Angola
World Vision in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun distributing food rations among 18,000 Angolan refugees who have fled their homeland because of renewed warfare in their home provinces. These are some of an estimated 30,000 refugees to arrive…
Angola
Conflict in Angola has forced tens of thousands of Angolans to flee their homes, many for the second or third time in six years, and the number of displaced people is growing almost daily, the UN World Food Programme…
Angola
LUANDA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday named Issa Dialo of Guinea as its new special envoy in Angola, replacing veteran mediator Alioune Blondin Beye, who died in a plane crash in June. UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi,…
Angola
S/1998/730 I have the honour to refer to the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA). As members of the Security Council are aware, on 26 June 1998, a tragic air plane accident suddenly took the lives of my Special Representative…
Angola
S/1998/723 I. INTRODUCTION 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 1180 (1998) of 29 June 1998, in which the Council, inter alia, requested me to submit a report by 7 August 1998 with recommendations…
Angola
NAIROBI, 6 August 1998 (IRIN) - UNITA's chief negotiator Isaias Samakuva is due in Luanda this week to re-open negotiations with the government over the hand-over to state administration of the former rebel movement's central highlands strongholds. The agreement to…
Angola
United Nations special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has decided to extend his mission to Angola, which is teetering on a return to civil war, a member of his delegation said on Wednesday. Brahimi was due to leave the oil- and diamond-rich…
Angola
Angola's President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has assured the United Nations that peace accords signed with the UNITA movement remain valid despite an upsurge in fighting in the country. The assurance was given to visiting UN envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, who…
Angola
United Nations special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is to meet Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Monday to discuss the ailing peace process, a government official said. "The president will discuss subjects related to the peace process," the official told…
Angola
Latest News - July 1998 Update A deteriorating security situation in many parts of Angola was leading to delays for IDPs wishing to return home, and some fresh population displacements. There are at least 78,000 newly displaced people as a…
