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$238m needed to clear landmines in Angola: official
In April 2002, Angola concluded a 27-year civil war, marking a transition to comprehensive peace and the beginning of post-war recovery and reconstruction.
Angola still has 1,039 minefields to clear, with Cuando Cubango, Bie, Moxico, Huila, Cunene, Cuanza-Sul, Lunda Sul and Lunda Norte provinces being the most concerned, Sapalo was quoted by Angola Press Agency as saying.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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LUANDA - More than 238 million U.S. dollars are needed to make the country completely free of mines and other explosive devices, said Leonardo Sapalo, general