Mine Risk Education in Pepa. See: Bringing
the village of Pepa back to life
Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report - July 2010 [PDF]
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Emergency clearance of Mbandaka Airport
When unexploded shells, mortars and grenades littered the area surrounding Mbandaka Airport following a rebel attack, MAG responded quickly to reduce the risk of further bloodshed. (28 June 2010)
'Anyone with a weapon prefers to sell it to have a good life'
MAG aims to reduce the number of weapons and ammunition stored by the Congolese army, and improve the management of stockpiles, contributing to the security and protection of the civil population. (1 June 2010)
Improving access to safe drinking water
MAG's work in Ikela, a major site of conflict during the second Congolese civil war, has improved drinking water facilities for thousands of people. (12 April 2010)
MAG represents NGO sector on international Landmine Day
For the third consecutive year, MAG was chosen to represent all international non-governmental organisations operating in DRC during the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action celebrations. (9 April 2010)
Bringing the village of Pepa back to life
Pepa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, stands as an example of how livelihoods can be transformed by MAG’s work. (8 April 2010)
Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report - January 2010 [PDF]
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Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report - December 2009 [PDF]
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Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report – November 2009 [PDF]
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Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report – October 2009 [PDF]
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Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report – September 2009 [PDF]
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'I heard an explosion and ran out to find my son wounded'
Seven-year-old Amoni was at home with his family when someone started burning some vegetation near their house. Unable to resist the spectacle, Amoni ran out to watch the fire. Suddenly there was a loud explosion and he fell to the ground, bleeding and unconscious. (22 October 09)
Blog: A plane wreck and protecting an endangered species...
...all in a day’s work for MAG’s Emergency Response Team in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (30 September 09)
PHOTO GALLERY: Partnership and Community Liaison
In Equateur province MAG has developed a partnership with a local non-governmental organisation, Humanitas Ubangi, training its staff to perform Community Liaison and Mine Risk Education work. (10 September 09)
DRC report - July 2009 report [PDF]
July saw the removal and destruction of 13,655 hazardous items; 1151 Dangerous Areas identified; and 325 Mine Risk Education sessions conducted, targeting 12,648 beneficiaries.
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MAG DRC celebrates World Humanitarian Day
MAG highlighted its work in the Democratic Republic of Congo on World Humanitarian Day, which pays homage to the work of humanitarian personnel worldwide and the risks many of them face. (21 August 09)
Weapons destruction - photo gallery
The large amount of weapons hidden or stored in unsafe conditions in Katanga province constitutes a risk to the fragile peaceful transition process. See how MAG is helping to take weapons out of circulation. (31 July 09)
VIDEO: Stockpile - a film from D.R. Congo
Stockpile is a documentary film set in the Democratic Republic of Congo, featuring the work of MAG and Search for Common Ground, a non-governmental organisation working to transform conflict in Congolese society through interactive street theatre. (1 July 09)
'We need you so we can be free'
The city of Kenge, 280 kilometres east of Kinshasa, was the scene of a massacre on 5 May 1997 - and the danger to the population continued long after this day. (20 May 09)
A landmine survivor's story
There was an explosion that knocked Benoit down. People nearby came running when they heard the explosion. Sanza had been killed on the spot. Benoit lay in his field bleeding. People put Benoit on a bicycle and transported him seven kilometres to the nearest hospital... (15 April 09)
International Landmines Day
MAG DRC attended the annual celebration of the International Landmines Day on 4 April at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (8 April 09)
Blog: 15 days on Lake Tanganyika
By Gwenn Dubourthoumieu, Katanga Base Manager, MAG DRC... I recently followed the teams of MAG for 15 days during the rainy season on Lake Tanganyika, in Katanga province. (2 April 09)
Independent woman
The Democratic Republic of Congo has a long history of suffering and misery. Only now is it taking the first tentative steps down a long and rough road to stability and development. Female deminer Mami Mapala Mongongwa, for one, has her feet on the ground and is moving forward. (25 March 09)
Destroying surplus arms, reducing danger
An interview with Captain Louis Kalamba Tshiampe of the Congolese Army, who supervises the FADRC-MAG activities to destroy surplus weapons stocks at the central logistics base in Kinshasa. (11 March 09)
Blog: One morning with Manual Clearance Team 4
"Ten minutes of searching by the whole team, in what resembles some kind of surreal Easter egg hunt in the jungle, reveals nothing.....the village chief had hidden it behind the village by wrapping it in banana leaves and placing it under a bush..." (23 February 09)
Responding to the humanitarian emergency in Goma
MAG currently has a two-person team on the ground in Goma and the surrounding area. The team has already identified unexploded ordnance in several communities in urban and semi-rural locations, which pose a grave danger to the resident and returning populations. (21 November 08)
Explosion threat reduced as naval weapons destroyed
MAG DRC has destroyed surplus naval stocks in Banana, (in Bas-Congo, 2nd Military Region) as part of its Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal programme. (17 November 08)
Partnership launched with local association
MAG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Congolese Association ECC-MERU (Eglise du Christ au Congo – Ministère de l'Eglise pour les Réfugiés et les Urgence; Church of Christ in Congo – Ministry of Refugees and Emergencies). (17 November 08)
Supporting Regeza's recovery from war
Until MAG cleared agricultural land in Regeza, villagers were not able to produce as vigorous crops as they had before the war and, as a result, were permanently short of food. (5 September 08)
Sharing safe messages
With safe behaviour awareness so low in the south-eastern area of Moba Port that even police forces were moving items of unexploded ordnance and throwing them into rivers, MAG began a strong Mine Risk Education programme there. (2 September 08)
Three days in the "Triangle of Death"
Spend time with MAG Manual Clearance Teams in this photo report from Katanga Province. (22 August 08)
Destroying stockpiles in DR Congo
MAG is working to destroy stockpiles of small arms and light weapons and ammunition in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (5 June 08)
Juggling footballs and hand grenades
"As Kitapa and his friends ran off to collect their machetes and finish their football pitch, I couldn’t help but hope that I might have played some small part in creating the world’s next footballing sensation...." (16 May 08)
Diving for bombs
In a first for MAG, a team has cleared the harbour in Mbandaka, Equateur Province. Marc Renquet, Dive Team Leader said: "This is magnificent work that will greatly assist in opening up the town of Mbandaka." (13 May 08)
More than 7,000 SALW items destroyed in February
A total of 3,400 weapons and 4,047 items of ammunition were destroyed by small arms and light weapons (SALW) teams last month. (17 March 08)
Camp Ngashi clearance completed
The final demolition of hazardous items from Forces Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo storage facility Camp Ngashi took place on 29 January. (11 February 08)
Camp Ngashi operations continue
Three people were killed, 94 injured and more than 200 families displaced as a result of an explosion at an armed forces storage facility in June, requiring a dedicated emergency response. (12 November 07)
Focus on small arms and light weapons
The global availability of SALW is increasingly recognised as a real hindrance to peace and security, and to relief and development activities. It is not, however, a straightforward issue. (23 October 07)
Securing peace in conflict-affected areas
MAG’s clearance and mine risk education operations in Kabuta ensure abandoned weapons will not be used by Mai Mai rebel forces and other combatants to refuel conflict. (19 September 07)
Helping returnees and residents
MAG has provided clearance and mine risk education along a principal road in the Mangbwala area, to help repatriate more than 8,000 refugees from the Republic of Congo. (6 September 07)
Building on peace
MAG teams have cleared Mukato of a stockpile of anti-tank shells, several hundred rounds of machine gun ammunition and a .50 calibre machine gun. (28 August 07)
International Gun Destruction Day
MAG joined organisations across four continents to celebrate International Gun Destruction Day on 9 July with a “millionth weapon destruction” event. (12 August 07)
Training destruction teams
MAG is the first organisation to develop Standard Operating Procedures for undertaking small arms and light weapons destruction in the country. (19 April 07)
Papa Wemba
In support of International Mine Action Day, 4 April 2007, MAG DR Congo hosted a concert with renowned Congolese musician, Papa Wemba “the King of Rumba Rock”. (6 April 07)
MAG goes from strength to strength
MAG DRC broke new ground during the month of August 2006 setting all time high figures for operations since work was first started in the country in June 2004. (20 September 06)
Leading the way
MAG cleared more land and destroyed more unexploded ordnance (including various landmines) than all of the other demining NGOs working in the country combined. (11 August 06)
Survey and clearance
MAG has become the first organisation of its kind to complete a pilot survey and clearance project in the isolated south-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (1 August 05)
Rapid response
Alifero makes his way home slowly through the Congolese jungle, helped by two friends from his village. “I used to be a fisherman,” he says. “But now I can do nothing.” (1 February 05)
