1 In the central province of Huambo, Angola recorded at least 345 cluster munition victims - Huambo being the only province where cluster munition survivors have been recorded. In addition to reported use at Cuito Cuanavale, reports from South African pilots suggest that cluster munitions were used in bombing raids on Cassinga in 1978. Based upon what I saw and heard during my recent visit to Angola, I am certain that Angola's ratification of the Convention is long overdue. In the eight years since then, Angola has made several statements in support of the Convention, but has not yet ratified it. This was the first day on which countries could sign the Convention. 156-157Īngola was one of nearly 100 countries to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions on Decemin Oslo, Norway. "The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War" by Peter Polack, p. This method of release bought them time to decide best cover in the furthest foxhole away from the bomb site or inside a Ratel with consequent limitation on casualties. The cluster bomb could clear an area of about fifty meters with no vegetation left higher than knee level height… These bombs were normally parachute retarded when dropped from high altitude, so the SADF troops could watch to see which direction they would fall, taken either by the wind or the release trajectory. The MiGs could drop… cluster bombs, which were the most feared by soldiers as the bomblets were small enough to get into foxholes. Consider this description of use by Cuban MiG fighter jets in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in 1987-88: In the years since Angola's civil war ended in 2002, many memoirs and histories of the conflict describe the use of cluster munitions by one or more actors in the battles.
Walking near a minefield in Malanje province.
A researcher for the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, Michael also authors the blog Landmines in Africa. Moore is just back from a visit to Angola where he gained fresh insight about the country's position on cluster munitions. 26 July 2016 It's time for Angola to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions
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