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Caianda

Town in Moxico province, Angola From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Caianda is a town in Moxico Leste Province, which is in the northeastern part of Angola, adjacent to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Location of Caianda

Location

The town is a few kilometers from Zambia. It is located on the road between Luena, the capital of Moxico Province, and Mwinilunga in Zambia.

Recent history

In 2004, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) began organising the repatriation of over 71,000 Angolan refugees from Zambia.[1] The first refugees returned by air, but a new land corridor from Zambia via Caianda for remaining refugees.[2]

The refugees left Angola beginning in 1974 during the fighting between UNITA and MPLA forces.[3]

  • Aerial photograph of the town
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