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	[11 Jul 1996] SC/6243 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNAVEM III UNTIL 11 OCTOBER
		The Angolan Government was commended for the promulgation of its Amnesty Law, for the quartering of its rapid reaction police, and for the continuing withdrawal of its Armed Forces to barracks.
		Although the Angolan Armed Forces conducted the second phase of its troop withdrawals from forward positions, 14 of the 47 redeployments were determined by UNAVEM to have been unsatisfactory.
		The Angolan Government's commitment to peace, as evidenced by its promulgation of the Amnesty Law, the quartering of its rapid reaction police, and disarmament of the civilian population was a source of satisfaction.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1996/19960711.sc6243.html (8858 words)

	Angola: CONCODOC 1998 report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Armed forces' commanders are reported to pay police officers to find new recruits, who can only avoid forced recruitment by paying a higher price.
		During the armed conflict draft evasion and desertion were often punished by sending the conscript to the war front.
		Forced recruitment of children (boys and girls) is widespread, especially in the UNITA controlled areas, the northern provinces of Zaire and Uige.
	www.wri-irg.org /co/rtba/angola.htm (1453 words)

	Angolan Armed Forces chief of staff returns from China visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Luanda, 14 June: Cooperation in the area of military training, as well as other [types of training] that have to do with individually equipping soldiers, were behind Angolan Armed Forces Chief of Staff Agostinho Nelumba Sanjar's trip to the Republic of China on 27 May.
		Gen Sanjar, who went to China at the invitation of that country's authorities to strengthen cooperation in various military areas, told ANGOP today on his return to Luanda, that the visit had been within the framework of complying with a programme outlined some years ago by the army chiefs of staff of the two countries.
		Sanjar mentioned that during his stay in China, he had received several proposals, which will be generally assessed by the higher echelons of the collegial bodies of the Armed Forces, by the Defence Ministry, and by the troop's commander in chief.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /mediamonitor/printer_1013946.php (191 words)

	Armed Conflicts Report - Angola
		However, senior Angolan military officers recognize that the capacity for UNITA to continue as a dangerous guerrilla force remains.
		The Angolan government will likely not negotiate with UNITA until the government is in a better military position than it presently occupies, particularly in light of the campaign it is waging to vilify Savimbi and brand him a war criminal.
		In spite of a UN arms embargo against UNITA in place since 1993, Zaire was both a supplier and main conduit of weapons to the UNITA rebels until the ousting of President Mobutu in 1997.
	www.ploughshares.ca /libraries/ACRText/ACR-Angola.html (4715 words)

	Constitution Law - National Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Angolan Armed Forces, under the supreme authority of their Commander in Chief, shall owe obedience to the appropriate sovereign bodies, in accordance with the present Law and other statutory legislation, and shall defend the nation militarily.
		The Angolan Armed Forces, as a State institution shall be permanent, regular and non-partisan.
		The Angolan Armed Forces shall be solely composed of national citizens and the general rules of organisation and preparation thereof shall be established by law.
	www.angola.org.uk /law_national_defense.htm (247 words)

	[11 Dec 1996] SC/6301 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ANGOLA MISSION UNTIL 28 FEBRUARY 1997
		At the same time, the Secretary-General calls for the retention of a rapid reaction force comprising six company-sized infantry groups, one of which would be deployed in each of the operational regions of Angola until the completion of the withdrawal of all military contingents, unless the political and security conditions permit a more expeditious draw-down.
		The establishment of unified armed forces and police and an acceleration of the demobilization of soldiers were essential.
		Angolans deserved to share in the wealth of their country in tranquillity and to participate in its reconstruction and socio-economic development.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1996/19961211.sc6301.html (8404 words)

	Embassy of Angola UK - Press Release, Quartering of Unita's military forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The quartering of Unita's military forces shall also imply both the establishment of 12 generals and 47 brigadiers in towns near the quartering areas and organising and providing for installation sites for the families of soldiers near the quartering areas, totalling up to 300,000 people, including men, women and children.
		The Chief of the quartering area shall be subordinate to the head of the Angolan Armed General Staff Headquarters Forces working team and responsible for the running and discipline of the quartering area.
		Material provisions and administrative management of installation sites for the families of soldiers in Unita's military forces shall be ensured by the appropriate state administrative bodies, in close cooperation with General Staff Headquarters of the Angolan Armed Forces and with the participation of the UN.
	www.angola.org.uk /press_releases_quartering.htm (486 words)

	Angola: Facing the Difficult Challenges of Peace
		Nevertheless, both UNITA and the Angolan government have kept the United Nations and the ‘Troika’ of observer countries on board, and have publicly called for assistance in the implementation of the cease-fire agreement.
		In fact, and although the Angolan government has shied away from public triumphalism, from a purely military perspective the signs that the Angolan Armed Forces’ eastern advance (‘Operation Restauro’) has been a success are unmistakable.
		Yet, just a fraction of these 55,000 will be integrated in the national armed forces which means that suitable re-integration programmes must be defined so that the risks of a return to violence are minimized.
	www.iss.co.za /AF/current/AngolaPeaceChallenges.html (2296 words)

	04/07/99
		The shake-up in the military command of the Armed Forces in regions of the country considered as being hot spots is a sign of the regime’s uneasiness in the face of the worsening political and military situation in the country.
		They revealed that the Angolan Armed Forces are responsible for criminal acts against the civilian population in the city, especially the plundering of private property.
		UNITA forces have destroyed a Government military logistical supply convoy which was travelling from the Angolan capital, Luanda, to the northern city of Uige.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/para/docs/unita/en1108991.htm (3040 words)

	Military of Angola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Angola's military is called the FAA, the Portuguese acronym for Angolan Armed Forces, headed by a Chief of Staff who reports to the Minister of Defense.
		Air force personnel total about 7,000; its equipment includes Russian-manufactured fighters and transport planes.
		A small number of FAA personnel are stationed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angolan_Armed_Forces (211 words)

	Angola: Between War and Peace in Cabinda (A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper): Violations by the Angolan Armed Forces
		During the military operations against FLEC rebels in 2003, Angolan forces frequently detained civilians. Since the general cessation of fighting in 2004, the number of cases of arbitrary detention of civilians has dropped considerably.
		In some of these cases, the girls were sent to the capital city to avoid possible rape that often results in marriage to the FAA soldier responsible for the rape. In one case, the daughter was sent away but was forced to marry a FAA officer upon her return to the village.
		[54] Early forced marriages are marriages whereby the consent of either party is not sought or whereby the consent of the girl is not sought or, as in the Cabindan context, one or both spouses are under the age of consent, which under international law should not be less than fifteen years of age.
	www.hrw.org /backgrounder/africa/angola/2004/1204/7.htm (5171 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The average monthly salary of wage earners (a small minority of the labor force) was approximately $10 in rural areas and $50 to $160 in Luanda, a level that falls well short of providing a decent standard of living.
		Use of Excessive Force and Violations of Humanitarian Law In Internal Conflicts Land mines planted during the civil war to gain military advantage and to restrict the free circulation of people and goods continued to kill and maim thousands of people.
		Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor Current law authorizing forced labor for breaches of worker discipline and participation in strikes has been cited by the International Labor Organization as a violation of its Convention 105.
	www.terrorism.net /pubs/dosfan-hr/97/africa/angola.txt (7068 words)

	Villagers live in fear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		NAMIBIANS on the eastern Kavango border are living in terror as the Angolan armed forces use the area as a springboard for attacks against Unita.
		In the attack on Saturday Angolan armed forces stationed in Namibia fired mortars from behind the houses of Namibians and in the process burnt down three homes and killed four goats.
		Mukerenge was wounded in the arm by a piece of shrapnel or broken rock during the attack.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/December99/live.html (451 words)

	Villagers live in fear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		LUANDA - The Angolan armed forces chief, General Joao Baptista de Mato, maintains that Unita rebels will not take back towns they lost during a government offensive, official media reported yesterday.
		Military experts said the general had implicitly confirmed the presence of Angolan forces in Namibia.
		Angolan government troops reportedly rounded up civilians and executed some of them.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/December99/destroyed.html (438 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		b) The non-conduct of force movements, to reinforce or occupy new military positions, as well as the non undertaking of acts of violence against the civilian populations and the destruction of property.
		The integration of the personnel from the UNITA military forces based on the principle of global incorporation and, in continuation, the incorporation of Generals, Senior Officers, Captains and Junior Officers, Sergeants and men and the subsequent demobilization and vocational reinsertion of the remaining personnel.
		The designation of Generals and Senior Officers from the UNITA military forces for integration into the National Police shall be the responsibility of the High General Staff of the UNITA military forces.
	www.irinnews.org /IRIN/lusakaprotocol.doc (2038 words)

	UNAVEM II
		In accordance with the Accords, the United Nations was to verify the arrangements agreed by the Angolan parties for the monitoring of the cease-fire and for the monitoring of the Angolan police during the cease- fire period.
		The Angolan police monitoring teams were established in all 18 Angolan provinces only in June 1992, although UNAVEM II police observers were present in the designated areas by October 1991.
		The Secretary-General strongly urged the Angolan parties to make every effort to conclude the peace talks by 31 October and to ensure that the subsequent military talks produced the earliest possible agreement on the important military questions that remained to be decided.
	www.gmu.edu /departments/t-po/peace/unavem_ii.old.html (9361 words)

	Pravda.RU Cabinda: armed conflict begins
		Armed conflict between the Angolan Armed Forces and the FLEC independence factions has broken out, with heavy casualties reported by the local Catholic Church.
		The Angolan Armed Forces spokespam Vice Admiral Emilio de Carvalho, denied these allegations and stated that while it is true that fighting goes on, these are no more than sporadic clashes.
		Father Casimiro Congo, a Catholic priest who is in favour of independence, has attacked both the Angolan government and the US oil company., Chevron, for the dramatic situation in which the population of Cabinda lives.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2001/04/11/3492.html (1872 words)

	Great Lakes: IRIN Update 268, 10/13/97
		News reports indicated that Angolan government forces had helped the militia of ex-Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso launch an attack from Cabinda enclave on southern Congo, while UNITA troops were said to be assisting President Pascal Lissouba's army.
		For this reason, the statement warned, the Angolan armed forces "reserve the right to adopt pertinent measures to curb the attacks against the republic of Angola by forces from the republic of Congo".
		The former Angolan rebel group UNITA accused the Angolan armed forces of "continued support" to "military and unelected African rebel forces".
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Hornet/irin268.html (1353 words)

	Christian Aid partner responds to ceasefire in Angola /10.04.02
		The leadership of COIEPA, which met on 2 April 2002, recognises and hails the great spirit of patriotism and humanism shown by the leaders of the Angolan Armed Forces and UNITA in no longer consenting for Angolans and especially forcibly displaced people, to continue to live in a situation of permanent sacrifice and extreme poverty.
		Congratulates the Angolan State and the Government especially for the efforts it has made to search for a conciliatory approach, as has been shown over the last few days, through its attitude in daily life and the exercise of government.
		This is to make the dialogue wider and more participatory so that all Angolans can see themselves in the peaceful life we are building, and to avoid causing resentments of any kind that could be used as a pretext for a return to armed conflict.
	www.christian-aid.org.uk /news/stories/020410s.htm (680 words)

	The Hindu : Namibian forces in 'hot pursuit'
		The Namibian armed forces have crossed the northern border into southern Angola in `hot pursuit' of suspected UNITA rebels operating on both sides of the border.
		The armed forces of the two countries, which are bound by a treaty, have been closely co-operating in the operations against the UNITA for several months now.
		The extension of the war against the UNITA rebels into Namibia is a logical and indeed an inevitable stage in the ongoing `fight to the finish' against the UNITA by the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/01/07/stories/0307000i.htm (409 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Angola halts anti-Unita offensive
		The Angolan Government has ordered its armed forces to halt all offensive action against Unita rebels.
		The measures, which were to come into force at midnight (2300 GMT), follow the killing more than two weeks ago of Unita leader Jonas Savimbi.
		It said the decision was an attempt to open the way to dialogue that could lead to a genuine ceasefire.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/africa/1871760.stm (364 words)

	Migration News May 2002 - Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi
		With the new politico-social situation in the country, the UNHCR expects that most of Angolan refugees in the neighboring countries will progressively opt for repatriation, creating a basis of infrastructures and services in the restoration of their areas of origin.
		Manto Tshabalala Msimang and her Angolan counterpart Albertina Hamukwaia are also expected to sign a protocol on post-graduation studies for Angolans in South Africa, bio-medical research, the fight against AIDS/HIV, and the eradication of poliomyelitis in Angola.
		The Angolan opposition group UNITA has welcomed the lifting of a United Nations travel ban on it members, saying that the move is long overdue and will facilitate the party's political reorganisation.
	www.queensu.ca /samp/migrationnews/2002/may/1.htm (20921 words)

	US-Angola Chamber of Commerce - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Issues relating to Angola-US cooperation in peacekeeping missions, which will include the involvement of Angolan Armed Forces personnel, were at the center of official talks between delegations from the two countries.
		Gen Agostinho Nelumba Sanjar, chief of staff of the Angolan Armed Forces, and Teresa Whelan, US deputy assistant defense secretary for African affairs, led the respective delegation.
		Asked whether the United States would be willing to establish military bases in Angola, the US official ruled out that possibility, stressing that her country was not interested in using bases in Africa.
	www.us-angola.org /pressreleases/052404.htm (326 words)

	Pravda.RU:Angola: UNITA successor dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		General Dembo, it is claimed, did not survive the wounds he received during the attack and was buried in Luena, eastern Angola.
		A committee is being set up by the Angolan Armed Forces to confirm the claims.
		At present, the Angolan Armed Forces and government party, MPLA, do not want to be seen as performing a campaign to annihilate the UNITA leadership, but rather as the party which has always pressed for peace, however inaccurate this reading of events may be.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2002/03/06/26812_.html (332 words)

	Dr Eric Bing, "An Angolan-American Partnership Against HIV/AIDS" , eJournal USA: Foreign Policy Agenda, November 2004
		The survey found that many Angolan soldiers were engaging in behavior that placed them at very high risk for HIV and that few knew how to protect themselves adequately against infection.
		Two Angolan military doctors received intensive HIV clinical training at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego, California, in 2003, and have begun to train other military doctors in Angola.
		Through funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Angolan military is working with the Angolan Ministry of Health to build or renovate VCT centers to offer HIV testing and to counsel soldiers before and after they learn the results of their tests.
	usinfo.state.gov /journals/itps/1104/ijpe/bing.htm (1140 words)

	AngolaPress - News
		Luanda, Jan 14 - The chief of Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) staff, gen. Agostinho Nelumba "Sanjar", pinpointed improved structures, preparation and refreshing of staff and multi-sectoral work as the challenges facing the army.
		This is to facilitate the integration of the demobilised soldiers and create the necessary conditions to absorb new drafts, gen. "Sanjar" stressed during an interview with Angop.
		In times of peace, he added, the Angolan Armed Forces are concentrated on the preparation towards any external threat to the country`s territorial integrity and reconstruction.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=311576 (204 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Angolan child soldier tells his story
		As we talked, I realised he was a real soldier who had fought his first battle aged 13.
		I met Carlos in Cuemba - a tiny town in central Angola which is home to a large garrison, in the middle of an area which has been hotly contested by the Angolan Armed Forces and the Unita rebels over the last few years.
		The following day, we were taken to visit the local military base - the headquarters of the Angolan Armed Forces 20th battalion.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/africa/2022915.stm (440 words)

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