Africa Monitor Intelligence
Angola: Political and Social Promotion of First Lady
The political protagonism to which ANA DIAS LOURENÇO (ADL) has appeared linked is interpreted as a “sign” that her name is considered by JOÃO LOURENCO (JL) among those who may come to be presented as a candidate of the MPLA in the presidential elections of 2027. To the public impact of such protagonism, favoured by the attention that the media controlled by the government devotes to it following “orders from above” is associated with the attempt to test the levels of acceptance of her name in various sectors. READ MORE