Project Site of Soyo LNG, Angola

Pix taken during my recent visit to Soyo. In Sarawak, it is practically safe to say that project site preparation does not include landmine clearance. However over here in Soyo, Angola this is a reality.
In 1994 the two warring sides in the Angolan civil war signed the Lusaka peace accords and subsequently have slowly retreated from their entrenched positions. However, due to the heinous number of land mines Angola will remain a country afflicted by the scourge of war for decades to come because the devices act as a silent enemy not allowing the population to progress and rebuild. Estimates of the number of Angolan land mines range between 10 and 20 million which equates to at least 1 to 2 land mines for every person in the country. http://www.american.edu/TED/landmine.htm

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