Angola

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 06 October 2016

In 2015, the Republic of Angola received US$6.7 million (five-times less than in 2014) from three donors.[1]

The United States (US) provided 80% of all international assistance to Angola in 2015. Since 1995, the US has been a major donor in Angola, with more than $117 million provided since then.[2]

In October 2015, Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs published the results of the evaluation of its humanitarian mine action policy. Among the main recommendations presented was the rapid phasing down of funding in Angola—which was among the main recipients of Finland’s support to mine action between 2011–2015, with $6 million received over that period.[3]

Angola did not receive international support for victim assistance in 2015. Instead, all funds were allocated to clearance and risk education activities.

International contributions: 2015[4]

Donor

Sector

Amount (national currency)

Amount ($)

US

Clearance and risk education

$5,300,000

5,300,000

Finland

Clearance

€1,033,689

1,146,981

Japan

Clearance

¥24,619,633

203,384

Total

 

 

6,650,365

 

The government of Angola has contributed more than $430 million to mine action since 2011, an average of $86 million per year and 85% of its total mine action budget.

In 2015, it contributed almost AOA7.1billion ($60 million) resulting in a $65.8 million overall budget, this is half as much as in 2014 when it provided more than $210 million.[5]

National funding supports the Intersectoral Commission on Demining and Humanitarian Assistance (Comissão Nacional Intersectorial de Desminagem e Assistência Humanitária, CNIDAH), with funding going to coordination (salaries), quality control, and provincial offices. In 2015, the CNIDAH budget was approximately $11 million or 18% of national funding. The Executive Commission for Demining (Comissão Executiva de Desminagem, CED) received $48.6 million or 82% of the national contribution. The CED was established in 2005 to fund development projects and provide financial support to the demining operations of the Angolan armed forces, the National Reconstruction Office, and the National Demining Institute.[6]

Despite variations in mine action funding since 2013, Angola has been one of the largest recipients of international mine action funding since 2011, and received more than $76 million, or an average of more than $15 million per year.

Summary of contributions: 2011–2015[7]

Year

National contributions

International contributions ($)

Total Budget

2015

59,168,559

6,650, 365

65,818,924

2014

121,096,790

32,577,878

153,674,668

2013

115,425,303

10,084,060

125,509,363

2012

76,712,584

13,705,209

90,417,793

2011

59,608,964

13,276,397

72,885,361

Total

432,012,200

76,293,909

508,306,109

 


[1] Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2016; email from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State, 12 September 2016; and “Aid for humanitarian mine action in 2015,” Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 29 October 2015. 

[2] US Department of State, Official log, “The Most Mined Town in Africa: U.S. Assistance Helps Clear Landmines in Angola,” Dennis Hadrick, 31 August 2016.

[3] Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, “Evaluation of Finland's humanitarian mine action,” 21 October 2015.

[4] Average exchange rate for 2015: €1=US$1.1096; ¥121.05=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.

[5] Republic of Angola, Ministry of Finance, National Budget 2015 (Dotação Orçamental por Orgão), 10 February 2015. Average exchange rate for 2015: AOA119.27=US$1, Oanda.com, Historical Exchange Rates.

[6] Republic of Angola, Ministry of Finance, National Budget 2015 (Dotação Orçamental por Orgão), 10 February 2015.

[7] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Angola: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.