Angolan women politicians, deputies and social organization representatives started Monday a seminar on basic conflict resolution techniques being run by Angolan Women Network.
The World Bank will assist the Angolan government in the resettlement of 1,500,000 people in their respective areas of origin, the government-owned news agency reports.
The Angolan army has launched an offensive against separatist rebels who operate in the oil-rich enclave of Cabinda, according to reports from the area.
Angola suffered the most landmine casualties in Southern Africa last year, with 660 people - most of them civilians - killed or injured, according to a new report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). The report said more than 34 million stockpiled antipersonnel mines have been destroyed by 61 states, including seven million in the past year.
