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Article: The deadly menace of the mines. (Angola)
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- African Business
- Article date:
- June 1, 1995
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Angola has displaced Cambodia and Afghanistan as the most heavily mined country in the world. To make matters worse, no one seems to know where the deadly mines have been planted. Keith Somervile reports that the menace of the mines is the most serious obstacle to Angola's economic recovery.
With the prospects for a meeting between President dos Santos and UNITA leader Mr Jonas Savimbi improving, thanks to the mediation efforts of the Zambian Government, there is a slight glimmer of hope that last November's peace accord will finally amount to more than just an ineffective combination of ink and paper.
But, even if the rival leaders meet as planned and the ...