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Angola: Update to AGO30707.F of 9 December 1998 on the Tocoist (Mtokoist) religion (also referred to as Simaon Church or Church of our Lord Jesus in the World) and the treatment of its adherents

Only two references to the Tocoista faith could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

In March 1999, the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH) reported that the Tocoista church had established a health clinic in Cambondo Velho. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that independent churches, such as those of the Tocoist and Kimbanguist faiths, and animistic religions, made up less than 10 per cent of the religious communities in Angola (Apr. 1999).

While not specifying the Tocoist religion, Angola: A Country Study, published in 1989 by the US Library of Congress, provides some general information on indigenous religions in Angola under the Indigenous Religious Systems section.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Library of Congress. 1989. Angola: A Country Study. <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/ cs/aotoc.html> [Accessed 9 June 2000]

United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH). 5-12 March 1999. "Humanitarian Situation in Angola." <http://131.111.106.147/b/b703.htm> [Accessed on 8 June 2000]

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). April 1999. "Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Angola." <http://www.unhcr.org/ refworld/country/cdr/cdrago02.htm> [Accessed on 8 June 2000]

Additional Sources Consulted

Africa Confidential [London]. 1999-2000

Africa Research Bulletin [London]. 1999-2000

Encylopaedia Britannica. 1989

The Europa World Year Book 1999. 1999

The Encylopedia of Religion. 1987

WNC Connection

Internet sites including:

Africa Intelligence

Africa News Service

Amnesty International

Angola Peace Monitor [London]. 1999-2000

Human Rights Watch

US Department of State. September 1999. Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999.

United Nations

UK Immigration and Nationality Directorate. April 2000. "Angola Assessment."

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