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The implosion of parties such as the ANC and Zanu PF must serve as a cautionary tale for those that fought to liberate the continent

He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity

Although the government has attempted to improve law enforcement, criminal prosecutions against officers who commit violations remain rare

The MPLA managed to retain power in the recent elections but to win the next elections it will have to introduce economic and political reforms

Former apartheid collaborator Unita has polled well, but will it be enough to unseat the long-ruling MPLA?

The Angolan autocrat, president from 1979 to 2017, built up the wealth of his family and that of his generals at the expense of the citizens

Angolans lose faith in João Lourenço as the economy tanks and corruption persists

Mozambique’s parliament has lifted immunity for its ex-finance minister Manuel Chang, detained in SA on a US-issued international arrest warrant.

João Lourenço’s first year in office has been marked by notable reforms. If ordinary Angolans are to benefit this momentum must continue

The passing of the baton between the two men is the climax of a handover marked by barely disguised friction

In November, within three months of taking control of Angola, Lourenco sacked dos Santos’s daughter — Africa’s richest woman

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?

Crucially though, Dos Santos will retain control over the MPLA itself until 2022 at the earliest, health permitting.

Despite the ANC considering the US army to be an enemy force,the SANDF and the US military force engaged in joint training in July

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola since 1979, will not contest the August 23 election