Nairobi, Oct. 22 -- Luanda
Nearly 20 years after the civil war ended in Angola, landmines that litter the county continue to maim people.
The civil war that left at least half a million people dead and some four million civilians displaced in the oil-rich nation decisively ended in 2002.
The conflict destroyed industries and agricultural firms. But two decades later, the southern African government is facing the challenge of clearing landmines.
According to figures from, unexploded ordinances killed about 160 people in the last two years, according to government figures. In the year the war ended, some 240 people were killed and Angola has an estimated 80,000 people living with scars or disabilities from landmine explosions. The more th...