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Vol 63 No 12

Published 9th June 2022


Angola

Why UNITA could cause an upset in August

The party's new leader Adalberto Costa Júnior has overhauled the opposition and is capitalising on discontent with the ruling MPLA

With general elections now set for 24 August, President João Lourenço will face an uphill battle to fend off an opposition candidate widely popular among a younger generation seeking an end to the highly centralised rule of the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA).

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