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Please acknowledge your source when using the materials and notify Conciliation Resources. The official language is Portuguese, and Umbundu, Kimbundu, and Kikongo are widely spoken. Christianity is the main religion. Living conditions are hard. Life expectancy is around 40 years, and its infant mortality rate was per 1, live births. He has been involved in development and civil society initiatives in Angola since the s.
At first glance, it is difficult to see which lessons Mr Gambari may have been referring to. Firstly, the resolution of the Angolan conflict was largely achieved through a relentless military campaign by the government forces against their National Union for the Total Independence of Angola UNITA adversaries. Not to mention the fact that the secessionist war in the enclave of Cabinda has still not come to an end. Having decided to take on this challenge, a word of explanation may be required.
This issue of Accord is predicated on this conviction, as well as on the assumption that documenting contemporary history in a balanced, accessible and attractive way, does provide β especially in post-war situations or in contexts of ongoing armed conflict β a useful tool for further constructive action on the part of national politicians, civil society activists, ordinary citizens, foreign diplomats and international agencies.
The stories of how to end decades of war, how to overcome obstacles and take advantage of opportunities, and how to mobilize for peace and justice in seemingly hopeless situations, might help the current generation in Angola, as well as people in other conflict-ridden countries, to better undertake the tasks that now lie ahead. These are the challenges of reconstructing the country and the nation, of justice and reconciliation, of democratization and political renewal, of economic development and the creation of a better life β not just for the few, but for the nation as a whole.
