▁the ▁Af ro - As ian ▁People ' s ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Organisation ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Peace ▁Council , ▁the ▁MP LA ▁and ▁AN C ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁formal ▁military ▁al liance ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁African ▁People ' s ▁Organisation ▁( SW AP O ), ▁the ▁Z imb ab we ▁African ▁People ' s ▁Union ▁( Z AP U ), ▁and ▁the ▁African ▁Party ▁for ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁Guinea ▁and ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁( PA IG C ). ▁This ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Kh art ou m ▁al liance . ▁ ▁The ▁AN C - MP LA ▁al liance ▁assumed ▁new ▁significance ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁with ▁Ang olan ▁independence . ▁After ▁cons olid ating ▁power ▁with ▁Cub an ▁support , ▁the ▁MP LA ▁granted ▁M K ▁permission ▁to ▁establish ▁training ▁facilities ▁in ▁Ang ola . ▁The ▁primary ▁M K ▁base ▁in ▁Ang ola ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Nov o ▁Cat eng ue , ▁where ▁int akes ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁rec ruits ▁were ▁trained ▁by ▁Cub an ▁military ▁advis ers . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁M K ▁gu err illas ▁were ▁trained ▁at ▁Nov o ▁Cat eng ue . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁Cuba ' s ▁role ▁in ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁training ▁programme , ▁the ▁third ▁M K ▁int ake ▁to ▁must er ▁out ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" Mon c ada ▁Det achment ". ▁There