THE military command of Angola’s UNITA rebel movement has “totally and irrevocably” rejected an amnesty offered last week by the country’s government, saying the offer from Angolan President Eduardo dos Santos was “nothing more than a bait”. UNITA recently presented the government with a series of proposals, including the setting-up of a new government, the depoliticisation of the army and the police and increased press freedom. Luanda rejected the rebels’ proposals. – AFP