Bishop Don Jose Nambi says the shift toward guerilla tactics means long-term instability in the rural areas. But, he says, we as Christians think dialogue is the easiest and fastest way to attain peace, because there is just no way you can resolve any conflict without talking to the other side. The bishop also says the fuzzy battlelines of the guerilla conflict have led to serious violations of human rights - by both sides. He says there is no justice, and nobody will be punished for this. The bishop says a lot of civilians are dying for no reason, just because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Aid workers say people are desperate just to escape the fighting.
Leo Pavillard heads the U-N Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Angola. All they know is that a man in uniform kills. It is a horrible situation. Official figures are lower than that, but the fact remains that because of the war, a huge number of people simply cannot go home. And nobody seems particularly optimistic that they will be able to soon.