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18-660: In the north, Kavango bordered the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola , and in the southeast the North-West District of Botswana. Domestically, it bordered the following regions: Because of its rather higher rainfall than most other parts of Namibia, this region had agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, as well as for organised forestry and agro-forestry, which stimulated furniture making and related industries. Khaudum National Park and Mahango Game Park were located in

36-671: A language spoken in Southern Angola . Jamba served as UNITA 's headquarters from 1976 until 1992. The headquarters itself was an elaborate military encampment with radar capabilities and sophisticated anti-aircraft weaponry that protected the headquarters throughout the 16-year Angolan Civil War . UNITA also maintained a large military airstrip in Jamba. Author Paul Hare described Jamba as "a spread out, well-organised guerrilla encampment, carefully planned and camouflaged to protect against air attacks". On December 24, 1999, Jamba

54-469: A result, the new regions of Kavango East and Kavango West were created. The region was characterised by an extremely uneven population distribution. The interior is very sparsely inhabited, while the northernmost strip, especially along the Kavango River , has a high population concentration. Largest urban settlements were the capital Rundu and the towns of Nkurenkuru and Divundu . Kavango

72-649: A total of 77,314 pupils. There was a particular dearth of north-south roads in the Region, apart from the Rundu- Grootfontein main road. Rundu has a small airstrip to accommodate medium-sized tourist or cargo aircraft in daylight only. The poor condition of the roads and the long distances had a negative effect on tourism; this situation was improved by the completion of the Trans–Caprivi Highway . A major highway connecting Rundu to western Kavango and

90-848: Is a town in Angola , located in the southeastern province of Cuando Cubango , just north of the Namibian border along the Caprivi Strip . The town is best known as the former military headquarters of UNITA , a rebel movement supported by South Africa and the United States that fought the Soviet -aligned and supported government in the Angolan Civil War , a Cold War conflict. The name Jamba means elephant in Umbundu ,

108-531: The Civil War , human rights were violated by Savimbi and UNITA. Similar allegations were made against the government of Angola during the war. Under the U.S. administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush , Jamba grew as a major center of UNITA rebel activity, with the construction of elaborate air defense capabilities and runways designed for the replenishment of U.S. war supplies, which were shipped to UNITA. Both Zaire and South Africa cooperated with

126-587: The Cuando and Cubango rivers, which flow through the eastern and western edges of the province, respectively. Throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s, Cuando Cubango served as the location for the primary base camp of Angola's UNITA rebel movement, led by Jonas Savimbi . The rebel movement received support from the United States as part of the Cold War conflict against Angola's Marxist government, which

144-529: The Ohangwena Region is under construction. Cuando Cubango Cuando Cubango ( Umbundu : Kwando Kubango Volupale) is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049km and a population of 534,002 in 2014. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is José Martins, who was appointed governor in November 2021. The name of the province derives from that of

162-551: The U.S. in supporting Savimbi and UNITA in their war against the Marxist Angolan government. In 1985, Jamba was the host of the Democratic International or "Jamba Jamboree", a meeting of global anti-communist insurgents organized by United States conservatives , including Jack Abramoff . At the conference, the participants signed a communiqué declaring "our solidarity with all freedom movements in

180-581: The governor of the Kavango Region from December 2010, died in office on March 4, 2013. Samuel Mbambo was appointed as Kavango's last governor in April 2013. The Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, responsible for recommending on the country's administrative divisions suggested in August 2013 to split the Kavango Region into two. The president Hifikepunye Pohamba enacted the recommendations. As

198-545: The most prominent conflicts of the Cold War, with both the United States and the Soviet Union depicting its outcome as important to the global balance of power. Cuando Cubango is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. It is located in the extreme south-east of Angola. To the north and north-east it is bordered with Moxico Province , and in the west - the provinces of Huila and Cunene . In

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216-581: The period 1965 to 1991 during the foreign intervention years of the Angolan Civil War . In particular, the area was previously suitable habitat for the endangered painted hunting dog , Lycaon pictus , which is now deemed extirpated in the local area. Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner 16°5′S 19°30′E  /  16.083°S 19.500°E  / -16.083; 19.500 Jamba, Cuando Cubango 17°27′21″S 22°36′47″E  /  17.45583°S 22.61306°E  / -17.45583; 22.61306 Jamba

234-665: The region. Kavango comprised nine constituencies : Electorally, Kavango was consistently dominated by the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). In the 2004 regional election for the National Assembly of Namibia , SWAPO won all constituencies by a large margin. Ambrosius Haingura , a prominent SWAPO organizer during the Namibian War of Independence , served as the region's first regional governor from 1993 to 1995. Maurus Nekaro ,

252-438: The south of Cuando Cubango it borders Namibia , and to the east - Zambia . The province of Cuando Cubango contains nine municipalities ( Portuguese : municípios ): The province of Cuando Cubango contains the following communes ( Portuguese : comunas ); sorted by their respective municipalities: Considerable natural habitat previously existed within the province, although much of these areas has been destroyed during

270-505: The world and ... our commitment to cooperate to liberate our nations from the Soviet imperialists " Other participants in the conference included: In later years, Savimbi was visited regularly in Jamba by some of his closest American advisors and advocates, including Michael Johns , Grover Norquist , and others. The policy of support for anti-communist resistance movements, which was supported by The Heritage Foundation and other influential conservatives, ultimately came to be known as

288-501: Was captured by Angolan military forces . UNITA was led by Jonas Savimbi , a charismatic political and military leader who is generally considered one of the more important figures in the history of Angola. Savimbi forged relations with the U.S. and ultimately became an important proxy for the West during the Cold War . Savimbi's critics allege that his military campaign was hugely costly and destructive to modern Angola and that, during

306-539: Was supported by the Soviet Union , Cuba and other communist states. Savimbi and UNITA maintained a large and clandestine base camp in the Cubando Cubango town of Jamba . The camp was protected by anti-aircraft weapons and included an air strip, which was used for the delivery of military and other supplies, which typically arrived from neighboring Zaire . The Angolan Civil War ultimately became one of

324-525: Was the region with the highest poverty level in Namibia, more than 50% of the population were classified as poor. According to the 2012 Namibia Labour Force Survey, unemployment in the Kavango Region was 29.8% at the time. Economic activities included farming and tourism. Subsistence fishing also played a role in the nutrition of the people residing near the Kavango River. Kavango had 323 schools with

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