The injured had to be hospitalised for poly trauma, chest and neckcontusion, traumatic cephalic and fracture of the spine and ribs. He said over the past year, the agency de-mined about 40 unexplodedordinances, mostly anti-personal landmines. APOPO, the demining group, estimated that one fifth of Angola’spopulation of 30 million is affected by landmines and explosive remnantsof war. “Millions of landmines and other unexploded bombs are still scatteredthroughout the country - the legacy of over 40 years of conflict,” MAGstated. In June last year, the government of President Joao Lourenco announcedan investment of US$60 million to clear landmines, mostly in thesouth-east of the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 17, 2020 09:22 UTC