Angolan rebels refuse to surrender despite Savimbi’s death

Angola’s government wants to secure a ceasefire and revive the collapsed peace process following the death of Unita rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, Portugal’s foreign minister said after meeting with Angola’s president.

A Unita representative said the rebels were ‘‘deeply shaken’’ by Savimbi’s death but warned they would not abandon their struggle against the government, which began after the south west African nation became independent from Portugal in 1975.