Hopes for a settlement in Angola´s 15-year civil war rose yesterday when the central commitee of the ruling MPLA announced that the government would “evolve towards a multi-party system”.
UNITA Reports Major Government Offensive in Cuanza Sul Province
UNITA radio (voice of the Resistance of Black Cockerel in Portuguese 1900 gmt 28 Mar 94) reported an offensive by government troops in Cuanza Sul Province.
Unita Accepts offer of Government Jobs
Angola’s rebel Unita movement has accepted a government offer of places in a new Luanda administration, an African diplomat monitoring the Angolan peace talks in Lusaka said yesterday.
US Weapons Boost Angolan Rebels
The recent turnaround in the fortunes of Angola´s Unita rebels follows a sharp increase in clandestine American arms deliveries by a Florida-based CIA cargo airline, which is now operating three Hercules cargo planes into Angola.
Peace Talks Continue in Lusaka: Decentralization and UNITA’s Radio Discussed
One of the points of disagreement which is being discussed at the meeting relates to UNITA’s radio station Voice of the Resistance of the Black Cockerel, also known as Vorgan.