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Why Manuel Vicente has become master of the oil sector

After being side-lined by Isabel dos Santos, Sonangol's former CEO Manuel Vicente has made a spectacular come-back under President Joao Lourenco. [...]

Published on 22/05/2018 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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