21.   UNITA uses its bases to stage attacks against Angolan government forces.

22.   Rebel officials refuse to accept troops of perceived foes such as former colonizer Portugal and Russia, which once backed the Angolan government, as part of the force.

23.   A defense analyst for the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said the Angolan government might pull out of other spots to defend Kuito.

24.   A magistrate court sentenced twelve Angolan government soldiers to nine months in prison Friday for straying illegally into northwestern Zambia.

25.   A rebel delegation reportedly arrived in Lusaka, Zambia, but refused to hold a pre-signing meeting with Angolan government officials while fighting raged.

26.   A senior U.S. administration official told The AP the United States had told the Angolan government their troops should be withdrawn.

27.   A private South African plane carrying mining supplies to a UNITA area was forced to land and detained by the Angolan government in late January.

28.   After the vote, de Moura voiced concern that the resolution urges the Angolan government not to buy arms as long as peacekeepers are on hand.

29.   Albright is trying to push forward a pending peace agreement between the Angolan government and UNITA.

30.   Aid workers were unable to intervene, he said, because neither the Angolan government nor the rebel movement fighting to overthrow it was prepared to guarantee their safety.