Angola
Portuguese plough millions into Lourenco's monumental basilica

The New Guard
Burkina Faso, Morocco, Angola, Ethiopia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Burkina FasoJoseph Zagré, housing the middle class

MoroccoAhmed "Spins", the other Akhannouch junior

AngolaVera Daves de Sousa, Lourenço's financial ace

EthiopiaBethleem Tilahun Alemu, the entrepreneur keen to rival Nike

Angola
Kapose family, well-connected under dos Santos, thrives under Lourenço

Some politically well-connected Angolan families who were favoured by the previous government have boosted their businesses under the current presidency of João Lourenço. Silvestre Tulumba Kapose's clan, which is involved in the automobile and banking sectors, is doing particularly well.

Angola
Builder Omatapalo rakes it in thanks to MPLA links

The Portuguese-Angolan construction group Omatapalo has won billions of euros worth of state contracts with the help of its connections within the ruling party.

Angola
Lourenço completes diplomatic overhaul with appointments to Lusaka, Pretoria and Washington

The Angolan president has completed the revamp of his diplomatic network with a fresh round of ambassadorial appointments. The new envoys to the United States, South Africa, Austria, Norway, Serbia and Zambia include politicians, technocrats and regime loyalists.

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Angola, Mozambique, Egypt, Senegal

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

EgyptYoussef Salem, the unflappable unicorn creator.

AngolaTerritory administration Minister Dionisio Manuel da Fonseca, João Lourenço's new straight-talking champion.

MozambiqueEmilia Chambal speaks for the Frelimo youth.

SenegalThierno Seydou Ly, the engineer with a career on the fast track.