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João Lourenço close to extending term but opposition will make allegations of vote-rigging
Support for opposition party has risen among young people disaffected with João Lourenço’s MPLA
The president’s pledge to wash away corruption in the oil-rich state is facing scrutiny
Tshisekedi and Savimbi laid to rest in efforts at reconciliation in DRC and Angola
The ruling elite has engineered a personnel change in the interest of self-preservation
Liberation parties look to Zanu-PF’s transition for key to prolonging their own power
José Eduardo dos Santos’s chosen successor on course to sustain MPLA’s hold on power
Africa’s second-longest serving leader will not contest next year’s elections
President reticent on successor but son who runs wealth fund is considered likely candidate
Another five-year term for Africa’s second longest serving leader
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