Africa News
An African rat hero, Magawa’s who became famous for detecting more than 100 landmines in the Cambodian countryside and winning a gold medal for his gifts, has died aged eight.
Magawa passed away “peacefully” this weekend, the Belgian charity APOPO, which trained him, said in a statement.
The group expressed their appreciation for the work of the hero over the years adding that, “All of us at APOPO is feeling the loss of Magawa “.
Magawa, a giant African pouched rat originally from Tanzania, helped clear mines from about 225,000 square metres of land, the equivalent of 42 football pitches over the course of his career.
Magawa retired in June last year after detecting more than 100 landmines and other explosives.
Magawa was reported to be in good health and spent most of last week playing…
