Angola

Angola

Population: 20.2 mn.
GDP: 114.8 bn.
Debt: 18.6 bn.
Overview:

The Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola easily scored an easy victory in the 2012 elections but protests are likely over worsening inequality. Vice-President Manuel Vicente, former Chief Executive Officer of the state oil company Sonangol, remains favourite to succeed President José Eduardo dos Santos although his son José Filomeno de SousaZenú’ is also a contender.

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  • Vol 54 No 10
  •  10th May 2013

UNITA’s warning

’Angola is sitting on a powder keg’, says Isaías Samakuva, leader of the main opposition party, the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola. He was talking in Brussels to the Centrist Democrat International, the global federation that includes...

  • Vol 54 No 9
  •  26th April 2013

Debt deal scandal revives

Campaigners press the Swiss authorities to reopen their investigation into lucrative deals over Angola’s old debts to Russia

  • Vol 54 No 9
  •  26th April 2013

The Abalone list

Elísio de Figueiredo has for some years been Angola’s Ambassador ‘Without Portfolio’ to France and is widely regarded as a key presidential ally and dealmaker.

  • Vol 53 No 22
  •  2nd November 2012

Sovereign wonga fund

The glitzy launch of the Sovereign Wealth Fund has bedazzled the international financial world, although many of the details are unclear

  • Vol 53 No 20
  •  5th October 2012

No new brooms

The new cabinet sees some surprising departures but like previous reshuffles, appears to be all about loyalty to President José Eduardo dos Santos.

  • Vol 53 No 19
  •  21st September 2012

Luanda buys Mayfair trophy

Despite the ruling party’s election win, criticism is growing of its opaque financial management, including property investments in London

  • Vol 53 No 19
  •  21st September 2012

Opposition claims dismissed

Petitions accusing the government of systematic fraud in the presidential elections have been unceremoniously thrown out by the courts

  • Vol 53 No 18
  •  7th September 2012

Four more MPLA years

The election victory was no landslide but the lack of foreign criticism gives Dos Santos enough space to organise a succession on his own terms

  • Vol 53 No 18
  •  7th September 2012

Forex windfall test for banks

Oil companies will soon have to process all their supplier payments through the local financial system but will the system be able to cope?

  • Vol 53 No 17
  •  24th August 2012

The MPLA plans a landslide

Amid private jitters at the top, the ruling party is pulling out all the stops to ensure an overwhelming election win

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