Angola

During Angola’s 27-year civil war, millions of families faced starvation or were forced to flee their homes. When the fighting ended in 2002, landmines and explosives littered fields, villages and towns, killing and injuring thousands. In all, 76 different types of landmines have been found across the country.

We have been clearing mines in Angola since 1994. Two decades after the end of the civil war, the remaining minefields largely affect rural communities adding to their poverty, isolation and under-development.