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Guineans hope the poll will mark the end of a long period of political crisis in the West African country. (Reuters)
DEUTSCHE WELLE

Will elections in Guinea-Bissau end years of political crisis?

Guineans hope the poll will mark the end of a long period of political crisis in the West African country

  • Deutsche Welle 1
  • Antonio Cascais
4 min read
Former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his daughter Isabel in the background. (AP)
ANGOLA

Angola: The fall of the Dos Santos clan

One year ago, the Dos Santos family handed the Angolan presidency over to João Lourenço. Now the ex-president’s son has been arrested

  • Deutsche Welle 1
  • Antonio Cascais
5 min read
The government says by 2025, the deal could generate revenues of as much as $2.3-million a year.
MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambique’s debt crisis: Who will pay the bill?

As Mozambique’s hidden debt scandal continues, groups are pushing for the secret loans that triggered the financial crisis to be declared illegal

  • Deutsche Welle 1
  • Antonio Cascais
5 min read
João Lourenço will replace José Eduardo dos Santos who ruled oil-rich Angola with an iron grip for 38 years.
ANGOLA

Who is Angola’s next president João Lourenço?

Angola’s João Lourenço will be sworn in on Tuesday as the president but who is the man who ran on the ticket of the MPLA?

  • Antonio Cascais
6 min read