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By Eugen Iladi A corruption trial against jailed former prosecutor Orlando Figueira that started on January 22 in Lisbon, Portugal, has deep international ramifications. The man accused of bribing Figueira to quash a 2013 investigation into the source of funds for acquiring private luxury residences in Portugal is Manuel Vicente, a former vice president of…

By Fox News LISBON, Portugal – Angola’s former vice president has failed to appear at a Portuguese court where he was scheduled to stand trial for corruption. Portuguese prosecutors accuse Manuel Vicente, the African country’s former deputy leader and one-time head of national oil company Sonangol, of corruption, money-laundering and forgery. They allege he paid…

O Presidente da República disse que a decisão de José Eduardo dos Santos, líder do MPLA, abandonar a vida política activa em 2018, depende de si próprio, porquanto “só a ele compete dizer se o fará, se vai cumprir com esse compromisso”. Fonte: Rádio Angola Ao falar aos jornalistas na primeira entrevista colectiva concedida nesta…