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Angola: Vindicated in the US, Lourenço Seeks to Re-launch Economic Interest

Angola: Vindicated in the US, Lourenço Seeks to Re-launch Economic Interest

João Lourenço has taken advantage of contacts with US entities, including the ambassador in Luanda, to express himself "determined" to continue with his anti-corruption policies, as well as to carry out other reforms that he believes will help promote economic and social development aspects of the country.
The theme was also introduced by JL in his recent meeting with the US ambassador to the UN, LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD. The meeting, which took place on the occasion of his visit to New York, replaced another one, with the Secretary of State, previously requested by JL, but made impossible by AB´s impediment. READ MORE