Today, the United Nations Security Council authorized the UN forces in Angola to remain for an additional four months because of the delay in the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. The Security Council members approved the Secretary General’s recommendations to prolong the mandate of the UN forces until April 30.
MONUA Daily Highlights – 3 February 1998
The three crew members of the privately owned DC-4 aircraft which was intercepted and forced down by Angolan Mig fighters in Kuanda-Kubango province on January 20, were transferred to Luanda last Saturday. The aircraft with eight passengers on board was carrying supplies for UNITA. It was intercepted whilst overflying Cuito-Cuanavale in direction of Bailundo.
MONUA Daily Highlights – 5 February 1998
The provincial deputy police commissioner of Malange, Mr. Sousa Kipakassa, was wounded in an attack launched by UNITA residual troops on a convoy of police vehicles at Cassinga, 65 kms from the city of Malange. The local authorities informed the Angolan news angency Angop that the police managed to capture one element of the group, indetified as Jose Andre Baptista.
MONUA Daily Highlights – 6 February 1998
The Joint Commission held at its headquarters in Luanda, on Thursday 5 February 1998, its 79th session devoted to the implementation of the timetable previously agreed upon by the parties of the peace process. After listening to the reports presented by the government and the UNITA delegations, the Joint Commission took the following decisions…
MONUA La Revue de Presse – 9 Fevrier 1998
La Commission Conjointe va analyser mardi des questions liees au Protocole de Lusaka, notamment la demobilisation des forces residuelles de l’Unita. La reunion qui sera presidee par le Representant special du Secretair general des Nations Unies en Angola, par interim, M. Behrooz Sadry, assite du Commandant des forces de la Monua, le General Phillip Sibana se penchera egalement sur le processus de normalisation de l’administration de l’Etat.