News – April 2026

  • Cambodia: CMAC clears 4,000 hectares in Q1

    April 21, 2026

    The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared more than 4,000 hectares of land and provided mine-safety training to 200,000 people during the first quarter of 2026, officials reported on April 9. At a quarterly review in Siem Reap, CMAC Director General Heng Ratana highlighted significant progress in land clearance and emergency response, even as contamination remains ...

  • Sudanese deminers scour shattered capital for hidden explosives

    April 20, 2026

    Bending low in the baking sun and sheathed in heavy protective gear, Hussein Idris sweeps a metal detector across a vast minefield in central Khartoum that was once a park beloved by local families. he war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has moved on from the capital since the military retook ...

  • France: WWII bomb destroyed in controlled explosion in Paris

    April 20, 2026

    Video provided by French police shows the controlled detonation of a large bomb dating from the Second World War in Colombes. After attempts to remove the bomb’s detonator failed at midday, authorities buried it and later destroyed it in a controlled detonation. Read more… Source: Yahoo News Related:  

  • China’s PLA considers to use minelaying underwater drones to enforce Taiwan blockade

    April 19, 2026

    According to reports, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) could use large underwater drones to lay mines to blockade the “First Island Chain” should tensions over Taiwan escalate. Suggested in a Chinese military magazine, Shipborne Weapons, the strategy would likely see the use of China’s large AJX002, long-range (perhaps 1.118-mile/1,800 km) minelaying underwater drone, first seen ...

  • UN peacekeeper killed, three wounded while clearing explosive ordnance in south Lebanon

    April 18, 2026

    A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and ​three others wounded after a UNIFIL patrol ‌came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of ​Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday. Two ​of the wounded peacekeepers were seriously injured, ⁠it said. UNIFIL said initial assessments indicated the ​fire came ...

  • India: Another 200kg bomb found In Jharkhand’s Swarnarekha river

    April 16, 2026

    A suspected 200 kg missile bomb was found in Jharkhand’s Swarnarekha river, the third such recovery in the area. Police secured the site and alerted the Army for disposal The Subarnarekha river, flowing through the Baharagora police station area in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, has once again come under scrutiny after a suspected missile bomb, ...

  • Ukraine reviews partner demining equipment, calls for sustained maintenance

    April 15, 2026

    In Kyiv, the ninth meeting of the Sectoral Working Group on “Humanitarian Demining” took place, during which participants assessed the status of using equipment provided by international partners and identified the main problems affecting the pace of demining. The press service of the Main Directorate of Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Safety via Telegram sent ...

  • Afghanistan: Saving lives in Helmand’s most conflict-affected communities

    April 15, 2026

    In the south of Afghanistan, Helmand Province was once at the centre of heavy fighting between the Taliban and NATO and the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. Until 2021, NATO and the ANA tried to expel the Taliban from their heartland, but the latter fought back fiercely. Today, the war has ended, but the danger has ...