UN Security Council Votes End of Sanction Against Former Angola Rebels

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Friday voted to end sanctions against the former Angolan rebel group, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). Resolution 1439 said that sanctions, which had been suspended for five months, will formally end in one month. A committee overseeing the measures will continue for two months. The unanimously voted measure also said that from November 14, a ban on movements by UNITA cadres will end. UNITA on Monday put forth its candidates for posts in a national reconciliation government, the UN mission in Angola said.