DRC grapples with landmine legacy
- 12 years ago
Serb mercenaries -- hired to fight alongside the Zairean army -- planted thousands of landmines back in 1996 on footpaths all around the country's airport.
Now, years later as the nation hopes to move forward - the scourge of munitions buried beneath the earth, lies in wait to claim another victim or limb.
Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Kisangani on how the country is trying to reclaim its lands.
Now, years later as the nation hopes to move forward - the scourge of munitions buried beneath the earth, lies in wait to claim another victim or limb.
Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Kisangani on how the country is trying to reclaim its lands.