Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Zambia

ZAMBIA-ANGOLA: Swazi king to mediate in UNITA gun-running dispute

    JOHANNESBURG

    Swaziland's King Mswati is to mediate in the dispute between Zambia and Angola over Luanda's persistent allegations that senior Zambian officials are involved in gun-running to the Angolan rebel movement UNITA, news reports said.

    "We have agreed to meet and resolve the issue with Angola," AFP reported Zambian President Frederick Chiluba as saying on Wednesday after talks with visiting Namibian President Sam Nujoma. He did not announce a date for the meeting.

    Chiluba said the tension between the two countries was "totally
    unacceptable". He added that Angola had provided the Zambian government with a list of accusations which Zambia responded to "detail by detail".

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join