President Joo Lourenço of the MPLA party is vying for a second term in power. The party has been in power for 38 years, and its leader José Eduardo dos Santos was chosen personally. Her brother was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud during her father’s time in office. Voters in the oil-rich … Read more
The former president of Angola, Jose Eduardo, has passed away. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi expressed his sorrow at the news. He said that Dos Santos was one of the first Angolan nationalists to recognise the necessity of freeing Angola and Africa in general from colonial rule. The former president of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, … Read more
Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years. He was Africa’s second-longest-serving leader. Often accused of systematic repression. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died Friday at the age of 79, ruled Angola for 38 years, using his nation’s oil wealth to turn his family into billionaires while leaving his people among the poorest on … Read more
