Lisbon — The dismissal of Isabel dos Santos from her post as CEO of Angolan oil company Sonangol does not affect her Portuguese partnership that controls telecoms firm NOS, an official in the partnership said on Thursday. There was no reason to change things, said Luis Reis, chief corporate centre officer of Portugal’s number one retailer Sonae. Sonae and Isabel dos Santos jointly own holding company Zopt, which holds a 52.15% stake in NOS.

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