Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Angola
  • News

Civilians reported killed by UNITA raid near Huambo

    JOHANNESBURG

    About 24 people were reportedly killed in a suspected UNITA attack on 5 September on the town of Bongo, about 43 km west of the city of Huambo in the Angolan central highlands. The state-controlled Angop news agency quoted a police source as saying that rebels had set two houses alight and plundered residents’ properties before fleeing.

    Meanwhile, at least six people were killed in a separate attack launched by suspected UNITA rebels on Canjala village, 182 km from the city of Benguela on 31 August. A police source told Angop the attack was launched at dawn and that the dead included two women who were fleeing with their children. According to the report this was the second suspected UNITA attack on Canjala in a month.

    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