A Scandal of Succession: The Battle for the MPLA
One of the promises former Angolan president Jose dos Santos made upon nominating Joao Lourenco as his successor…
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A Brief History of Angola’s Troubles With the IMF
Like many developing countries, Angola has a complicated relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
Flashback: The Implications of Angola’s Civil War
While the Angolan Civil War ostensibly began as another proxy war between the Soviet/Cuban-supported MPLA and the…
The Purge: Oil and the Angolan Economy
Lourenco has begun puring is cabinet of Dos Santos loyalists. Will this help end the corruption plaguing the…
Angolan Media: The Propaganda Machine
Despite the fact that "freedom of the press" is loosely protected in the Angolan Constitution, the former…
Combating Corruption: The Insidious Influence of Jose dos Santos
The incumbent president of Angola, Joao Lourenco, is no stranger to politics. Born in Portuguese Angola in 1954, he…
Winds of Change: Angola’s Political Zeitgeist
Perhaps no country better exemplifies the resource curse than Angola: although the country has vast natural wealth…