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Angola’s election-year spending dilemma

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Welcome to the latest Angola Briefing, Zitamar's regular review of the political and economic developments shaping Angola, combining the most important news of the week with analysis from our expert panel.

This week, host and journalist Fernando Lima was joined by Florindo Chivucute, founder and executive director of Friends of Angola, and Cláudio Silva, Angolan entrepreneur and political and economic commentator, to discuss the mounting economic pressures as Angola heads towards the 2027 elections, as well as the latest developments in the MPLA succession, political tensions in Uíge and the Lobito Corridor. Visit www.angolabriefing.com to read and subscribe to the newsletter bringing together the key news and the main insights from thei discussion.



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