DRC: Moved on to a minefield

More than 1,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been ordered to move to a suspected minefield because the authorities want to build shops and restaurants on the site of their old homes. However, Kisangani mayor Augustin Osumaka Lofanga told IRIN: 'The landmine argument doesn’t stand up. If there is a risk, it is only 10 per cent. Nobody has died yet,' he said, adding that demining of the area had already been conducted by Handicap International Belgium and 'if not properly done, it is their responsibility...'