Informes

Executive Summary What seems to be turning into a continental war first broke out on the territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo on 2 August 1998. So far, it has involved a dozen African countries, either…

Musengwa Kayaya, PANA Correspondent LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA) - A senior UN official said Friday in Lusaka that the current civil wars in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo posed a potentially explosive situation that could soon engulf the entire…

ICG Democratic Republic of Congo Report Nº 3Introduction A continental war has begun in Africa. It reaches almost without interruption from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. Whereas some of the conflicts along this path started…

By Anna Richardson, dpa Luanda (dpa) - Aid workers in Angola are steeling themselves to cope with an appalling humanitarian disaster in the coming months, resentful of the fact that the crisis in Kosovo has eclipsed all other, similar, crises.…

ANGOLA: Security Council condemns downing of Russian plane The UN Security Council has condemned last week's downing of a Russian commercial plane in northeastern Angola. It demanded the "immediate and unconditional release of the Russian crew and all other foreign nationals…

JOHANNESBURG, 20 May (IRIN) - UNITA rebels this week again shelled the besieged government-held town of Malanje in what witnesses described as a devastating artillery barrage. Malanje, some 450 km east of the capital, Luanda, has been the scene of…

General Situation On 19 May, the UN Security Council condemned UNITA for shooting down a commercial flight Antonov-26 aircraft near Luzamba, Lunda Norte province. Through a presidential statement, the Council also expressed its grave concern at the fate of those…

JOHANNESBURG, 19 May(IRIN) - The South African government has assured the Angolan authorities that they will move to curb covert aid and trade with the UNITA rebel movement. A government spokesman told IRIN on Wednesday the pledge was made by…

JOHANNESBURG, 19 May (IRIN) - The Angolan authorities on Wednesday reported heightened tensions in the southern Huila province where UNITA rebels have stepped up attacks in recent weeks. The official daily, 'Jornal de Angola', quoted Huila Province governor Ramos da…

By Lara Pawson LUANDA, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.N. food agency said on Wednesday it might be forced to halt food aid in some parts of war-torn Angola because of low supplies, state radio reported. "The World Food Programme…