José Eduardo dos Santos

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos is pulling fewer of the strings since some of Luanda's friends - such as Colonel Eddy Kapend - have been under arrest (AC Vol 41 No 5)...

President José Eduardo dos Santos has lamented that the French justice system targeted arms dealer Pierre Falcone who had made an 'enormous contribution to preserving democracy and the rule of law' in Angola...

However both President José Eduardo dos Santos and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe were angered by military risks taken by Kabila without consulting his allies; examples were the launch of an offensive in Equateur Province last June when the Forces Armées Congolaises (FAC) were badly beaten by Jean-Pierre Bemba's Mouvement pour la Libération du Congo (plus Uganda)...

More significantly Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos did not bother to attend December's summit of Kinshasa's allies...

President José Eduardo dos Santos had floated the amnesty for 'all those who abandon unjust war and opt for democracy' on 10 November in a speech marking the 25th anniversary of Independence...

Caroline Elmes the UK Ambassador passed on their grumbles to President José Eduardo dos Santos...

Is President José Eduardo dos Santos' government slopping around in oil revenues serious about economic reform at last...

Fowler was accused of failing to establish a critical distance from his hosts in Angola the government of President José Eduardo dos Santos...

RDR was a tough competitor with tax and other privileges and excellent connections with Isabel daughter of President José Eduardo dos Santos...

President José Eduardo dos Santos has said that all those zwho repent could be pardoned and 'Perhaps Savimbi himself will repent'...