Africa Monitor Intelligence
Angola: Regime Maneuvers to Take Away UNITA’s Initiative in Cabinda
The presentation in APR of six FLEC-FAC officials who publicly announced their abandonment of the independence movement and future collaboration with the Government was mainly intended to take away the initiative from UNITA in the Cabinda issue. MARTINS CHINKOKO was introduced as the Deputy Chief of Staff of FLEC; ZINGO ZON as head of security; JOÃO MARIA DUNGE XERIFE, as commander of the Nkuto military region; ANTÓNIO GABRIEL, as secretary of the northern front Bucu Zau and Necuto; ALBERTO PAQUITA, as deputy head of security; and FRANCISCO CANDOLI, as commander of the fourth military region of the southern front. READ MORE