Angolan official listens to Kavango residents concerns

A senior Angolan member of parliament on Wednesday told the Kavango’s Regional Governor, church and traditional leaders that he would discuss incidents of violence and maiming in the northeast of Namibia with the Angolan government, news reports said on Thursday.

Reports said that Ventura de Azevedo, the Speaker of Angola’s National Assembly, and his delegation were showered with grievances by traditional and church leaders who complained about the lack of discipline in the Angolan army.

They told De Azevedo that many Angolan government troops appeared to be more interested in selling looted goods. These were said to include livestock and corrugated iron sheets plundered from towns taken by Angolan government forces. De Azevedo said he would pass on the concerns raised by the residents to the high command of the Angolan army so that disciplinary steps could be taken against the culprits.