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Over 12 years after South Sudan’s independence, the country’s landmines are still a threat and pose a danger to local people. According to the information available from UN Mine Action Service, over 5,000 people have been killed or injured by the explosion of land mines since 2004
Over 12 years after South Sudan’s independence, the country’s landmines are still a threat and pose a danger to local people. According to the information available from the UN Mine Action Service, over 5,000 people have been killed or injured by the explosion of land mines since 2004. The most affected region is Eastern Equatoria’s Magwi county, bordering Uganda, which has witnessed a number of mine explosions.
According to Mine Action Review, which does global mine analysis, Eastern Equatoria’s Magwi county had the most areas contaminated with cluster munitions in the nation, accounting for 55 out of a total of 130 such mines as of 2021. Inclement weather conditions come in the way of deactivating the mines, experts say.
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Eastern Equatoria County was also impacted by wars with the ongoing fight against Sudan and the Ugandan rebel group LRA. A peace deal was signed in 2018 between the parties involved in the conflict. But conflicts are still going on in many parts of the region, making defusing of mines a difficult task.
