Two years after the April 4, 2002, ceasefire agreement between the Angolan government and the opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), Angola is in transition. Although no date has been set for the first national elections since 1992, these are widely expected to be held no later than 2006. A government dominated by the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) – the ruling party since 1975 – will guide the process of holding these elections, and the installation of a new government.
