Africa Monitor Intelligence

São Tomé and Príncipe: New Setback for Patrice with Loss of Designated Successor

The setback for PATRICE TROVOADA comes at a time of notorious difficulties for the AMÉRICO RAMOS government in dealing with the scarcity and rationing of electricity, a risk to economic recovery and potentially exacerbating social discontent before the elections (AM 1532). With ADI attempting to establish itself as opposition to the government, political movements will accelerate in the coming weeks, with the analysis and discussion of the General Budget (OGE) project for 2026. READ MORE