- Vol 52 No 25
- 16th December 2011
Isaías Samakuva looks certain to be re-elected head of UNITA while the other parties prepare for the polls
- Vol 52 No 24
- 2nd December 2011
The ruling party appears anxious to restrict free speech and ensure positive coverage in the lead up to the elections
- Vol 52 No 24
- 2nd December 2011
On 29 November, Angola enacted a law forcing foreign oil companies to use the local banking system for their financial transactions, rather than hold their accounts offshore.
- Vol 52 No 22
- 4th November 2011
Now the longest-serving President in Africa, Dos Santos tries to face down a wave of young protestors
- Vol 52 No 22
- 4th November 2011
The barons of the governing Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola are divided over the succession. President José Eduardo dos Santos stands aloof from the jockeying for position but in reality exercises a veto over the choice of his successor.
- Vol 52 No 22
- 4th November 2011
More is emerging about the history of bad blood between the two countries and Luanda’s former fondness for Gbagbo
- Vol 52 No 20
- 7th October 2011
When Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Luanda in September, Angola asked her to help mend fences with Ivorian President Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ADO), say Abidjan sources. Angolan support for Laurent Gbagbo had angered ADO. Evidence has e...
- Vol 52 No 18
- 9th September 2011
Luanda’s rumour mill has gone into overdrive after the ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola and the privately-owned Novo Jornal suggested that President José Eduardo dos Santos may stand down before or after next year’s elections – possibly in...
- Vol 52 No 15
- 22nd July 2011
Disputes over politics, oil and diamonds are dividing the two neighbouring governments
- Vol 52 No 15
- 22nd July 2011
Luanda’s secretive government has set up a task force to overhaul its communications strategy before next year’s parliamentary elections. The grandly titled Grupo de Revitalização e Execução da Comunicação Institucional da Administração (GRECIA) will repo...