The story began in 1993 with President José Eduardo dos Santos’s request for arms to fight Jonas Savimbi’s União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola rebels; this was passed by Jean-Bernard Curial the Parti Socialiste’s Africa expert to Bruno Delhaye who advised the French President on African affairs...
One possible benefactor may be the hyper-contractor daughter of President José Eduardo dos Santos Isabel...
This will provide the legal justification for President José Eduardo dos Santos to run for office again if as expected a presidential election is called next year...
Although he holds no party office Archer Mangueira President José Eduardo dos Santos' Economic Advisor attended the fund-raising meeting...
Another grievance is that during the election campaign the state media have given lavish coverage to ceremonial openings and inaugurations by President José Eduardo dos Santos...
Vol 49 No 18 |
- GUINEA BISSAU
He failed though to win support from the Chief of General Staff General Baptista Tagme na Waie with whom he had been (apparently) reconciled with the help of Nino Vieira’s patron Angola’s President José Eduardo dos Santos...
Internationally Banda is a friend of the old-style leaders including Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front's lieutenants; he was close to Angola's José Eduardo dos Santos when they were both Foreign Ministers...
Vol 49 No 14 |
- ANGOLA
- ANALYSIS
The not-so spontaneous Movimento Nacional Espontâneo which backs the MPLA and President José Eduardo dos Santos organises celebrations and sports meetings in provincial centres on the ancient Roman principle that bread and circuses will keep the people quiet...
Top of the list of Angola's fat cats is the family of President José Eduardo dos Santos...