Minister of Territorial Administration Virgilio Ferreira de Fontes Pereira of Angola

Cabinda will be granted a special status which respects Angola's territorial integrity, because Cabinda Province is an integral part of Angola," Pereira said at the ceremony in Namibe, 700k south of the capital Luanda.

Pereira said that the agreement included an immediate reduction of government troops in Cabinda and an amnesty law for separatists.

Pereira said the agreement included an immediate reduction of government troops in Cabinda and an amnesty law for separatists, which needs approval from Angola's parliament.

Cabinda will be granted a special status which respects Angola's territorial integrity, because Cabinda Province is an integral part of Angola, Pereira said at the ceremony.