By AFPMore by this AuthorLUANDAAngolan President Joao Lourenco on Monday sacked his army forces' chief of staff over corruption allegations in a deepening purge of senior figures linked with graft. Lourenco has vowed to tackle systemic corruption since he succeeded Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who had ruled Angola for 38 years, in September. NEW ARMY BOSSIn a presidential statement, Lourenco named Antonio Egidio de Sousa Santos as the new army chief. Lourenco, a veteran of the ruling MPLA party and previously a loyal minister under dos Santos, has surprised many by acting against state corruption and nepotism since taking over. Filomeno's half-sister Isabel dos Santos was also sacked from her job as head of state oil giant Sonangol and is now facing a graft probe.

Source: Daily Nation April 23, 2018 16:07 UTC