1998 in Angola

The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Angola.

Incumbents

August 29 - The rebels are reported to have evacuated the port city of Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angolan troops are reported to have arrived supporting Kabila without fighting in the city.^[1]
August 31 - Angola admits to sending troops to DRC.^[2]

September 3 - South Africa now says it supports the intervention of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Namibia, Zimbabwe and Angola, supporting Kabila.^[3]

December 5 - The rebel leader said that Angolan and Zimbabwean troops have launched a counter-offensive against his troops in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[4]

^ "Congo rebels quit key port". 29 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Angola admits involvement in Congo". 31 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "South Africa shifts position on Congo". 3 September 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Government offensive in Congo". 5 December 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

v t e 1998 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Anjouan Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara