DanChurchAid: Angola

Africa Commission policy notes

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:11:01 GMT

The Danish government has established an Africa Commission on effective development cooperation with Africa.

A historic election

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:03:27 GMT

The past is scary, but the upcoming elections in Angola on September 5th has every possibility to turn a new page in the country�s history

24 million DKK for Humanitarian Mine Action

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:10:30 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) has granted 24 million DKK for DanChurchAid�s HMA programmes in Africa and Asia.

Traffic accident victims commemorated

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:06:50 GMT

Three years ago a truck overturned in Angola claiming nine lives - the most tragic accident in the historiy of DanChurchAid

Mine clearing supports farming and sustainable development

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:11:47 GMT

Finnish report from DanChurchAid�s Humanitarian Mine Action project in Eastern Angola

Floods in Angola

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:52:04 GMT

Recent flooding in Luanda, Benguela and other western Angolan provinces have resulted in the deaths of some 90 people and have contributed to a worsening cholera outbreak.

The future of WADS

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:08:21 GMT

Development of the mine clearance system WADS enters a new and exciting phase. During the past twelve months, the big mine clearance system WADS has been tested in very difficult areas in eastern Angola. When the system is fully developed, the WADS should be able to clear roads much faster than ever before and thus open areas for development and traffic. And the need is huge in the country stricken by civil war for decades.

Double demining success in Angola

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:01:03 GMT

After many months of hard work, the new DanChurchAid demining team in Angola is now ready to do their first official hand-over of a piece of land. With detectors, small shovels, brushes, and hands, the 40 deminers have inch by inch gone through every spot of the more than 3.3 hectare large area.

Surveyed roads in Angola

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:14:18 GMT

On 6 October 2005, the system for road verification went operational and the Wide Area Detection System (WADS) survey crew started surveying the Luena�Lucusse road in Angola.

Humanitarian Mine Action in Angola

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:47:50 GMT

In April 2002, peace finally came to Angola after almost 30 years of civil war. The civil war cost the lives of almost one million people, drove four million to flee internally and sent an additional 465,000 fleeing to neighbouring countries.