Africa Monitor Intelligence
Angola: Lourenço's Continuation as PR Dependent on MPLA Congress
There is no certainty that JOÃO LOURENÇO is fully aware of his unpopularity; or, if he is, whether he gives it the importance it deserves as an obstacle to his continued hold on power. In his closest circles—his cabinet, government, and party apparatus—individuals known as "sycophants" predominate; the self-interest that allegedly motivates them leads them to present JL with different perspectives on the situation in the country.