UN demining body explodes landmines in South Sudan

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(Africa News)The UN mine clearance worker gingerly sifts through a patch of dirt with a trowel in scrubland on the outskirts of a village near South Sudan's capital Juba.

A colleague, also clad in safety gear of a see-through face shield and pale blue protective vest, scans for mines using a metal detector that whines as it hovers over the arid brown earth.

Nearby, there is a loud boom, the sound of a controlled blast that sends a plume of black smoke into the sky.

After decades of conflict in the world's youngest country, landmines and unexploded bombs still litter vast tracts of South Sudan's landscape, threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents.

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Published: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Last Updated: Thursday, November 2, 2023

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