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Angola: Bridging the Gulf
As Angola battles the combined challenges of the global pandemic and a declining oil market, its efforts at cultivating diplomatic and commercial ties with the Gulf states are beginning to bear fruit. At the forefront is the UAE,...
Unitel, Sonangol and Angola's privatisation programme - disconnected?
One of the key objectives of the Angolan privatisation programme ‘PROPRIV’ set in motion by President Joao Lourenco, was to privatise Angola’s dominant mobile phone operator Unitel, which currently controls over 80% of Angola’s...
Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento, aka “General Dino”
Last Friday, 31 January 2020, the Provincial Court of Luanda in Angola issued a preventive seizure over some of the assets of Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento, aka “General Dino”, a key member of the “Futungo” or inner circle of...
Angola: tomorrow's #1 diamond producer?
Angola is the fifth largest diamond producer in the world and the third biggest in Africa. With diamond reserves estimated at 180 million carats, Angola could be on track to become the top producer and the government is putting...