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Angola's Dos Santos failed to provide a moral example and stop the plunder of the state

Silence is what comes to define the life and the death of the former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos (1942-2022), who died recently at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 79. Putting it slightly differently, his control of what he said and what he left unsaid…

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022

Living With Ghosts review – Africa’s revolutionaries come back from the dead

The lives of forgotten, suppressed and erased political figures, as well as ordinary people, are explored by nine artists in this gripping show

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

José Eduardo dos Santos obituary

President of Angola for nearly 40 years whose rule was marred by corruption

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Angolan ex-leader dos Santos in intensive care -Portuguese media

Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa's second biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, is in intensive care at a clinic in Barcelona, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported, citing a source close to him.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

Angola's ruling party faces united opposition in upcoming poll. But it's pushing back

The election of Angolan President João Lourenço in 2017 raised hopes of a shift from the authoritarian and corrupt era of his predecessor. This was thanks to the new, more open and approachable style of governance he instituted in his first months in office. This included opening up the public…

The Conversation · May 22, 2022