1-Introduction. Angola’s geopolitical repositioning At the moment, when we finish this report, the President of the Republic of Angola is in Paris with the President of the French Republic. This meeting represents one of the points in the ongoing realignment of Angola’s foreign policy. One has only to remember that in the last days of […]
1-Introdução. O reposicionamento geopolítico de Angola No momento, em que terminamos este relatório, o Presidente da República de Angola encontra-se em Paris com o Presidente da República Francesa. Este encontro representa um dos pontos do realinhamento em curso da política externa de Angola. Basta lembrar que nos últimos tempos de José Eduardo dos Santos, os […]
1. Introduction. Fight against corruption in Angola. Goals and facts Corruption has become such a widespread phenomenon in Angola that it has jeopardized the survival of the state itself and the country’s economic viability. The so-called fight against corruption is not a matter of the police and combating criminal activity. It is something much bigger […]
1. Introduction. Constitutional review in Angola The present Angolan Constitution (CRA) dates from 2010 and has never been revised. Recently, President João Lourenço announced that he had taken the initiative to propose a constitutional revision. A first comment that this action raises is that the Angolan president has a courageous policy facing the several challenges […]
0-Introduction. Failure to take advantage of synergies between Sonangol and Galp It was a recent article in the Jornal de Negócios, by its director Celso Filipe, which drew attention to the lack of synergies between Sonangol and Galp[1] and which serves as a starting point for this note on the topic. Sonangol is the Angolan […]
1- Introduction. The discussion on fighting corruption in Angola The fight against corruption was established as a main goal in the beginning of João Lourenço’s presidential term. What we want to know in this analysis is whether this fight has gone from rhetoric to practice, and, above all, what elements can identify a clear response […]
1- Introdução. A discussão sobre o combate à corrupção em Angola O combate à corrupção foi estabelecido como um objetivo principal no dealbar do mandato presidencial de João Lourenço. O que se procura saber nesta análise é se este combate passou da retórica para a prática, e, sobretudo, quais os elementos que podem identificar uma […]
0-Introduction. A different focus for Angolan economic analysis The consulting companies that are dedicated to the study of the Angolan economy follow a conjunctural methodology in which the predominant narrative is based on the negative numbers about the macroeconomic aggregates and their possible perspectives. However, a more detailed analysis of the evolution of the Angolan […]
I-Introduction. The revival of interest in industrialization The industrialization of Angola has become one of the objectives of the current government under the leadership of the President of the Republic João Lourenço. In fact, either at the International Summit on Sustainable Development “The Future of Africa” held in Abu Dhabi in 2019, or at the […]
1-Introduction: The Free Trade Area and Angola Angola deposited the ratification of accession to the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) on the 4th of November 2020, after the National Assembly approved for ratification on the 28th of April of this year, and the President of the Republic signed a Letter of Ratification on 6 […]
