Ailing President finally returns from Europe


Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos, The President of Angola arrived in Lunanda late Wednesday after spending 17 days in Spain for medical treatment. He was accompanied by his wife, the First Lady, Ana Paula dos Santos.

They were received at the Luanda military air base by Vice-President Manuel Domingos Vicente and other top officials of his government.

The president has visited Spain severally since 2013 with his last visit being touted as a private visit by presidential media aide.

In a previous visit in may which lasted a total of 28 days, it was rumoured that he has passed on due to the fact that no official explanation for his prolonged absence in the country.

President dos Santos has been in power since in 1979 and the country will go to the polls in August which may eventually see the president going into retirment.

It is likely the Defence minister João Lourenço may replace him as he has been nominated as the flag-bearer of the ruling party for the August 23rd election.

African leaders are fond of traveling abroad to seek better medical attention abandoning the state of their health instituions in their home country as can be seen in the case of former president of Nigeria and the present president, President Muhammadu Buhari who has been away from country for medical resaons for over two months leaving the most populous black nation in the hands of the vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

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