Abel Epalanga Chivukuvuku

Former União Nacional para Indepedência Total de Angola (UNITA) stalwart Abel Epalanga Chivukuvuku who in March broke away to form the Convergência Ampla de Salvação de Angola-Coligação Eleitoral did his best to play on popular resentment towards the so-called ‘Chinocas’ and gripes about jobs...

The leadership contest for the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola is widely seen as an empty affair since the ambitious Abel Chivukuvuku decided not to stand...

He faces a challenge from fellow UNITA veteran Abel Chivukuvuku who cut his own deals with the MPLA in the 1990s and is far more media-savvy than the rather dour Samakuva...

Samakuva’s long-time party rival Abel Chivukuvuku is regarded as more charismatic but flakier on key issues...

The heavyweight Samakuva commands respect but there will be growing agitation for him to be replaced by the more media-savvy Abel Chivukuvuku...

Expect more sniping at UNITA's lacklustre President Isaías Samakuva and more talk of the Luanda charmer Abel Chivukuvuku taking over...

They prefer Abel Chivukuvuku the party's Secretary for Constitutional and Electoral Affairs...

Its most popular leaders are Samakuva and Abel Chivukuvuku; General Paulo Lukamba 'Gato' has put himself out of the running but could perhaps play a spoiling role in future (AC Vol 44 No 3)...

Abel Chivukuvuku UNITA's former foreign affairs spokesman and a leading parliamentarian has more charisma and charm than Samakuva but less substance...

He said on 4 February that he was leaving the field open for two main challengers former Foreign Affairs Spokesman Abel Chivukuvuku and former Paris representative Isaias Samakuva who will battle it out at the UNITA party congress in May or June...