The public face of the MPLA campaign President João Lourenço has refused to engage the opposition directly having declined invitations for public debate...

The shadow campaign machine The parallel electoral machine in the presidency is headed by President João Lourenço's right-hand man the head of the Civil Cabinet Edeltrudes Costa (AC Vol 61 No 3 Mounting protests face police violence)...

In 2017 when João Lourenço was elected he claimed that creating jobs was going to be a priority of his government and in this poll many are demanding he make good on that promise...

President João Lourenço and the ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) approached the 24 August general election still favoured to win...

The boost to the kwanza's value from high oil prices along with fiscal reforms introduced by President João Lourenço has led agencies Moody's Fitch and S&P to upgrade their Angola ratings during the past twelve months while Ghana and Namibia for example have seen their ratings cut...

Dos Santos's chosen successor and former Defence Minister João Lourenço was already pressured by the worsening economic conditions and his failure to break with much of the corruption of the past...

A hastily organised summit between the two leaders hosted by Angola's President João Lourenço offers little more than a short breathing space...

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)...

Falling living standards mass unemployment and hunger mean the ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) and its leader President João Lourenço face the first realistic chance since independence of losing an election...

They fear that would drive President João Lourenço even further into Russian arms...

Voter verdictIn August voters in Angola and Kenya both countries hit by rising debt service burdens and slowing growth will cast their verdict on the performance of the João Lourenço and Uhuru Kenyatta governments (AC Vol 63 No 1 The opposition sees a new chance)...