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    • Mine Awareness Day 2020
    • Landmine Free 2025 opening statement at the Mine Ban Treaty review conference
    • Prince Harry calls for a Landmine Free 2025 as casualties double
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    • Prince Harry Marks International Mine Awareness Day at Kensington Palace
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REMOVING BARRIERS TO GROWTH - HOW LANDMINES AFFECT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

When a conflict ends, mines and ‘explosive remnants of war’ (ERW) like unexploded bombs and cluster-munition bomblets often remain. These items can continue to kill and maim for decades after conflict has ended and stop communities from being able to use their land and access key services like hospitals, markets, and schools.

​Landmine and cluster munition contamination affects 18 countries and disputed territories in Africa, many of which are also affected by related disarmament issues, such as the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, management of weapons stockpiles, and illicit cross-border transfer of weapons. All of these disarmament issues, including landmine contamination, hinder development growth across the continent, destabilising regions and preventing land from being used to its full potential.

​The report is available to download below in both English and Japanese. 
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removing_barriers_to_growth_-_how_landmines_affect_african_development.pdf
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removing_barriers_to_growth_-_how_landmines_affect_african_development__japanese_.pdf
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  • Home
  • About Us
  • The Problem
  • Support the campaign
  • Reports
    • State of Play: The Landmine Free 2025 Commitment
    • The Ottawa Treaty's 2025 Goal for Clearance
    • Removing Barriers to Growth - How Landmines Affect African Development
    • Mine Action's Fair Share: An Agenda for Change
  • Prince Harry
    • Prince Harry - International Mine Awareness Day 2017
    • Prince Harry Calls on States to Keep their Promise for a Landmine Free 2025
  • Stories
    • International Women's Day
    • Landmines, Improvised Explosive Devices and Displacement
    • HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION and the EMPOWERMENT of WOMEN
    • LANDMINE CLEARANCE: REMOVING LETHAL BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT
    • CLEARING LANDMINES AND BUILDING FUTURES IN ANGOLA
    • STICKS, SAFETY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN ZIMBABWE
  • EVENTS & NEWS
    • Mine Awareness Day 2020
    • Landmine Free 2025 opening statement at the Mine Ban Treaty review conference
    • Prince Harry calls for a Landmine Free 2025 as casualties double
    • State of Play: The Landmine Free 2025 Commitment
    • Prince Harry Marks International Mine Awareness Day at Kensington Palace
  • CONTACT US