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Withdrawal of Troops – 2002

Immediately following the Luena Accord, foreign troops were pulled out of Angola or quartered in the demobilization camps for repatriation. Members of the Namibian Defense Force (NDF), for example, who were fighting alongside the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) returned home on 22 April 2002 and were welcomed by the Namibian president.¹

The Angolan state news agency reported that “foreign soldiers, mostly Congolese and Rwandan, who had fought alongside UNITA rebels are in Angola’s quartering areas awaiting repatriation.”²

1. “Namibia’s President Nujoma Welcomes Home Armed Forces Who Fought in Angola,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, April 24, 2002.
2. “Angola: Foreign Troops in Quartering Areas,” Africa News, May 29, 2002.