Caianda
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Location of Caianda
Caianda is a town in eastern Moxico province, which is in the northeastern part of Angola.
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[edit] Location
The town in a few kilometers from Zambia. It is located on the road between Luan, the capital of Moxico Province and Mwinilunga, Zambia.
[edit] 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]
