Angola Peace Monitor - No.11 Vol.4 Issue No.11, Vol. The town had only recently been handed over by the rebels to government control. According to reports, over two hundred people were killed in an attack in northern Angola on 21 July, blamed on the rebel movement.
Military experts differ on how close the country is to full-scale war.
He predicted an all-out conflict by the first week of August. The ISS has been predicting a government offensive for several months. However, the patience of the government has clearly surprised them. The British non-governmental organisation, Halo Trust, has been forced to suspend its demining work in the municipalities of Camacupa and Catabola in Bie province because of the increased insecurity in the region. In particular, the province of Lunda Norte has been picked out because of its diamond reserves.