Angola

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 24 November 2021

In 2020, the Republic of Angola received US$15.2 million (37% increase compared to 2019) from six donors.[1] As in 2016–2019, Angola did not receive international support for victim assistance in 2020. Instead, all funds were allocated to clearance, and risk education activities.

International contributions: 2020[2]

Donor

Sector

Amount

(national currency)

Amount (US$)

United States

Clearance

US$7,000,000

7,000,000

United Kingdom

Clearance and risk education

£3,201,379

4,107,049

Japan

Clearance

¥237,475,800

2,224,068

Norway

Clearance

NOK9,500,000

1,007,605

Belgium

Clearance

€436,653

498,221

Sweden

Clearance and risk education

SEK3,500,000

379,745

Total

 

N/A

15,216,688

Note: N/A=not applicable.

The government of Angola has contributed more than $117 million to its mine action program since 2016, amounting to 74% of its total mine action budget. In 2020, it contributed $6.1 million and received $11.1 million from international donors, resulting in a $21.3 million overall budget.[3]

In 2016–2020, Angola was one of the 20 largest recipients of international mine action funding and received more than $41.3 million over the five-year period. In 2020, international assistance totaled more than $15 million for the first time since 2014.

Summary of contributions: 2016–2020[4]

Year

National contributions

(US$)

International contributions (US$)

Total Budget

2020

6,108,149

15,216,688

21,324,837

2019

15,700,000

11,118,449

26,818,449

2018

26,458,282

7,078,286

33,536,568

2017

45,079,260

3,127,966

48,207,226

2016

24,497,253

4,797,332

29,294,585

Total

117,842,944

41,338,721

159,181,665

 



[1] Belgium Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form J; Sweden Convention on Cluster Munition Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2021; emails from Charlotte Van Caeneghem, Attaché, Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, 23 April 2021; from Ishida Tatsuya, Conventional arms division/ Arms control and disarmament division, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2021; from Camilla Dannevig, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 September 2021; from Erik Pettersson, Senior Programme Manager, Peace and Human Security Unit, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), 28 September 2021; UK Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 29 April 2021; and US Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2021,” 5 April 2021.

[2] Average exchange rate for 2020: €1=US$1.141; £1=US$1.2829; NOK9.4283=US$1; £1=1.2768; SEK9.2167=US$1; ¥106.7754=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.

[3] Republic of Angola, Ministry of Finance, National Budget 2020 (Dotação Orçamental por Orgão), December 2019. Average exchange rate for 2020: AOA595.867=US$1, Oanda.com, Historical Exchange Rates.

[4] See previous Monitor reports.