A Scandal of Succession: The Battle for the MPLA Andrea Gyimah Mar 22, 2018 One of the promises former Angolan president Jose dos Santos made upon nominating Joao Lourenco as his successor…
A Brief History of Angola’s Troubles With the IMF Andrea Gyimah Mar 1, 2018 Like many developing countries, Angola has a complicated relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
Flashback: The Implications of Angola’s Civil War Andrea Gyimah Jan 17, 2018 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 Andrea Gyimah Nov 27, 2017 Lourenco has begun puring is cabinet of Dos Santos loyalists. Will this help end the corruption plaguing the…
Angolan Media: The Propaganda Machine Andrea Gyimah Oct 31, 2017 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 Andrea Gyimah Oct 12, 2017 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 Andrea Gyimah Oct 2, 2017 Perhaps no country better exemplifies the resource curse than Angola: although the country has vast natural wealth…