Mozambique to be declared landmine-free

MAPUTO. — Mozambique was to be declared free of landmines yesterday, a charity dedicated to mine clearance said, ending two decades of work to rid one of the world’s poorest countries of explosives left over from a civil war. HALO Trust said it had destroyed the last known mine on the territory of the gas- and coal-rich southern African country, which was devastated by a civil conflict that ended in 1992.

The charity said it had cleared more than 171 000 landmines since 1993. — Reuters.