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Meanwhile, a British Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advisory on Thursday urged visitors to avoid Zambia’s border regions with Angola and the DRC. It said British residents in those areas who consider their presence essential “should remain vigilant.”
In a separate development, the United States has “strongly” urged its citizens to avoid all travel to the Okavango and Caprivi regions of northern Namibia due to the “uncertain security situation.” A US embassy statement on Friday said the Angolan government’s military campaign against UNITA, which has spilled over into Namibia, “may adversely effect the peace and security of the region.” It added there were credible reports of Angolan forces shelling UNITA targets from within Namibia.
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