The article refers the powers reaction in 1975 during the Cuban troops arrival to Angola. The Angolan conflict was one of elements of the American – Soviet confrontations during the cold war on the Southern Africa territory. Both US and USSR became interested in Africa much more when Cubans arrived to Angola. The year of Angola independent was a beginning of sustained civil war. In the Angolan conflict, US, USSR, Cuba, RSA, China, Zaire and other countries were diplomatically engaged. The biggest three sides of civil war: MPLA, UNITA and FNLA were using a foreign help what increase a warfare. The Angolan conflict influenced on many countries in Africa and beyond it. Ending the war was one of the most important problem in Africa.
The Kimberley Process is the initiative of governments of Namibia, South Africa and Botswana to stop the trade in conflict diamonds. The first meeting was held in May 2000. After two years of negotiations, representatives of governments, the international diamond industry and NGOs (Global Witness and Partnership Africa Canada) created the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). Its aim is to prevent the trade in conflict diamonds - rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance armed conflict aimed at undermining legitimate governments. The problem of conflict diamonds occurred in several wars in Africa - Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Some observers add to this list the conflict in Liberia.
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