Manuel Domingos Vicente

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 favour of Manuel Vicente boss of the state oil company Sonangol...

One favourite is the Chief Executive and President of the Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola Manuel Vicente who says he is leaving Sonangol in October...

For now the Chairman of the state oil company the Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola Manuel Vicente is the leading – albeit undeclared – candidate...

On 24 February in Luanda Manuel Vicente head of the highly secretive state-owned oil company Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola and a possible successor to President José Eduardo dos Santos announced record profits for Sonangol of over US$3 billion for 2010...

Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento ‘Dino’ head of Presidential Communications in partnership with Manuel Vicente the Chief Executive Officer of Sonangol the national oil company...

The moves are being made so that Sonangol President and China Sonangol Chairman Manuel Vicente who is tipped by ruling party insiders for the Angolan presidency can focus his attention elsewhere...

In April Sonangol Chief Executive Manuel Vicente (see Who’s Who) met Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping in Beijing...

However at a 24 February press conference in Luanda Manuel Vicente the Chief Executive of Sonangol Angola’s state oil company confirmed that China Sonangol a joint venture between Sonangol and the China International Fund (CIF) was mining diamonds in Zimbabwe...

Thiam has travelled on the private jet of Manuel Vicente Chairman of Angola’s state oil company Sonangol who has corporate links to CIF (AC Vol 51 No 6)...

In late February Sonangol Chairman Manuel Vicente said there was a ‘possibility’ of Sonangol buying Italian state oil company ENI’s 33% stake in Galp; Sonangol already controls a third of Galp’s shares via a holding company Amorim Energia 45% of which is owned by Sonangol subsidiary Esperaza Holding BV...