It seems like there''s always some kind of military action or civil unrest in this country. Just wondering if anyone out there knows much about why this is.

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" Well, I travel to Angola 3 or 4 times a year and although it is not a tourist type place it is ok. There really isn''t much civil unrest at all, but there still is occasional rebel activities outside the main cities. "

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" There is a civil war going on in Angola that has been waged since prior to independence in 1975. It is one of the oldest & stupidest wars in Africa, which is saying something. You could put most of it down to the work of Jonas Savimba the leader of UNITA who after finally deciding to go along with democratic elections didn''t like it when th eresult went against him & headed back to the bush & back to more fighting. If you go there good luck. "

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Hi. Here's a good concise overview on the background to the conflict from the red24 website. Hope this helps.

Angolas conflict history dates back to 1961 when the first anti-colonial revolts took place. A new government in Portugal and the granting of independence to Portugals African colonies in 1974 was followed by a triangular struggle in Angola for power. The MPLA, UNITA, and one other movement fought each other for control of the country.

Optimists hoped that the emergence of democratic movements in Eastern Europe, the threatening collapse of the Soviet bloc, and South Africa's willingness to let go its hold over Namibia might bring peace to Angola. South African and Cuban troops withdrew between 1989 and 1991, and in May 1991 UNITA and the Angolan government signed the Bicesse peace accords. And although elections were held in 1992, they fell apart and fighting was renewed with vigour. There have been short periods of relative peace since then but the death of rebel leader, Savimbi, is the first chance there has been for peace.

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