Joy as Mozambique declared mine-free

Mozambique has declared itself mine-free, more than two decades after clearance work began. It's the first time that one of world's biggest mine-contaminated countries has achieved this status. Hundreds of people have been killed or injured as a result of mines deployed during Mozambique's struggle for independence in the 1970s, followed by a civil war.

Our Southern African correspondent Karen Allen spoke to Alberto Augusto, director of Mozambique's national demining institute.

(photo: Halo Trust worker Arcelia, Mozambique)
(Credit: Halo Trust)