Angola: Lourenço Is Closing Angola’s Safety Valves

Angola’s president, João Lourenço, appears to have found the formula for perfect competition. Seeking another term as leader of the MPLA, Angola’s ruling party, he is running against himself. Victory is assured before a vote is cast. All that remains is to convince the country that the absence of opponents proves the winner’s greatness. In fact, it reveals his profound weakness. Lourenço will march from victory to victory until his final defeat.

Today, 11 November, Angola marks 51 years of…