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Vol 51 No 4

Published 19th February 2010


Angola

Dos Santos prepares for power, again

After three decades in power, the President chooses his next team

Intending to run for another term in office in 2012, President José Eduardo dos Santos has moved close allies into key ministries. He faces a vote not by electors but by Parliament, where his Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) controls 87% of seats.

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