continues to give shelter to refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo while many Angolan refugees and Cabinda exclave secessionists reside in neighboring states
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
IDPs: 40,000 - 60,000 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2004)
Trafficking in Persons
Illicit Drugs
used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states
