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Former UNITA rebels have seized 55 localities across Angola since March, the head of the government's delegation to the Joint Commission overseeing the stalled UN-backed peace process told parliament yesterday. Faustino Muteka said the country's political and military situation was extremely…

Dear Colleagues, Over the past couple of months, numerous disturbances have been reported by ACT - Church Action in Angola (CAA) partners in different provinces of Angola. Reports reveal that UNITA troops have re-occupied 80% of the areas which they…

JOHANNESBURG, 14 July 1998 (IRIN) - The UN peacekeeping mission to Angola (MONUA) remains optimistic that it can kickstart the country's stalled peace process despite the deteriorating military situation on the ground, diplomatic sources have told IRIN. A meeting today…

January - December 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Context The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently undergoing dramatic political and military developments which create an extremely complex humanitarian situation. Tensions of ethnic and military character that persisted…

The deep water off the Angolan coast is hot property for international oil companies, and yet the Angolan government is broke, regional analysts say. This week, Chevron announced a significant off-shore discovery in Block 14. Two previous finds in the…

UNHCR has advised all Angolan refugees in Namibia not to return home following reports of renewed clashes between government troops and "residual" UNITA forces in the south of the country. "Repatriation is on hold," a UNHCR official told IRIN. "Angolans are…

A crippling drought is affecting more than 100,000 people in Angola's southern Cuando Cubango province, humanitarian sources have told IRIN. In Jamba and Mucusso, in the extreme south bordering Namibia, "basically they have lost their entire crop," an aid worker said.…

This report includes: A) Guinea Bissau B) Angola C) Sierra Leone D) East and Central Africa: Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo E) Sudan - update in the form of a supplement F) Yugoslavia and Region: Kosovo crisis. From…

War looms as UNITA shuns peace process There are clear signs that UNITA is preparing to relaunch its war in Angola. In desperation the United Nations has imposed further sanctions on UNITA in an effort to force it back into…

Humanitarian operations in Angola are being crippled by a lack of access to the needy, at a time when they are most desperately required, aid agencies say. The prevailing insecurity has led the over-stretched UN observer mission MONUA to withdraw…