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Angola

Tshisekedi due in Luanda for ICGLR summit

The Congolese president, who is distancing himself from the East African Community, continues to be involved with other regional organisations and will shortly attend the next summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region in Luanda. The eastern DRC security situation will again be on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.05.2023

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Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

President of Angola João Lourenço and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2018. © Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.05.2023

Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio, in Washington, on 26 May 2022. © Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters

External Relations Minister Tete António appoints key staff

The minister of external relations has now finished appointing his administration, filling the vacancies created by new ambassador postings abroad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.05.2023

Angolan president João Lourenço (2nd left) sits next to the National Assembly speaker Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (2nd right). © AMPE ROGERIO / AFP

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Privatisation bonanza for Lourenço's inner circle

Several firms led by allies of the current Angolan president and his predecessor won tender calls in the first wave of state privatisations, and the government is now preparing a second round involving some of the country's flagship companies.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 05.05.2023

Le corridor de Lobito. © Indigo Publications - 2023

Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Brazilian construction group Odebrecht has made its return to Angola with the signature of a series of major new contracts. In so doing, it has demonstrated its resilience after having been one of the main groups charged under the Lava-Jato anti-corruption programme.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 02.05.2023

President of Angola João Lourenço at a military ceremony in Moscow in 2019. © REUTERS

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Lourenço's top team of defence attachés across the globe

Russia, Brazil and China are the most sought-after assignments for Angolan defence attachés, but Africa has the largest number of these posts. Luanda also has several defence attachés in Europe who facilitate military training cooperation programmes and arms deals.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.04.2023

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.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 27.04.2023

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

The Kenyan president has proposed that his country host the headquarters of the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area, which, once three more states ratify a deal struck in 2015, will group 29 African countries.

Subscribers only Business 24.04.2023

Angola becoming lucrative market for Egyptian construction firms

Egypt's Elsewedy Electric is winning contract after contract in Angola. Those contracts alone account for a third of Egypt's annual exports to sub-Saharan Africa, making the southern African country a key economic partner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.04.2023

Great Lakes Conflict: Tete António expected in Moroni

Foreign Affairs Minister Tete António is scheduled to travel to the Comoros at the end of this month to discuss the unrest in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.04.2023

Portuguese plough millions into Lourenco's monumental basilica

Portugal has pledged €2bn in aid to Angola. Of that sum, some money will go towards the construction of the vast Vila da Muxima, a sanctuary that Angola's Catholic Church has been trying to get out of the ground for years.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 20.04.2023

Angolan president Joao Lourenco at the presidential palace in Luanda.

How Israeli firm Mitrelli has won major state contracts since Lourenço's election

The Israeli firm Mitrelli has bagged a series of major Angolan state contracts thanks to its boss Haim Taib's close ties with Angolan President João Lourenço's inner circle.

Subscribers only Business 11.04.2023

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.04.2023

The team working on President Lula's first African tour

Angola, South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria and Senegal could be among the countries chosen by the Brazilian president for his trip to Africa in the coming months. His diplomatic team that handles African affairs is currently working on the visit.

Free access Diplomacy 04.04.2023

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, the 3rd February 2023.

TotalEnergies, Maurel & Prom and Perenco to attend African Energy Chamber forum

Africa's main oil lobby, run by lawyer NJ Ayuk, will organise its next Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris. The event is scheduled for 1 June.

Subscribers only Energy 29.03.2023

Saipem and Sapura compete for ENI's Q&M pipeline build

Angola could significantly increase its gas production by 2026 thanks to the development of the Quiluma and Maboqueiro (Q&M) fields. Project leader ENI is in the process of selecting its service providers.

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2023

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Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

Angola has benefited enormously from oil blocks located partly in a maritime zone to which Kinshasa could lay claim, according to a confidential report financed by the World Bank and submitted to President Félix Tshisekedi's office.

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.2023

President of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, with President of Angola, Joao Lourenco, the 5th of February 2019.

AEG Fuels claims its due from Angolan Air Force

Both the US subsidiary of Angola's state oil company Sonangol and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) are identified as structures to which the Angolan Air Force (AAF) has entrusted part of its assets.

Subscribers only Defence 17.03.2023

Lourenço and foreign minister António reshape Luanda's diplomatic corps

The Angolan president is continuing to revamp his diplomatic network around the world, with the heads of the main embassies expected to include technocrats, politicians and people close to foreign minister Tete António.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.03.2023

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UNITA tends to its international networks from Paris to Abidjan

Adalberto Costa Junior, the chairman of Angola's leading opposition party, has been an increasingly frequent visitor to Western capitals of late and has also been looking to extend his influence in Africa with the help of a small group of loyalists.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 09.03.2023

Adalberto Costa Junior, the leader of Angola's main opposition party Unita.

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Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

The opening of the Kazungula Bridge, which connects Zambia to Botswana, has robbed Zimbabwe of its status as a key gateway between the port of Durban and the Copperbelt. Deprived of significant revenue, Harare is preparing its counter-attack with the help of a handful of bankers.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 07.03.2023

An aerial view of the newly built Kazungula bridge over the Zambezi river in Kazungula, Botswana, on 10 May 2021.

Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

Qatar and Angola have been consolidating their bilateral ties as they look for ways of supporting various sub-regional initiatives to mediate between the M23 rebel group and the DRC government.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.03.2023

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Manuel Vicente takes Somoil into big league with Lourenco's backing

Angolan junior Somoil has increased its asset portfolio through a number of purchase since the start of last year. Behind this expansion is Manuel Vicente, the oil strategist of former president José Eduardo dos Santos, who is also close to Joao Lourenco.

Subscribers only Energy 28.02.2023

Manuel Vicente at the COP21 World Climate Change Conference 2015, France, 30 November 2015.

Luanda's lawyers pull out big guns in $1bn turbine case against Aenergy

The legal team representing Luanda did not take long to step into the breach the US Supreme Court left open. It has requested the Court of the District of Columbia permanently withdraw Aenegy's complaint.

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2023

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Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

British major BP has abandoned almost all of its oil activities on the continent in recent years, thus underscoring its ambition to focus on natural gas and the emerging prospect of hydrogen. The firm remains present in four countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Egypt and Angola.

Free access Energy 15.02.2023

Bernard Looney, BP Chief Executive, in Cairo, Egypt, on 14 February 2022.

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Angola

Tshisekedi due in Luanda for ICGLR summit

Spotlight
Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

External Relations Minister Tete António appoints key staff

Spotlight
Privatisation bonanza for Lourenço's inner circle

Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Inner circles
Lourenço's top team of defence attachés across the globe

Builder Omatapalo rakes it in thanks to MPLA links

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

Angola becoming lucrative market for Egyptian construction firms

Great Lakes Conflict: Tete António expected in Moroni

Portuguese plough millions into Lourenco's monumental basilica

How Israeli firm Mitrelli has won major state contracts since Lourenço's election

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

The team working on President Lula's first African tour

TotalEnergies, Maurel & Prom and Perenco to attend African Energy Chamber forum

Saipem and Sapura compete for ENI's Q&M pipeline build

Spotlight
Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

AEG Fuels claims its due from Angolan Air Force

Lourenço and foreign minister António reshape Luanda's diplomatic corps

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UNITA tends to its international networks from Paris to Abidjan

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Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

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Manuel Vicente takes Somoil into big league with Lourenco's backing

Luanda's lawyers pull out big guns in $1bn turbine case against Aenergy

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Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

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Angola

Tshisekedi due in Luanda for ICGLR summit

Spotlight Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

External Relations Minister Tete António appoints key staff

Spotlight Privatisation bonanza for Lourenço's inner circle

Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Inner circles Lourenço's top team of defence attachés across the globe

Builder Omatapalo rakes it in thanks to MPLA links

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

Angola becoming lucrative market for Egyptian construction firms

Great Lakes Conflict: Tete António expected in Moroni

Portuguese plough millions into Lourenco's monumental basilica

How Israeli firm Mitrelli has won major state contracts since Lourenço's election

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

The team working on President Lula's first African tour

TotalEnergies, Maurel & Prom and Perenco to attend African Energy Chamber forum

Saipem and Sapura compete for ENI's Q&M pipeline build

Spotlight Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

AEG Fuels claims its due from Angolan Air Force

Lourenço and foreign minister António reshape Luanda's diplomatic corps

Spotlight UNITA tends to its international networks from Paris to Abidjan

Spotlight Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

Spotlight Manuel Vicente takes Somoil into big league with Lourenco's backing

Luanda's lawyers pull out big guns in $1bn turbine case against Aenergy

Spotlight Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out

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Spotlight
Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

Spotlight
Privatisation bonanza for Lourenço's inner circle

Inner circles
Lourenço's top team of defence attachés across the globe

Spotlight
Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

Spotlight
UNITA tends to its international networks from Paris to Abidjan

Spotlight
Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

Spotlight
Manuel Vicente takes Somoil into big league with Lourenco's backing

Spotlight
Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out