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Of all the post-Soviet conflicts, the conflict in Transnistria is clearly closest to the borders of the Czech Republic. But at the same time it is also one of the most neglected. The following text aims to contribute to the study of this conflict, in particular by analyzing the role of the Russian Federation, which plays an irreplaceable role in it.

At the beginning of 2010, the conflict in the Angolan province of Cabinda, which had been in decline for several decades but was neglected by the world public, received unusual interest. On 8 January, before the start of the African Cup of Nations football holiday, members of the local armed secessionist movement FLEC (Frente para and Libertaçao do Enclave de Cabinda) three people were killed in the attack. In this conflict, which always takes place in the shadow of the Angolan civil war and is therefore nicknamed the "forgotten war of Angola", the key variable is oil, or its rich deposits located in the disputed province of Cabinda.