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1 – 10 of 30Impeachment will require a two-thirds vote in the 220-member National Assembly, which is controlled by Lourenco’s party, the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282242
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Meanwhile, President Joao Lourenco has made a concerted effort targeting the former president’s factional allies within the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola…
This follows the August 24 elections in which the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) won 51% of the vote, beating its main rival the National Union for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273373
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Prospects for Southern Africa in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240104
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The underperformance of the oil sector, coupled with a recent fuel distribution crisis, have combined to dampen growth forecasts for 2019. While President Joao Lourenco’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244145
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As Angola struggles to cope with its deepest financial crisis since the end of the civil war in 2002, Sonangol profits have fallen dramatically from 2.4 billion dollars in 2009 to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220168
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However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257502
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African politics and security to end-2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221844
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Southern African ruling parties.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231781
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Previously, Lourenco had shown official deference to his predecessor, former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos (in office 1979-2017). However, since becoming head of the ruling…