Cabinda Forum for Dialogue

Angolan political organization

Also known as: FDC

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The Cabinda Forum for Dialogue was an organization formed in 2004 by various groups, including civil and religious organizations, to advocate for the independence of Cabinda, an oil-rich exclave of Angola. This intensified demands for independence that had been ongoing since the mid-1970s due to guerrilla activities by factions like the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC). While the Angolan government and the Forum for Dialogue signed a peace accord in 2006, which largely ended the conflict, sporadic skirmishes continued. In 2016, FLEC renewed attacks on Angolan military forces, leading to a resurgence in fighting.1

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…groups formed an umbrella organization, Cabinda Forum for Dialogue (which also included civil and religious groups), and their demands for independence intensified. The organization and the Angolan government signed a peace accord in 2006, largely ending the conflict in the exclave, although skirmishes occurred sporadically after that. Beginning in 2016,…
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…groups formed an umbrella organization, Cabinda Forum for Dialogue (which also included civil and religious groups), and their demands for independence intensified. The organization and the Angolan government signed a peace accord in 2006, largely ending the conflict in the exclave, although skirmishes occurred sporadically after that. Beginning in 2016,…
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