Angolan president ‘silent’ on appointing daughter as oil boss

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Angolan president ‘silent’ on appointing daughter as oil boss

9:51 CAT | 08 Nov 2016

BBC/ Isabel dos Santos is the richest woman in Africa, according to Forbes magazine

Angola’s Supreme Court gave President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos eight days to answer why he had given his daughter the job of boss of state oil company Sonangol.

But, Angolan news site Rede Angola reports, that deadline passed on Friday and he has remained silent.

Isabel Dos Santos became of chair of Sonangol’s board of directors in June after the entire board was sacked by her father in April.

A petition challenging whether the appointment of Isabel dos Santos was lawful was submitted to the court by a group of Angolan lawyers days after the announcement.

Isabel dos Santos is named by Forbes magazine as Africa’s wealthiest woman, worth an estimated $3.3bn (£2.3bn).

Angola and Nigeria are Africa’s largest oil producers.

Source: BBC