Southern African security plan agreed

Angola, Zambia and Namibia have agreed on measures to step up security along their common borders, media reports said on Monday. The presidents of the three countries agreed on security measures at a meeting in the Angolan capital, Luanda at the weekend. At the summit, the three leaders agreed to create a tripartite commission with "permanent character" to boost defence along their common borders. Meanwhile, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, was quoted as saying that his army had forced UNITA rebels out of the eastern region along the 1,200 km border with Zambia. "The FAA (Angolan Armed Forces) have control of the regions along the borders with Zambia," dos Santos told a press conference after a summit with his Namibian and Zambian counterparts.