Namibia
Namibian Army kills a UNITA soldier

afrol.com, 17 October - Members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) at the NdongaLinena village, about 75 kilometres east of Rundu that is about 700 kilometres northeast of the Namibian capital, Windhoek, shot dead an Angolan UNITA bandit, the Namibian Government reports. 

The shooing took place at Shankara village, a few kilometres from Ndongalinena on the morning of 15 October. NDF members in that area noted that a group of gunmen crossed into Namibia at Ndongalinena and started shooting at the houses to scare away the occupants so that they could steal food and other items. 

The UNITA member, who was shot dead while in an old military uniform, was found with an AK47 rifle and another G3 automatic rifle, as well as over 80 rounds of ammunition.

Meanwhile, 18-year-old Samuel Mukwambi, a resident of Ndongalinena, was admitted to the Nyangana Hospital after he broke his left arm when he tried to run out of another house, which the bandits shot on the night of 14 October. 

The NDF has become increasingly involved in the Angolan civil war after President Nujoma opened up Namibian territory to the Angolan army in its fight against the UNITA. The UNITA thus started to see Namibia as enemy territory, and has since led operations in that country.

Several parts of Northern Namibia are no restricted to the public due to the fighting. UNITA bandits regularly attack and loot Namibian villages and civilians, and several Namibian have been killed. There are reports on placing landmines on Namibian ground, both by UNITA and Angolan Government troops, and civilians have been reported killed by these. The Namibian opposition is highly critical to the Government's increasing involvement in the wars in Angola and Congo Kinshasa.

Namibia and other countries bordering Angola (in particular Zambia), are also heavily affected by the large streams of refugees arriving from Angola.
 

Source:  Based on Namibian Government

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