Hello Goalie
Sounds like some pretty interesting talks, especially TNK's but I doubt I will be in that neck of the woods.
On the Angolan news front this of interest:
Military Situation in Lunda Norte Viewed
Luanda TPA Television on February 21, 1999
The military situation in eastern Angola continues to worry the residents. Jonas Savimbi's men have been attacking civilian targets, notably diamond areas. Jonas Savimbi's soldiers recently raided a mining complex in the Luo area of Lucapa District, Lunda Norte Province. FAA [Angolan Armed Forces] reacted, seizing assorted weapons, including artillery pieces. Antonio Carlos, a Jonas Savimbi soldier, was captured. Antonio Carlos was born in Chacassalo, Lunda Sul Province, having joined Jonas Savimbi's ranks in 1993. He served as section leader in the rebel forces' 44th Battalion. Carlos said the battalion is based on the banks of (Luangue) River in the Lovua communal area. General Xila Vida commands the battalion.
[Begin FAA Lieutenant General Sa Miranda] As you know, Savimbi's terrorism is aimed at destroying diamond companies in Lunda Norte, as well as disrupting road traffic, notably on the Dundo-Camissombo-Lucapa-Calonda road. UNITA [National Union for the Total Independence of Angola] has attacked vehicles and civilians. FAA forces remain on the ground and have been conducting operations so as not to lose control of areas under our control. As you could see, we were attacked in Luo, but then we inflicted a great many losses on Savimbi's soldiers, capturing one of them. [end recording]
Savimbi's soldiers have also attacked the (Lumanhe) project in Cassanguidi area of Cambulo. Although the attacks are sporadic, the FAA's Eastern Operational Command worries about them. The command has reported the infiltration of Rwandan mercenaries in the Lovua region.
UN Security Council Promises to Support Tougher Sanctions on UNITA
Wire Reports on February 19, 1999
Yesterday the United Nations Security Council supported a report, which called for tougher sanctions to end the flow of arms to UNITA. The Council has agreed to consider restricting UNITA's telecommunications links in addition to reinforcing other sanctions including the ban on diamond exports.
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