Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully and courageously.
For nearly four decades, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled over Angola with an iron fist. The autocrat died in a Barcelona clinic at the age of 79.
Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully and courageously.
Today, as the 94th anniversary of the birth of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara is celebrated, it is important for Africans to reflect on his mission in the Congo.