APOPO News

Michael “Mick” Raine, Program Manager for APOPO in Cambodia, has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to humanitarian landmine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal overseas. Outstanding contributions to the UK recognised in His Majesty The King’s New Year 2026 Overseas and International Honours list — includes Michael […]

Seles, Angola, December 11, 2025 — APOPO marked the close of its 2025 demining operations in Angola with a final controlled detonation of explosive devices in the Municipality of Seles, Cuanza Sul province. The operation involved the safe destruction of 716 explosive items recovered over the course of the year through both planned clearance activities

Siem Reap, Cambodia 5 December 2025—Twenty HeroRATs have successfully passed external accreditation in Cambodia, meeting International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) and confirming their readiness for operational deployment. This accreditation is the final step in a rigorous process designed to ensure that detection animals and teams meet internationally recognised safety and performance benchmarks. The process involved

24 November 2025, Denmark – The 2025 Union World Conference on Lung Health took place in Copenhagen from 18 to 21 November, bringing together researchers, clinicians, National TB Program managers, policymakers and operational partners from around the world. APOPO participated with a delegation led by Dr. Tefera B. Agizew, Head of APOPO’s TB Department, and

24 November, Gabela, Angola — APOPO Angola recently welcomed a delegation from Japan representing engineering company Nikken. The visitors included Chairman Makoto Amemiya, and Director of Engineering Toshiya Kudo and Technical Support Officer Mondlane Tavares, and they spent 21 and 22 November in Cuanza Sul province to understand how landmine contamination continues to affect local

When summer settled over Ukraine’s mine-affected farmland earlier this year, the fields shimmered with tall grasses and wildflowers, and heat rose from the soil in soft, wavering lines. From a distance the landscape felt gentle, almost idyllic. Up close, it told another story. Beneath the surface lay the explosive remnants of recent fighting — scattered

As the world changes, APOPO continues to evolve. From humanitarian demining and disease detection to new frontiers of scent detection, our work is rooted in innovation — and that spirit continues to guide us as we explore expanded applications for our HeroRATs. At the heart of this effort is our Innovation Department, based at the

At the APOPO HeroTREEs program in Tanzania, we are inspired by young people who are helping to restore degraded land and create greener futures. This season, Ruben van Voorst, a Bachelor’s student from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, joined the team to carry out his final-year research in International Forest

Saurimo, Lunda Sul Province, Angola — October 25, 2025 – From October 20–25th, APOPO joined fellow demining operators and national authorities in Saurimo, Lunda Sul Province, Angola, for a week of collaborative training and knowledge exchange organized by the Angolan National Mine Action Agency (ANAM). The event brought together key actors in Angola’s humanitarian demining