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Angola
Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

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“The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets”

Angola

The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets

Following a large number of legal proceeding filed against the family of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos, the government of president João Lourenço has asked a dozen countries to freeze the assets of the Dos Santos family, in particular those of the former president's daughter Isabel dos Santos. Many of these countries see this request as a golden opportunity to forge closer ties with Angola. [...]

Angolan President João Lourenço. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

João Lourenço's anti-corruption record has taken another blow after one of his closest advisers, Isaac dos Anjos, was charged with misusing funds from the state-owned Sonango oil firm to build luxury property. [...]

Published on 04/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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“The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets”

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Armindo Kopingo
Construtora Horizonte Global
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Isaac dos Anjos
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In Switzerland, the Angolan prosecutor general fails to recover Carlos São Vicente's assets

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Lourenço plays the game with EITI as elections approach

The Angola committee overseeing Luanda's application for membership of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) met for the first time in early June. The EITI sees Angola as a key asset to help it expand in southern Africa but could find its efforts to get Angola into the organisation tied to electoral considerations.

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Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

To counter his reputation of being soft on graft, a year ahead of the next election the president and his PR team have mounted a major media campaign, including a flashy TV documentary, around several high-profile sackings.

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Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

The president, in the latest twist in his ongoing battle with Brazilian billionaire Edir Macedo's evangelical church, has stopped his television stations from broadcasting in Angola.

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Angola
Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

The UAE, Monaco, Mauritius and Singapore are no longer the only jurisdictions scanning bank accounts to track down the assets of the former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos and his family.

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Lourenço woos foreign diplomats to add shine to his economic legacy

As the general elections looms, the president has rallied his troops to try and capture more foreign investment in the country's extractive industry and other core sectors.

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Japan's JGC Corp puts in solid bid to secure market for Lobito refinery

JGC's well-balanced financial offer and solid networks have placed the firm in pole position for the construction of the Lobito refinery.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Angola
Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

Angola
In Switzerland, the Angolan prosecutor general fails to recover Carlos São Vicente's assets

Angola
Lourenço plays the game with EITI as elections approach

Angola
Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

Angola
Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

Angola
Lourenço woos foreign diplomats to add shine to his economic legacy

Spotlight | Angola
Why Sonangol can't shake off Trafigura

Spotlight | Angola
Local fertiliser importers despair as Lourenço procrastinates over tender

Angola
E&P investment: Lourenco sends protégé to UAE

Angola
Japan's JGC Corp puts in solid bid to secure market for Lobito refinery