Esperança da Costa

thumb|Esperança da Costa - 1st Session of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (cropped) Esperança Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa (born 3 May 1961) is an Angolan biologist, academic, and politician. She has been serving as the fourth vice president of Angola since 15 September 2022. Prior to this, she was the deputy leader of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party during the 2022 general elections. Quotes Education is the key to development. Education is essential for advancing gender equality and empowering women in Angola. The expansion of preschool and primary education networks, along with the goal of making education compulsory up to the 9th grade. The government's program includes the participation of approximately 5,000 volunteers. "Education is fundamental to development." To promote gender equality and empower women in Angola, the government has implemented various programs, including training initiatives and support for scientific research, all led by skilled academics. "We are providing credits to the most vulnerable women in these areas as part of public policies aimed at inclusive and sustainable financing." According to estimates from the country's regulatory agency and other stakeholders, women represent only about 14 percent of the workforce in the oil and gas sector, with just 4 percent holding management positions. We can all get there together the change in society's awareness of the role of women is underway the government wants to ensure the food security of the population through more diversified food sources and seeks to map all kinds of natural resources to establish management and exploitation plans that translate into development and well-being Protected areas in Angola have gone from almost 6% of the national territory to 12%, including national parks and transboundary conservation areas. The parks are authentic laboratories for research on vegetation cover in Angola, in which 27% of the species are endemic, and 37% are medicinal plants The desertification and drought in Africa constitute a serious environmental problem, with consequences for food, water and energy security throughout the world. Vice-President believes drought and desertification have consequences for food security giranoticias.com (March7,2025) The preservation of biological diversity and the conditions for sustaining life on planet Earth is an absolute and crucial necessity. Vice-President believes drought and desertification have consequences for food security giranoticias.com (March7,2025) Angola advocates continued investment in solid training in biology, conservation and preservation of natural heritage and related sciences, as a foundation for harmonious and sustainable development Vice-President believes drought and desertification have consequences for food security giranoticias.com (March7,2025) But we need to walk together in building stability and the commitment to contribute positively to peace, to make the country greater, strengthening respect for citizenship and pride in the achievements of our heroes. We will continue to invest in women, giving them greater access to land, credit and markets, and continuing to combat all forms of discrimination. verangola.net (April4,2025) Peace and stability create the right conditions for development, well-being and harmony among Angolans, which is why we highlight the crucial role of women in promoting and maintaining peace at all times We will continue to invest in women, giving them greater access to land, credit and markets, and continuing to combat all forms of discrimination. verangola.net (April4,2025) We will continue to invest in women, giving them greater access to land, credit and markets, and continuing to combat all forms of discrimination. We will continue to invest in women, giving them greater access to land, credit and markets, and continuing to combat all forms of discrimination. verangola.net (April4,2025) The public policies being implemented in Angola are fundamental to consolidating the role of women I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) We are on the right path I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) The appeal I make is that you should never give up on education. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) Be responsible and patriotic. Cultivate fraternity and solidarity. Love our country, your nation I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) Species considered extremely valuable in economic terms. There is a large community there that is the guardian of all this biodiversity and should also be included. Green jobs should be created for this population, particularly for young people, so that they can grow and integrate into the biodiversity conservation process, so that we have an Angola capable of increasingly influencing the trade-off of access to biodiversity funding. The conservation of biodiversity in general, in the various biomes that the country encompasses, places us in a privileged position to deal with new agendas at the level of the biodiversity nexus, food security systems, as well as the issue of water and energy. We believe we are doing well and we will continue to work together so that our country can prosper with all this natural wealth it possesses, without losing sight of sustainability. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) Environmental issues are a global concern on the world's governmental agendas. And these three topics are central to environmental governance in Angola. Why? Because they deal with mangroves, and the Okavango is a fundamental component of biodiversity conservation, essential for climate resilience. On the other hand, the issue of climate action is also relevant. We must continue to look at mangroves, which are a fundamental ecosystem in the context of countries' preparedness for climate change. And these are green forests that you already know, positioned from the north of the country and fading into the Moçâmedes area. Why are they important? Because they are at the confluence of the sea and rivers, protecting our coastlines from tsunamis, as happens in other parts of the world. They are highly productive ecosystems. These are undoubtedly areas where fish, crustaceans, and mollusks find the right conditions to reproduce. They are ecosystems that are also considered major carbon sinks and, therefore, fundamental for climate regulation, emission reduction, and, so to speak, curbing rising temperatures. On the other hand, the Okavango is a major environmental management, preservation, and conservation initiative. It is one of the largest transboundary initiatives in Southern Africa. It encompasses about five Southern African countries, namely Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. It is a sanctuary where we are reunited. A large number of species that we considered endangered are returning, both on the Angolan and Botswanan sides. Our elephant populations are back. Zambian rhinoceros populations are back in large numbers. The initiative safeguards not only the sharing of water resources and the conservation of biodiversity, but also the sharing of prosperity, safeguarding the stability and peace of communities in Southern Africa. Regarding the biosphere, it was urgent for Angola to join UNESCO's Global Biosphere Network. Therefore, we did our homework at the Quiçama National Park, which is a park with a high level of biodiversity, encompassing various biomes and ecosystems, including mangrove areas, savannas, plains, and a high ecological gradient. Thus, Quiçama National Park is rich in the uniqueness and rarity of its species. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) President of the Republic? The family is the central pillar of society, the core of society. We women must understand that we have responsibilities. Despite professional duties, we have household chores. We can only perform our professional tasks well if we have harmony at home. This is my commitment to the family. That is, to participate in the organizational structure of the family, to establish routines and procedures that guarantee harmony at home. On the other hand, the family has been a great support for us. I have always had a lot of collaboration from my family, who created the space so that I could have comfort and dedicate myself fully to the development of the activities entrusted to me. To cultivate love, affection for others, to view the family with protective eyes, and we must defend this space. The space is ours, it is for cohabitation, communion and complicity. It is also about reciprocity in terms of tasks, work, taking care of children and the home itself. In short, about having things ready so that the family can have harmony. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) We consider our presence here a milestone for girls, for young people, for women, who look at us a bit wondering, "What is she going to do?" Here we are working, looking at the tasks entrusted to us by His Excellency, the President of the Republic, fulfilling them fully with zeal, and looking at what are the central pillars of the performance of a Vice-President of the Republic. Girls, young people in general, look to us as the leaders of this country. Young people need to understand that to perform well they need to be prepared. Preparation is fundamental for successful performance. My appeal is that they do not give up on training at any time. Overcome the difficulties. Understand that only with training can they lead the country. It is possible to gain knowledge that will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the development of the country. Don't be hasty, don't be led astray by deviant practices. Be responsible and patriotic. Cultivate brotherhood and solidarity. Love our country, your nation. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) Let's see if we can frame the answer in the broad sense in which she asked the question. On a personal level, it's really about having become a mother, having a family, maintaining a marriage. This is fundamental for us. On a professional level, it's about having reached this point. I think nobody is born dreaming of being Vice-President of the Republic. My dreams were more directed towards having an effective participation in society. As a teacher, my question was: what is necessary to progress in my career? I have to do a master's degree. So I did my master's. I have to do a doctorate. I will do my doctorate and reach the top of my career. I never refused any training. All the training opportunities I had, and there were many, were taken advantage of. Always with a lot of discipline and a lot of responsibility. In fact, we were raised that way. If you say yes to a task, you will fulfill it completely. This is how we believe our achievements can inspire girls and other women. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) We still have a lot of work to do. That's why we are influencing in that direction. The issue of credit for women has been a concern. There are women who play an important role within their communities, in terms of generating their own financial resources and raising income for local families. We are influencing the process of change. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) The family is the central pillar of society, the core of society. We, women, must understand that we have responsibilities. Despite our professional duties, we have household chores. We can only perform our professional tasks well if we have harmony at home. This, for me, is my commitment to my family. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) The public policies being implemented in Angola are fundamental to consolidating the role of women. Women face immense challenges in overcoming barriers and positioning themselves in various areas and dimensions of national life that are practically dominated by men, where the position of women is always seen as secondary. Public policies reinforce and reflect the Executive's commitment to valuing women. Looking at the policy of gender equality and equity, the Law on Combating Violence against Women allows, so to speak, some opportunity and more respect for women, greater appreciation and, in some ways, their better integration into society. Even so, we feel that they are not yet fully effective because structural inequalities persist, limiting our effective participation in the transformation of society. Women still face limitations in terms of access to land, markets, credit, technology, and education. We have invested in ensuring that women always have a place and a percentage of education, including postgraduate studies. And we have tried to raise their awareness of technology courses so that they can master technology. We look at policies that increase the empowerment of girls, for example, within the scope of the PAT 2 Project (Girl Empowerment and Learning for All Program). We want policies that remove these stereotypes and some segregation and structural conditions that prevent girls from staying in school, such as the issue of early pregnancy, which continues to be a problem. High school dropout rates. A girl is a child and very early on she also has to take care of another child, which limits her life prospects and contribution to the development of society. It is a set of policies that we still need to implement. The issue of sexual assault against girls remains. We have to break with this practice. Therefore, we have to find ways, at the level of criminalization, to implement more assertive policies that can eliminate these practices and allow our girls to grow up, allow our children to have lives, to have the childhood that we had so they can dream. To look at ourselves, at you, at me, at others and say: "I want to get where those women got. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) I think that women have had a positive impact in Angola, despite the many challenges they still face. Undoubtedly, I look at the women involved in leadership in Angola and find good examples. They do remarkable work in terms of commitment and achievement of objectives. I think there are always some constraints, but overall, for me, the vision is positive internationally. I see prominent women like Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, evaluating her performance in her successive mandates. There are women who have engaged and play a decisive role in the transformation of societies. We are on the right track. Women have been fighting this battle for many years, for centuries. The history of women in Angola, in terms of resistance, is colonial. We had Nzinga Mbandi in this journey. Others worked differently, like Lueji A Nkonde, but everything converged towards women asserting themselves and positively guiding the designs of the missions that had been entrusted to them. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) I felt surprise and a sense of disbelief as well. Then came the sense of context, and a look at who we are in the party and the realization that a party member must be prepared for all the tasks assigned to them. And for a party leader, the readiness must be total for the tasks they have to undertake. Looking back, seeing the journey, the challenges I had faced and saying: "well, but it has nothing to do with it". I said to myself, I'm doing so well here in the fisheries sector, what am I going to do there? We had to commit ourselves, as it is a position of high responsibility. Having been nominated by the Party President and having earned the trust of our people raises our sense of responsibility and commitment. We immediately set out to serve these people in a selfless way, with high responsibility, commitment, dedication and patriotism. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) It was a big surprise, I confess. At the time, I was a Secretary of State. We became members of our party's leadership and were surprised to be announced for the position of Vice-President of the Republic. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) Well, there you have it. We can all witness the growth of the José Eduardo dos Santos University, where master's degree programs remain active and partnerships have expanded. Today it received a Center of Excellence, a master's program, and a doctoral program that is already international. Students from Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa are attending the doctoral program, funded by the German government. Therefore, in what is designated as the SASSCAL Project (...), linked to the study of climate change in the Southern African region, which established a Center of Excellence in Huambo. The province has gained maturity, a differentiated teaching staff, and partnerships in research lines focused on the potential and economic development of the region. They are on the right track, and we need to continue investing in strengthening institutional capacity. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) It was, in fact, a great challenge to have managed to re-establish it. Today, it is with great joy that I return to Huambo and see that many students who enrolled at that time are now professors at the faculty itself. They followed our path as teaching assistants and have grown. Others are in political life, in the Legislative Branch, in the Executive Branch. Therefore, it is a great joy. This was a great challenge; from that moment on, we transferred the experience. Then we established the Higher Pedagogical School in Lunda Norte, where the great challenge was the living conditions for the professors who came from elsewhere. They were not missionaries; we had to find conditions that would allow them some comfort and convenience within the scope of the mission they were carrying out I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) We implemented the Higher School of Technology in Lunda Sul and the University Campus in Namibe. We returned to Namibe again for coordination, within the scope of the implementation of the Fisheries and Sea Academy, which today has become the University of Namibe. In Bengo, we established the Higher Pedagogical School. We explored Bié, but decided not to start courses there, as was the case in Huíla. We developed new engineering-related courses in Benguela. We created several university centers with international partner institutions. This is what led to the growth of higher education in Angola. Within the scope of the State Secretariat, we ended up transforming these university centers into universities. In Huambo, we created the José Eduardo dos Santos University because, in addition to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, which focused on agricultural and animal production, we had also established a branch of the Medicine course there. And there, in Huambo, was already operating the core of the Faculty of Law, therefore, the Law course, and the core of Economics. The professors for these faculties, for these courses, came from Luanda, from their respective parent faculties, the precursors, and went to teach until they became autonomous and also became faculties, instead of core units. Now we have a Faculty of Medicine in Huambo, as well as a Faculty of Law and a Faculty of Economics. We brought all the units together in a single institution called the José Eduardo dos Santos University, which has different vice-rectors and directors. And many technicians have settled in Huambo. Another point of reference is the Director of the Center for Climate Change, of blessed memory, Professor Joaquim Laureano. We are in this position, but we have gone through all these very challenging moments. We thought: "Are we really going to succeed?" And people were saying, "She's so young, how is she going to manage to reinstate the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Huambo, a project that no one else has managed to do? Why are they doing this to her?" I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) it was implemented. The master's program belonged to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, but since the Faculty was being rehabilitated, we transferred it to Huíla, because it is also a university and is redesigning the expansion of courses in the province. It was, without a doubt, a great challenge. We were worried about whether we would have enough teachers to start the course. I remember that the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences is located in Chianga, in Huambo. To leave Chianga, where we worked daily, we would pass by the Huambo greenhouse to get to the residence. In the greenhouse, we would find dozens of students studying by candlelight. We would stop the car to chat for a while, and their question was: "Doctor, are you really going to open it?" It was the look of someone who had often seen the rehabilitation and reopening of the courses promised, but the project was repeatedly postponed due to the war. That gave us more encouragement, we became more engaged. We, the governor, the whole team. It actually happened in 2004. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) There were several, but let's consider the first, which was the challenge of joining the university staff, already as a teaching assistant, with the responsibility of teaching practical classes in a specific subject. Later, I specialized in the area. I had a professor, a tutor, who coordinated, but we were the ones who went looking for the material. We coordinated the work with the instructors to prepare the practicals for our colleagues who were in slightly lower years than us. That was, without a doubt, a particular moment we went through. It started and we felt a great responsibility. In fact, it even manifested itself in my academic performance, which declined somewhat. It was also the time I got married. So, a set of factors arose at the same time that, for me, constituted, in fact, great challenges. It required a lot of concentration, a lot of dedication. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) The other role is undoubtedly that of pro-rector, therefore vice-rector for university expansion, because there we had the responsibility of establishing the various higher education institutions. The first was the re-establishment of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Huambo, which had been paralyzed for about ten years. So, we were given the task and had to find appropriate strategies to reinstate it. First, we had to look at the infrastructural conditions, devise a rehabilitation plan for the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences facilities, and look at the teaching staff. It facilitated the process that we sought strong partnerships. The Technical University itself, where I graduated, joined the program. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) It joined us in a partnership that was fundamental for refreshing the teaching staff who had been out of work for a long time. This was followed by the entire process of preparing the students, who first had to take an entrance exam. Unfortunately, we had a low number of qualified staff. The number of potential candidates far exceeded the number of those who could be admitted. All this work had to be done to equip teachers with better skills and more up-to-date knowledge. They had been out of the system for 12 years, and we prepared a master's program called "Master's in Agronomy, Rural Development and Natural Resources," in a partnership between our Agostinho Neto University and the Technical University of Lisbon. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) Of course! We coordinated a team, but it was a cohesive team. We were in charge of coordination. We had good coordination behind us at the level of the University Rector and the Government, who had their eyes on us. Our mission was not to fail. So, yes, it's not the first time, because after being Pro-Rector for University Expansion, this portfolio migrated, around 2007, to a State Secretariat for Higher Education, independent of the Ministry of Education, but dependent on the Presidency of the Republic. At the time, we migrated with the portfolio, and I was appointed National Director of Higher Education at the same time that we founded a Research Unit in Botany, in the area in which I trained. We went on to lead this research center and, later, came the appointment as Secretary of State for Fisheries. Within this portfolio, we took charge of many dossiers up to this point. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) 1982, to be precise. From then on, with the exodus of qualified personnel to Portugal, there was a great need to fill the gaps. We began to be specifically called upon to join the university staff. Initially, we entered as teaching assistants. Teaching assistants were all those who had completed the third year of their respective courses and who had to have an average grade of 14 out of 20. So, we were invited and we progressed. Then, we were invited to head the Biology department. At that point, we were already involved in party politics, so I had already entered politics. In fact, it was much earlier in the OPA and then in the JMPLA, and from there we progressed, and we reached the OMA. There came a time when, after obtaining our doctorates, we were called upon to take over the scientific area of ​​the Faculty of Sciences. Concurrently, the Ministry of Fisheries and Environment requested our consultancy services. Around the year 2000, there was a change in the Rectorship of Agostinho Neto University. At that time, we were invited to assume the position of Pro-Rector for University Expansion. Although it sounds like an academic role, it wasn't solely academic. It also involved overseeing the expansion of Agostinho Neto University and working on identifying new provinces with the potential to host higher education institutions. Around this time, the government tasked Agostinho Neto University with developing a program to resize the university so that it could be the precursor to other higher education institutions throughout the country. Perhaps I can recount this journey in more detail later. We realized that the challenges were immense. Therefore, we continued, we went through the relocation of several higher education institutions, we traveled throughout the country, except for the province of Moxico, assessing the required and appropriate conditions so that, within the framework of the potential presented by the provinces, we could develop a correct program and strategy for the implementation of the institutions in the various provinces or regions of the country. So, that was the beginning of this whole process. In the political sphere, we also continued to progress. Logically, this whole process allowed us to progress in our teaching careers: from monitor to Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor, to Full Professor, which today is considered a Full Professor, therefore, the top. And we coexisted in this way, always ready for the tasks that the country entrusted to us. And here we are in this position. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) belongs to all of us, but also to the Father. We are public servants, servants of the people, and it is always an opportunity for us to talk a little and better understand your life in the field of media and to be able to address the Angolan people. Citizen Esperança Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa is Angolan, is married and was born in Luanda, in the Nelito Soares neighborhood. She completed her primary studies in Luanda, at School 227, and her secondary studies at the General Geraldo Victor School, in Vila Alice. Later, she enrolled in the Girls' High School, formerly known as Dona Guiomar de Lencastre High School, now Nzinga Mbande, before transferring to the Faculty of Sciences at Agostinho Neto University, at the time the University of Angola, where she completed the Short PUNIV program in 1978. She thus graduated with a degree in Biology. I am a biologist. Afterwards, I did postgraduate studies, the coursework for a master's degree, at the Technical University of Lisbon, more precisely at the Higher Institute of Agronomy. I should have continued and written my master's dissertation, but instead I was invited to conduct research and write a doctoral thesis. So we continued, we did it, and we were successful. We completed the doctorate at the Technical University of Lisbon. I am known for being a university lecturer. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) It's quite a journey. We progressed from academia and were contacted very early on. I was still a teaching assistant, in my fourth year of a Biology degree, when there was a large exodus of university staff and professors… I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) It is also a great opportunity for us to be with you, to get to know you and to be able to talk a little, in this month that belongs to all of us, but also to the Father. We are public servants, servants of the people, and it is always an opportunity for us to talk a little and better understand your life in the field of media and to be able to address the Angolan people. Citizen Esperança Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa is Angolan, is married and was born in Luanda, in the Nelito Soares neighborhood. She completed her primary studies in Luanda, at School 227, and her secondary studies at the General Geraldo Victor School, in Vila Alice. Later, she enrolled in the Girls' High School, formerly known as Dona Guiomar de Lencastre High School, now Nzinga Mbande, before transferring to the Faculty of Sciences at Agostinho Neto University, at the time the University of Angola, where she completed the Short PUNIV program in 1978. She thus graduated with a degree in Biology. I am a biologist. Afterwards, I did postgraduate studies, the coursework for a master's degree, at the Technical University of Lisbon, more precisely at the Higher Institute of Agronomy. I should have continued and written my master's dissertation, but instead I was invited to conduct research and write a doctoral thesis. So we continued, we did it, and we were successful. We completed the doctorate at the Technical University of Lisbon. I am known for being a university lecturer. I look at the women involved in female leadership in Angola and I find good examples” – VPR in an interview with Jornal de Angola. vicepresidente.gov.ao (April4, 2025) External links Biography Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Women academics from Angola Category:Government ministers Category:Labor leaders Category:Biologists from Angola Category:Women politicians in Angola