One well-known case is the Torres do Carmo skyscraper project in Luanda which was owned by the former Chief of Staff General João Baptista de Matos and his Grupo Genius...
A newly approved project would open up diamond deposits at Cafula in Cuando-Cubango province; the firm involved is Genius Mineira whose master-minds are the former Chief of General Staff General João de Matos and the former Governor of the Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) Mario Pizarro...
Vol 49 No 14 |
- ANGOLA
- ANALYSIS
Air Gemini is a subsidiary of Teleservice a private security company founded by Generals João de Matos França Ndalu and Armando da Cruz Neto...
Generals who have done well include the former Chief of the General Staff João de Matos who has Teleservice a security company...
There are signs that Kopelipa was restrained by the respected former Chief of Staff João de Matos and senior FAA officers...
João de Matos is due back in Luanda from a sojourn in London and is likely to play kingmaker backing a candidate outside the presidential circle...
João de Matos who declared just before he stepped down a year ago that the army had done everything it could and it was now up to the politicians to solve the problems of the civil war...
Shadows of De Matos Some blame for the insecurity lies with General Armando Cruz Neto who took over as Chief of Staff of the Forças Armadas Angolanas (FAA) after General João de Matos was ousted in January...
The former Chief of Staff General João de Matos said as much in December 1999 after his forces captured UNITA's former headquarters at Jamba and tacitly suggested political talks...
João de Matos as Chief of Staff in January but the army is no closer to catching Savimbi...