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The Angolan 27 year long civil war has been described by the UN as "the worst war in the world", and now a new study using extensive eyewitness accounts argues that for most Angolans, it was also a completely meaningless conflict. Justin Pearce is the author of the book "Political identity and conflict in Central Angola 1975-2002, He is also a former Â鶹Éç correspondent in Angola. (Photo: Angolan ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola party (MPLA) supporters attend a rally. Credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/GettyImages)