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Juggling soccer balls and hand grenades

Somewhere in the vast sea of elephant grass that makes up Katanga Province, in southern DR Congo lies the village of Cantonnier. Like all of the other villages in the region, it’s little more than a string of mud huts straddling one of the very few roads. “Roads” being a rather euphemistic term for the spine-shattering stretches of mud (in the rainy season) or dust (in the dry season) that connect these remote villages.

Read more of this first-hand report from one of MAG's Technical Field Managers

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MAG's Executive Director receives an OBE

 
   

MAG is delighted to announce that its executive director Lou McGrath has received the award of Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Lou McGrath was presented with his award at Buckingham Palace for his services to international mine clearance.

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