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Humanitarian Mine Action

Humanitarian Mine Action in Angola

08/11/2005: 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.

Mine Risk Education (MRE) presentation, HMA programme in Angola

Mine problem and context

The widespread use of landmines has resulted in Angola being the most mine affected country in Africa, with an estimated 12 million mines still in the ground.

More about mine problems please view Landmine Monitor, Angola

After the civil war the infrastructure in Angola is seriously dilapidated. DCA works in the Eastern province of Moxico province, which is the worst affected by mines in Angola.

This part of Angola is not part of the positive economic development elsewhere in Angola. Eastern Angola is still very isolated due to the bad infrastructure and DCA is one of the few NGO’s working in the area.

© Anders Jansson

DanChurchAid response

DCA’s work in Angola focuses on humanitarian mine action. The programme includes manual and mechanical demining as well as mine risk education of the returnees and Internal Displaced People (IDP’s).

The demining is done in coordination with the Angolan government to clear areas that directly affects the returning and expanding population. DCA also assist other development NGO’s by clearing the sites they have designated for development projects.