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Peace prospects in Angola 'brighter' than ever before, UN envoy tells Security Council

23 April 2002
Prospects for lasting peace in Angola were brighter now than during the previous peace agreements aimed at ending the country's decades-long conflict, a top United Nations envoy on Africa told the Security Council today.
Ibrahim Gambari (right) & General Paulo Lukamba

Angola: UN envoy holds talks on recent ceasefire agreement with UNITA

11 April 2002
A top United Nations envoy for Africa today met with a delegation from the rebel National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) for talks on the recent ceasefire agreement with the Government, including a discussion on the lifting of UN sanctions, which include a travel ban on the group's leaders.

UN envoy meets with Angolan President to discuss proposed peace plan

8 April 2002
The United Nations top envoy for Africa today met with the President of Angola to discuss the recent ceasefire between the Government and the rebel group UNITA, as well as details of Luanda's peace plan released last month.

Angola: UN envoy commends country for choosing peace over 'path of death'

4 April 2002
As Angola's Government and the UNITA rebel group signed a ceasefire agreement today, a top United Nations envoy commended them for choosing to abandon "the path of death" and to explore instead the avenues of peace and reconciliation.