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UNHCR pledges basic assistance for spontaneous returns to Angola
5 Jul 2002 More than 20,000 Angolans have left Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for home since March; UNHCR estimates that as many as 80,000 from the region could head home by year end, and is gathering close to $2 million to meet their immediate needs. -
"Pavarotti and Friends" concert raises over 2 million euro for Angolan refugees
29 May 2002 The star-studded event raises some 1.1 million euro in ticket sales and 1 million euro in private donations from viewers in Italy. Funds will go to projects to help Angolan refugees in Zambia. -
Pavarotti and friends to stage concert for Angolan refugees
23 May 2002 World-renowned Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, supported by major stars like Sting, Lou Reed, James Brown and Andrea Bocelli, is dedicating this year's "Pavarotti and Friends" concert to support UNHCR's programmes for Angolan refugees. -
A voice for Angola's forgotten people
23 May 2002 Nangweshi camp in Zambia holds up a mirror to Angola's recent murderous past. -
Thousands of Angolan refugees in Zambia wait for resettlement as camps reach capacity
28 Jan 2002 With existing camps at maximum capacity, some 9,000 refugees fleeing the civil war in Angola are waiting to be relocated in Zambia even as their numbers are expected to grow. -
World's oldest refugee hopes for peace in Angola
29 Nov 2001 At 105 years old, an Angolan refugee in Zambia describes the day he fled his home as the worst of his life. -
Rains hamper Congo relief efforts
27 Nov 2001 Tropical rains hamper efforts to help thousands of Angolan refugees in the Bas Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
One thousand former UNITA soldiers transferred to new camp in Zambia
2 Nov 2001 More than one thousand former UNITA rebel soldiers have been transferred to a new site in a continuing effort to maintain the civilian character of the Nangweshi refugee camp near the Angolan border. -
Curfew along Namibia's north-eastern border may prevent refugees from fleeing Angolan fighting
26 Oct 2001 A dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed by Namibia along its north-eastern border may prevent refugees trying to flee the fighting in Angola from seeking asylum.