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Prince Harry walks through a minefield in Angola, wearing PPE and holding a visor next to red danger signs

Prince Harry in Angola with HALO

27th September 2019 | Angola

Twenty-two years after Princess Diana walked through a minefield in Angola, Prince Harry continued her legacy today as he visited HALO's Angolan programme.

After camping by one of Africa's great rivers he visited a remote minefield being cleared by HALO in southern Angola before returning to Huambo to retrace his mother's footsteps, highlighting the connection between humanitarian mine clearance, development and conservation.

Prince Harry wears a HALO Trust shirt displaying the HALO and UK Aid Logos
"Landmines are an unhealed scar of war. By clearing the landmines, we can help this community find peace. We can protect the diverse and unique wildlife that relies on the beautiful Cuito River I slept beside last night."
The Duke of Sussex

The Prince was visiting Angola as part of his African Royal Tour. With HALO he camped a few miles from the small town of Dirico and visited the first minefield to begin clearance under a new project in partnership with the Angolan Government.

Prince Harry is greeted by local dancers during his visit to a HALO Trust site in Angola

Prince Harry is greeted by local dancers as he arrives in Dirico

At the Prince’s camp, crocodiles swam in the Cuito river, just metres from his safari tent. At Dirico the Cuito meets the Cubango and together they feed the world heritage Okavango Delta.

He made a plea for international support to help HALO clear landmines from the headwaters and tributaries that feed the Delta.

A carved wooden canoe on the Cuito river during sunset
"Just as these rivers extend for miles, so must this project extend far beyond Dirico. Outside of the national parks, large parts of this crucial watershed also need to be cleared of landmines."
The Duke of Sussex

In the second stage of his visit he stood on the spot where his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, walked in a HALO minefield in 1997 and energised the successful global campaign to ban landmines.

Prince Harry stands on the spot where his mother, Princess Diana, walked in a HALO minefield in 1997 in Angola

Prince Harry retraces his mother's footsteps

"Once heavily mined, the second city of Angola is now safe. With the right international support, this land around us can be like Huambo – a landmine-free thriving community."
The Duke of Sussex

On his walk in the minefield Prince Harry spoke with deminers who he first met in 2013 when he last visited Angola with HALO. He then detonated and destroyed a landmine.

Prince Harry wears a protective vest whilst walking through a minefield with HALO Trust CEO, James Cowan

Prince Harry with HALO's CEO, James Cowan

"We at The HALO Trust are honoured to have been entrusted with the task of clearing landmines from Angola’s national parks and the Okavango watershed. Our work in the coming years in this part of Angola will make local people safe and is the necessary first step for the protection of wildlife and the sustainable development of the economy."
James Cowan, CEO, HALO

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Prince Harry walks through a minefield in Angola, wearing PPE and holding a visor next to red danger signs
Princess Diana walking through a minefield in Angola in 1997
Prince Harry walks through a minefield in Angola, wearing PPE and holding a visor next to red danger signs
Prince Harry is greeted by local dancers during his visit to a HALO Trust site in Angola
Prince Harry and officials receive a briefing in a minefield in Angola
Prince Harry meets HALO Trust Trustee and Angolan Prime Minister next to an aeroplane in Angola
Senior HALO Trust Staff member, Tom Dibb, provides Prince Harry with a safety brief in Angola
Prince Harry and HALO Trust CEO, James Cowan, walk through a minefield in Angola wearing HALO Trust uniform
Prince Harry stands in a minefield in Angola wearing HALO uniform and a protective vest displaying the UK flag
Prince Harry and HALO Trust CEO, James Cowan wear PPE and walk through a cleared minefield
Prince Harry watches a demonstration by HALO Trust deminers whilst wearing PPE
Prince Harry talks with HALO Trust deminer, Elisa, in a minefield in Angola
Prince Harry wears a protective vest whilst walking through a minefield with HALO Trust CEO, James Cowan
Prince Harry wears a HALO Trust shirt displaying the HALO and UK Aid Logos
A carved wooden canoe on the Cuito river during sunset
Prince Harry stands on the spot where his mother, Princess Diana, walked in a HALO minefield in 1997 in Angola
Prince Harry smiles during a briefing in Angola
Prince Harry talks with a HALO Trust staff member wearing a HALO Trust shirt in Huambo, Angola
Prince Harry during his visit to Huambo, Angola
Prince Harry smiles during an interview on the street in Huambo, Angola
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