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Angola
MPLA chum Somoil juggles projects and departures

The junior oil company founded by dos Santos-era heavyweights has several balls up in the air while dealing with key managerial changes. [...]

Published on 16.08.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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