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		Saurimo has been a key military base for the government in the past, a launching-pad for attacks elsewhere in the Lundas, particularly around the diamond area of Cafunfo, and would doub tless be so again should hostilities resume.
		In Saurimo itself, the best, and possibly only hotel accommodation in town belongs to Dona Kina from Kuito, whose small family restaurant is much less modest than it initially seems, but far from cheap.
		She was coaxed down from $85 to $50 a night by a business friend anxious to set up in the area amidst protestations about rising prices and the lack of a steady clientele.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /African_Studies/Publications/CU_unita.html (1129 words)

	ACT Appeals
		Saurimo has a security perimeter of 50 km in which settlement is safe.
		The goal is to provide immediate support for displaced families to survive, and to provide them with orientation and resources in case they can return to their places of origin and resume a normal live.
		In Luena and Saurimo a program for treating trauma affected children will also be introduced in collaboration with the organization International Child Development Program (ICDP) which has developed its activities on an initiative from Norway.
	www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2001/AFAO11.html (4580 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The aircraft was carrying 42 passengers and six crew when it exploded on Tuesday night near the northern Angolan town of Saurimo, 700 km (450 miles) east of Luanda, Lusa quoted a spokesman for the local operating company, Guicango, as saying.
		The accident occurred about 50 km (30 miles) from Saurimo, capital of Lunda Sul province in the former Portuguese colony which is sunk in a decades-old civil war.
		It had left Luanda on Tuesday morning and was flying between rural cities before heading back to the capital at the end of the day, according to the report.
	www.science.uva.nl /pub/theory/illc/illcindividuals/mdr/Harald/Collections/March2001/Topic-7/7.base (480 words)

	The Namibian \| World News \| Unita pushes ahead in diamond-rich area
		SAURIMO - The Unita rebel movement's quest for control of diamond-bearing areas in northeastern Angola has pushed thousands of refugees toward the city of Saurimo, local aid workers said yesterday.
		Saurimo itself bears no direct scars of the war, in which about a million people have been killed and some 2,6 million others forced from their homes in a war analysts say neither side can win.
		There is an unstable truce in the town between members of the police and the army in the town after rivalry fuelled by drink led to a 24-hour gun and bazooka battle several months ago that left about a dozen dead.
	www.namibian.com.na /2000/November/world/00B9C2ECC0.html (634 words)

	Plane explodes on takeoff in Angola
		The Antonov 26 aircraft burst into flames Tuesday at about 7:30 p.m., minutes after it left the town of Saurimo, 500 miles east of the Angolan capital of Luanda, Angolan Civil Aviation Director Branco Ferreira told state radio RNA.
		Saurimo is located in an area of thick jungle in a main diamond-mining region.
		It left Luanda on Tuesday morning and was on a refueling stop at Saurimo before heading back to the capital at the end of the day, Ferreira said.
	thepost.baker.ohiou.edu /archives3/nov00/110200/news6.html (284 words)

	Guardian \| 48 killed as plane explodes in Angola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The cause of the crash in a remote area was not immediately known, but previous air disasters have been blamed on poor aircraft maintenance at Luanda airport or gunfire from the Unita rebel group.
		Saurimo is located in an area of thick jungle in one of Angola's main diamond-mining regions.
		It left Luanda on Tuesday morning and was on a refuelling stop at Saurimo before heading back to the capital.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4084847-103681,00.html (245 words)

	ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In March 2001 GOAL commenced a new emergency Primary Healthcare programme working with a newly re-settled populations outside of Saurimo using GOAL staff.
		With the advent of the peace agreement in April 2002, GOAL is also in the process of assessing health needs in Saurimo town and newly accessible areas throughout the province in order to design transition oriented health interventions that meet existing needs and build on local capacity in the medium term.
		GOAL requires a Programme Co-ordinator to manage GOAL's existing emergency health programme in Saurimo and to assist in the design and development of new transition related health initiatives in the next three to six months.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/res.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/d63a458f03f5a691c1256c62003c0335 (703 words)

	AngolaPress - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saurimo, 11/04 - The awareness campaigns carried out by the Intersectoral Commission for Demining and Humanitarian Assistance in Angola`s northeastern Lunda-Sul province, have contributed to a zero toll of accidents with landmine this year in the region.
		The information was released today in Saurimo by the Commission`s coordinator, Armando Jorge Segunda, at the opening of its third plenary session.
		He announced on the accasion that the stretch of road between the localities of Murieje an Chiluaje, district of Muconda, will be the priority for demining actions in the beginning of next year.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=388809 (201 words)

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		LUANDA, Angola -- Fighting between army commandos and riot police in Saurimo, a town 700km east of here, left two commandos dead and forced civilians to flee to the bush, a local politician said yesterday.
		Large forces of troops and police are based in the Saurimo area to fend off attacks by Unita, a rebel group waging a civil war against the government since 1975.
		Kwananga said the shooting began when a commando was fatally shot after an argument with a police officer over goods the commando took without paying from a market stall.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2000/05/12/foreign/SHORT2.HTM (121 words)

	Angola / Saurimo
		Because of the war, the country's people remain some of the poorest in the world.
		V-O-A Southern Africa Correspondent Challiss McDonough found conditions desperate even in the town of Saurimo, known as the diamond capital of Angola.
		Robinson says most of the residents of Lunda Sul are probably living in Saurimo at the moment.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2000/10/war-001017-afago1.htm (548 words)

	New Millennium Resources Limited - Angola: Diamond Mining (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The NE of Angola is an undulating plateau region in which altitudes are lowest in the north at around 600 – 700m and rise gently to over 1000m to the south of Saurimo.
		Dundo and Saurimo are connected to Lubango and Namibe one day a week, each, again with 737’s.
		The two most important for operations in the NE are the reopening of the road from Luanda to Saurimo and the reopening of the railway line from Luanda to Malanje.
	203.25.143.4 /ang_diamine.php (743 words)

	Angola - OCHA: 28-Oct-03
		Conditions of the dirt roads connecting Kassongue, Mussende, Ebo and Cela municipal capitals and rural areas are expected to deteriorate further with the arrival of the seasonal rains, with potentially serious repercussions on the agricultural campaign.
		Lunda Sul Province: The Saurimo - Dala road was closed after an anti-tank mine was found 28 km from Saurimo close to Nanguanza community on 10 September.
		Local administrators in Sombo (Saurimo Municipality), Cazoa (Dala Municipality), and Alto Chicapa (Cacolo Municipality), report that previously displaced families are returning to these areas now that humanitarian assistance is available.
	www.cidi.org /humanitarian/hsr/03b/ixl131.html (2030 words)

	CNN.com - Angolan rebels claim they downed charter plane - November 2, 2000
		UNITA rebels and the government, who have been fighting since the southwestern African country gained independence from Portugal in 1975, have engaged in a propaganda war since the end of a cease-fire in December 1998.
		The area around Saurimo has been a focus of fierce fighting between the army and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, or UNITA.
		The Luanda-bound plane was on a refueling stopover in Saurimo.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/africa/11/02/angola.planecrash.ap (439 words)

	PAZANGOLA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the municipalities of the Eastern provinces there are only primary schools up to grade 4, with the exception of the capital cities of the provinces namely, Saurimo, Luena and Chitato where people are able to study up to grade 12.
		As the sovereign leader of Lunda-Tchokwé, in the capital of the people Lunda-Tchokwé — in Itengo — 50 kilometres North of Saurimo where I live, there is not even one primary school or a small hospital.
		Another example is the recent establishment of a few classrooms, in Saurimo, for university studies (the only in the whole Eastern of Angola).
	www.pazangola.org /news.ez_viewStory=304.htm (2161 words)

	resort in Saurimo.Reviews, Hotels Saurimo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When looking for a condo in Saurimo,you should remember that during peak periods house rentals might be fully booked early in the town you intend to reserve your apartment, so it is always best to book your holiday in Saurimo as soon as you know you will be needing a hotel.
		There are a large number of suite booking engines for Saurimos, so this is very helpful to get an idea of the different types of holidays and the normal rate.
		In order to assist you in finding your Saurimo accommodation, we have developed an interface that will compare hotel booking engines simultaneously so that you can get the best price for Saurimo.
	www.frequent-traveller.biz /find/Saurimo-49059.php (113 words)

	ACT Appeals
		LWF/DWS intends to implement major emergency responses in Moxico, Saurimo, (Lunda Sul Province) as it is there where large concentrations of displaced populations are to be seen, especially in the towns of Nzaji and Saurimo which have remained under Government control.
		To prepare the IDPs for their return to their home communities through educational activities with active participation of the beneficiaries — emphasizing principles of basic sanitation, the treatment of water — hygiene practices and promoting small scale agricultural activities and skills training to facilitate the resettlement and reintegration process.
		The required care and maintenance of the existing camps in Luena, Moxico Province, and in Saurimo, Lunda Sul province will be provided to ensure that the minimum level for both sanitation, hygiene, health, water and others are in place and maintained.
	www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2000/AFAO01.html (3800 words)

	The Namibian \| Africa News \| Plane explodes, crashes in Angola
		The Antonov 26 aircraft burst into flames Tuesday at about 19h30, minutes after it left the town of Saurimo, 800 kilometres east of the Angolan capital, Luanda.
		The area has been a focus of fierce fighting between the army and the Unita rebel group, which have been engaged in a two-decade civil war.
		The plane slammed into the ground 50 kilometres outside Saurimo, Lusa said, citing officials.
	www.namibian.com.na /2000/October/africa/00B2F208BD.html (534 words)

	[No title]
		Canada’s Moydow Mines International Inc. has signed an agreement and are currently mobilising equipment and personnel to conduct exploration for diamonds in the Saurimo region of Angola.
		The Dala concession comprises some 2,000 square kilometers of ground in the well known diamond producing region of Saurimo in north eastern Angola.
		Alluvial diamonds have already been identified on the concession and evidence of kimberlites on the license was reported by a Diamang and Condiama survey of the area in the 1970s.
	www.tacyltd.com /Research_Materials_Full.asp?id=54882 (248 words)

	AEGiS-AP: Angola War Broadens AIDS Reach
		The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
		SAURIMO, Angola (AP) -- Dangerous ideas fly around an Angolan army campfire -- sex with a virgin is a miracle cure, condoms cause impotence, girls can't get AIDS and a smelly root paste will clear it right up, anyway.
		Soldiers relaxing with beers shout agreement -- unaware that they and their comrades are likely to kill more of their compatriots in the coming years of peace than they did during 20 years of civil war.
	www.aegis.com /news/ap/1995/AP950701.html (989 words)

	CBS News \| Angola Crash A Mystery \| November 1, 2000 21:14:35
		Flight disasters in Angola are commonly blamed on poor aircraft maintenance or rebel gunfire.
		The Antonov 26 had just departed from the northern Angolan town of Saurimo, 500 miles east of Luanda, when it exploded into a fireball at about 7:30 p.m.
		The Ancargo plane, on a domestic flight, had left Luanda in the morning and was refueling in Saurimo on its way back to the capital, Ferreira said.
	uttm.com /stories/2000/11/01/world/main245822.shtml (470 words)

	HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ANGOLA - IRIN Report period: 20 October to 01 November 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		WFP reported that the group included mainly malnourished women, elderly people and under-five with high rates of malaria, anaemia and diarrhoea.
		In the eastern Lunda Sul province, 547 new IDP's were registered in the capital city Saurimo, with other concentrations of IDP's being reported in Catoca, a mining town northwest of Saurimo.
		In Uige, 100 km north of Luanda, WFP reported that IDP numbers had increased rapidly in the last four months and that there have been reports of price increases of between 15 and 33 percent in one week.
	www.angola.org /referenc/reports/irin110199.html (301 words)

	Angola's Diamond Diggers Abused, Says Report
		But local leaders say the industry has not benefited the diamond-rich eastern region of Angola, which remains among Angola's poorest.
		A primary school in Saurimo, the provincial capital of the eastern region's Lunda Sul province can average 70 children to a class.
		The town has an erratic power supply and a hospital bereft of medical equipment.
	www.professionaljeweler.com /archives/news/2004/062304story.html (478 words)

	This is the Situation. This is the Confusion. This is Angola. (Cont.) \| Outside Online
		To get to Saurimo, the tumbledown provincial capital of Lunda Sul, 450 miles east of the Big Ilha of Luanda, you need to get to the airport at four in the morning.
		Lunda Sul is home to a large deposit of kimberlite, the pipe-shaped igneous rock formations in which diamonds take shape, and 70 percent of the stones found there are considered gem quality; diamond for diamond, that makes it one of the richest fields in the world.
		However, staring down into a 100-foot-deep pit a few miles east of Saurimo, where 200 or so garimpeiros—independent prospectors—work 12 hours a day with sieves and pickaxes in 95-degree heat, sifting through red mud for whatever they can find, Breakfast at Tiffany's seemed very far away.
	outside.away.com /outside/news/200209/200209_angola_4.adp (918 words)

	Relief Efforts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Since assuming the management of food distribution programs previously run by MINARS, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and Caritas, SCF/US has revised beneficiary lists to ensure that only the most vulnerable elements of the population are registered for food aid.
		These changes were met by some resistance from residents in Saurimo, but received the support of local authorities who look forward to the end of emergency aid and the beginning of more development-oriented projects.
		Cacolo is a government-held enclave located 140 km south of Saurimo.
	www.angola.org /relief/e_lund3.htm (251 words)

	Moydow Signs Agreement With The Angolan Government To Explore For Diamonds : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 8, 2005) - Brian Kiernan, President and CEO of Moydow Mines International Inc. (TSX:MOY), today announced that Moydow has signed an agreement and are currently mobilising equipment and personnel to conduct exploration for diamonds in the Saurimo region of Angola.
		The Dala concession comprises some 2000 square kilometres of ground in the well known diamond producing region of Saurimo in north eastern Angola.
		Alluvial diamonds have already been identified on the concession and evidence of kimberlites on the licence was reported by a Diamang and Condiama survey of the area in the 1970s.
	press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/607688.html (472 words)

	Search Results for Saurimo - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Located at an elevation of 3,557 feet (1,081 m) above sea level, it is a garrison town and local market centre.
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	www.britannica.com /search?query=Saurimo&ct=&fuzzy=N (38 words)

	CorpWatch : ANGOLA: Lure Of 'Blood Diamonds' Brings Risk, Hardship
		About 1,500 men clamber around a vast landscape of craters marking their claims.
		Saurimo, the provincial capital, is a three-hour drive away, so they sleep in the open or under makeshift tents.
		Saurimo's primary school averages 70 children to a class.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=11389 (852 words)

	Diamonds.net - News Center
		Posted: 3/8/2005 10:45 AM (Rapaport...March 8, 2005) Moydow Mines International Inc., is mobilizing equipment and personnel to explore for diamonds in the Saurimo region of Angola.
		An agreement between Moydow, Concord Minerals LLC, and Endiama (Angola's state run diamond company) permits diamond exploration on the Dala diamond concession south of Saurimo.
		Partners Moydow of Toronto, Canada, and Nevada-based Concord will be responsible for exploration and property development and share a combined 33 percent interest in the project.
	www.diamonds.net /news/newsitem.asp?num=11594&type=all&topic=all (186 words)

	Pravda.RU Tim Bancroft-Hinchey: CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT ANTONOV CRASH in ANGOLA. POSSIBILITY OF ATTACK BY UNITA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		There have been a series of conflicting reports about the Antonov 26 which crashed in Monakimbundo, near Saurimo.
		The nationality of the 40 passengers remains unknown because the plane crashed in a zone controlled by the anti-government forces of UNITA, fuelling speculation that the plane was shot down.
		Reports from Angola state that among the passengers were “various foreigners, working in the diamond mines of Lunda” (the diamond-rich province in which Saurimo is situated).
	english.pravda.ru /world/2000/11/02/660.html (1860 words)

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