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Albano Agostinho Troco

João Lourenço is living in the shadows of Eduardo dos Santos’ Authoritarianism

September 20, 2021

It’s four years since João Lourenço was sworn in as Angola’s third president. He succeeded former president José Eduardo dos Santos, who had governed the southern African nation for 38 years.

Lourenço promised to initiate a wide range of …

Is Angola’s ongoing Constitution Review Capturing the real Problems?

Albano Agostinho Troco

August 13, 2021

Angola’s parliament recently approved a bill to review the country’s constitution 11 years after its promulgation.

President João Lourenço used his constitutional prerogative to initiate a review process by sending a proposal for revision to parliament in early March. His …