Leaders

João Lourenço

Who leads Angola? João Lourenço, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Angola

Record & power

Record score	55
Power score	45

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Anti-corruption drive recovered state assets from the dos Santos family circle; opened economy to private investment after 38-year dos Santos era.
Lobito Corridor rail to the DRC/Zambia copper belt backed by US and EU; new Luanda airport; Cabinda refinery expansion.
Journalists and activists face harassment and arbitrary detention; police crackdowns on protests documented. Corruption prosecutions are politically selective.
Deep Chinese lending ties alongside renewed US engagement (Lobito Corridor); active in AU and SADC mediation, notably on the DRC conflict.

Other leaders

Mohammad Hasan Akhund Edi Rama Xavier Espot None

Angola Rankings

Across the Bureau

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