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Lourenço's drive for greater regional influence begins to pay off

João Lourenço, President of Angola.
João Lourenço, President of Angola. © Pavel Golovkin/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
With Angola's regional influence having faded in the twilight years of the Dos Santos era, President Lourenço has been working hard to recover lost ground by finding key regional appointments for his diplomats and spymasters. [...] (766 words)
Issue dated 02/07/2021 Reading time 4 minutes
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Angolan president João Lourenço (right) and vice president Esperanca Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/MaxPPP
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Lourenço banks on feminising MPLA in his second term 

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Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa (right), with Angolan president João Lourenço, in 2018. © Estela Silva/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and BNDES president Gustavo Montezano, in March 2020. © Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
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