During almost four decades of war, Angolan and foreign armies have laid about 10 to 12 million mines of some 67 different types. Angola, 1997.

Though one of the richest African countries, Angola has been in a state of war since the 1960s. Cities are crowded with displaced persons who have fled war zones: they camp out near railroad tracks, in movie theaters, schools or museums. Angola is thought to have one land mine per inhabitant.

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At the International Red Cross's new orthopedic center in Kuito, a nurse fits a boy with a prosthesis to replace a leg blown off by a land mine. Angola, 1997.

This center is still unable to meet demand for prostheses, even though 50 percent of those who step on land mines (and 80 percent of children who do so) are instantly killed. Bomba Alta. Angola, 1997.