Africa-Press – Angola. The minister of National Defence, former Combatants and Veterans of the Homeland, João Ernesto dos Santos “Liberdade”, on Monday in Cazombo, eastern Moxico Leste Province, reiterated the government’s goal to eradicate landmines in the country by 2027.
According to the minister, the country currently has 976 known mined areas.
Speaking at the ceremony for the delivery of the Surface Control and Quality Certificate to the Government of Moxico Leste, the minister appealed to demining companies for greater commitment to their actions so that the authorities can achieve such goal.
He assured that the Surface Control and Quality Certificate granted to Moxico Leste, as a result of the demining work carried out in 2025 by the National Demining Center, will allow the start of structural works in the province.
Among the projects yet to begin are the Cazombo fruit market, the sanitary landfill, and interventions on the Marco 25/Massivi/Cavungu/Cazombo and Lumbala-Canquengue road sections, as well as the Massivi/Camafafa/Caianda and Jimbi roads.
For the governor of Moxico Leste, Crispiniano dos Santos, this action represents the basis for the region’s development, as “a province free of mines will truly give rise to the desired progress”.
Moxico Leste is one of Angola’s 21 provinces and resulted from the country’s new political-administrative division just over a year ago, along with the provinces of Cuando and Icolo e Bengo.
The new province is separated from Moxico and has 411,074 inhabitants, distributed across nine municipalities, namely Caianda, Cameia, Cazombo (provincial capital), Lago Dilolo, Lóvua do Zambeze, Macondo, Luacano, Luau and Nana Candundo.
It borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the north, Zambia to the east and south, and the province of Moxico to the west.
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