ABSTRACT
Angola, large and well endowed with minerals, includes a small but important enclave, Cabinda. Despite its immense potential wealth, the GDP per capita of Angola is only just over half that of Albania. During the last part of the colonial period, liberation forces gathered momentum, but by the early 1960s had split into three main movements: the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA); the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA); and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). UNITA supports the Tutsi-led Congolese rebels and retains control over areas of southern Angola. Jonas Savimbi is relying upon the fact that, in the long term, the advantage will swing towards him. In July 1997 the UN Security Council imposed sanctions on UNITA. Throughout 1998 there was little progress towards the fulfilment of the Lusaka Agreement and fighting continued, reportedly linked at times with that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
