The South China Morning Post published on 12 July 2022 an article titled "Jose Eduardo dos Santos: The Angolan Leader Who Looked to China to Fund Reconstruction" by Jevans Nyabiage.
Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos died recently at age 79 after 38 years in power. He was a key Chinese ally in Africa; Angola became China's most important African source of oil and the largest recipient of Chinese loans on the continent. After dos Santos stepped down from power in 2017, Angola has moved closer to the West.
