil litigation lawyer to defend top Angolan businessman Carlos de Sao Vicente in Switzerland

Clara Poglia, the lawyer who will represent Angolan insurance magnate Carlos de Sao Vicente before the Swiss courts, has already taken part in several big oil industry cases, including those arising from Brazil's big Lava Jato anti-corruption operation and Gunvor's activities in Congo and Ivory Coast. [...]

Angolan junior Somoil, whose new CEO is Edson dos Santos Sousa, was founded by former chairmen of Sonangol. © Somoil

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Dos Santos era throwback Somoil changes boss again to steady ship

The best-connected junior in Angola has been struggling to retain a stable management team and has turned to Edson dos Santos Sousa, formerly of Sonangol and ExxonMobil, to restore some order. [...]

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ANPG boss Jeronimo tries to save appearances in Kwanza and Congo basins

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Former President José Eduardo dos Santos created the public company Recredit in 2016 to take care of the toxic claims of the PCB. © Herculano Coroado Bumba/Reuters

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Manuel Vicente's Somoil heirs poised to launch into distribution

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Why is attorney Gros after China International Fund, Sonangol's ally?

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Threat worsens for Somoil under Lourenço's watch

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