Word: angolans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Undoubtedly, one of President Mobutu's greatest achievements has been the Angolan cease fire agreement which was signed on June 22 in Gbadolite, Zaire. Although the peace process in Angola is not complete, the fact is that President Mobutu took the first step toward peace in Angola by bringing the two combatants together for the first time since the war began fourteen years...
...drawn protest from groups like thenational Rainbow Lobby, who argue that he is notfit to speak at an Institute of Politics eventcalled "Peace and Progress: The Future of SouthernAfrica." But Kennedy School officials havedefended the choice of Mobuto, saying he isworking to bring about an end to the Angolan civilwar...
President Mobutu Sese Seko's country estate, a marble-studded palace set amid flowers and fountains in northern Zaire, is sometimes called "Versailles-in- the-Jungle." The nickname, a reminder of the treaty that ended World War I, seemed especially apt last week as Angolan President Eduardo dos Santos and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, the main antagonists in a 14-year-old civil war, met there for a handshake that might lead to a formal peace agreement...
...major beneficiary of the summit was Mobutu. The Zairian President will be in Washington this week for meetings with President Bush and Secretary of State James Baker. Mobutu's role in bringing the Angolan opponents together may mute criticism of human-rights abuses and government corruption in Zaire. U.S. Congressmen, who are considering an Administration request for extended aid for UNITA, will also be eager to hear Mobutu's assessment of the chances for peace. The Zairian is expected to call on all outsiders, including the U.S., to cut off military aid to the combatants...
...much for theory. In reality, the quota system has been ineffective in controlling the trade. Up to 90% of the tusks that enter the marketplace have been taken illegally by poachers, and smugglers have little trouble getting the ivory out of Africa. Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi has reportedly financed his insurrection with ivory taken from more than 100,000 elephants. Some countries seem to be conduits for the illegal trade. With roughly 4,500 elephants of its own, Somalia has still managed to export tusks from an estimated 13,800 elephants in the past three years, evidence that...