PBS documentary shows price of peace in Africa

The peace that has finally come to Angola may extract an unexpected and fearsome price, warns the PBS documentary "AIDS Warriors."

Three decades of civil war isolated Angola and offered some protection from the AIDS pandemic afflicting sub-Sahara Africa. The country's AIDS rate, about 5 percent, is the lowest in southern Africa and compares to 22 percent in neighboring Namibia and Zambia, according to the film.

But a May 2002 cease-fire between rebels and the Angolan government gave the newly calm country a new vulnerability: Regional transportation and travel is increasing and the AIDS virus is part of the migration.

The film, airing as part of PBS' "Wide Angle" series, follows Angola's army, the nation's only functioning government arm, as it mobilizes to fight the health crisis. The hourlong film, from Andrew Young and Susan Todd, airs 9 p.m. Thursday.

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