Informes

JOHANNESBURG, 12 May (IRIN) - The Angolan rebel movement, UNITA, has said it will continue fighting in Angola until President Jose Eduardo dos Santos agrees to peace talks with its leader Jonas Savimbi. In a Mozambique radio interview monitored by the…

JOHANNESBURG, 12 May (IRIN) - Zambia has welcomed a visit next week to Lusaka by the chairman of the Angola Sanctions Committee investigating sanctions busting by the UNITA rebel movement, news reports said on Wednesday. The committe chairman, ambassador Robert Fowler…

12 May 1999 appeal no.: 10/99 situation report no.: 1 period covered: April/May 1999 Responding to the basic needs of an influx of Congolese (Republic of Congo) and Angolan refugees in the Bas-Congo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the…

JOHANNESBURG, 12 mai (IRIN) - La Zambie a déclaré bienvenue la visite, la semaine prochaine à Lusaka, du président du Comité des sanctions contre l'Angola chargé d'enquêter sur la violation des sanctions économiques contre les rebelles de l'UNITA, rapportaient mercredi…

ANGOLA: Displaced people flock to capital Angola's minister for Assistance and Social Reintegration, Albino Malungo, has said the country's humanitarian situation was "very grim" and on the verge of disaster with an estimated 1.6 million people displaced by fighting and…

JOHANNESBURG, 11 May (IRIN) - The Angolan government's expected dry season offensive against the UNITA rebel movement has been delayed for a month, according to regional security analysts. "The new military equipment hasn't yet arrived from the Ukraine and Russia…

JOHANNESBURG, 11 May (IRIN) - Despite a financial crisis provoked by the steep downturn in global oil prices, the Angolan government is expecting to raise some US $1.5 billion this year to help fund its war effort against the…

By Buchizya Mseteka JOHANNESBURG, May 11 - Talks to ease tension between Angola and Zambia broke down on Tuesday, with Zambian officials accusing Luanda of failing to back up claims that President Frederick Chiluba's government supports UNITA rebels. "I am afraid…

Background on the Situation In Angola, the tense political situation between government and rebel forces, UNITA, has given way to war again. November 1998 marked the fourth anniversary of the Lusaka Peace Accord between the two factions. However, this same…

By Luke Baker JOHANNESBURG, May 11 - As if war in more than a dozen African countries was not bad enough, the continent is suffering a rash of pestilence made worse by the fighting. In recent weeks there have been…