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Originally Posted by ismokeblunts
Zimbabwe was the first nation that came to mind when i thought of Africa...
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You are not far off on Zimbabwe...
Zimbabwe has it's land mine problem tho they ratified the Ottawa Treaty around 1998 ish and targeted to spend around $40 mill by the end of 2009 in clearing land mines.
Most of the mines were planted by the then Rhodesian forces. but they have already made good progress tho still a hell of a lot to do. About 40,000 land mines have been removed from the northern borders and around the Victoria Falls area.
Obviously each year there are deaths which seem to be a mix of land mine removal people and children - around 30 - 60 deaths, which is probably fairly low in relation to the number of mines. Many more are injured from blasts and the costs of support/healthcare for them is considerable.