In Angola, Archbishop Zacarias Kamuenho of Lubango was honoured by the Committee of Presidents of the European Parliament who awarded him the Sakharov Prize.

In order to enhance the verification capabilities of UNAVEM II and as an additional confidence-building measure, Special Representative Beye had decided to deploy to the countryside small teams of military and police personnel already serving with the Mission and, from 27 to 29 November, UNAVEM regional headquarters were established in Huambo, Luena, Menongue, Saurimo and Uige, in addition to the one already existing in Lubango.

Along this last three years MSTelcom has provided and doubled the volume of services like voice, data, internet, and radio trunk, over its present network based on wireless, microwave and satellite, not only in Luanda but across the country (Cabinda, Soyo, Benguela, Lubango, etc.