U.N. Peacekeeping
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 07:29
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday the United Nations would probably have to renew a French mandate for French troops to restore order in Central African Republic when it expires in May.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:42
When the South African president, Jacob Zuma, returned from the African Union summit last weekend, his press statement said almost nothing that could not have been written before he left.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:03
Senior members of a Rwandan Hutu rebel force based in eastern Congo said on Tuesday they had started laying down their arms and were ready for talks with Kigali, but U.N. peacekeepers said they had seen no signs of disarmament.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 10:22
Many Somalis are alarmed at a recent decision to include Ethiopian troops in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a peacekeeping force in the war-ravaged country.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 08:40
Media Briefing With Deputy Secretary William Burns
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 08:13
THE decision by eight African Union (AU) members to contribute troops to a rapid deployment force to quell bloodshed in Africa’s trouble spots could not have come at a better time.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 08:04
Sectarian fighting in the Central African Republic town of Boda since Tuesday has left at least 75 people dead, a local priest has said.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 07:50
The Director of United States Army’s Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA), Col.Timothy Rainey has said that Rwanda army is the most capable World’s peacekeepers.
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 12:25
The peacekeeping subdivision of the Armenian Armed Forces consisting of 75 military servicemen took part in the regular multinational exercise organized within Kosovo Forces program in the U.S. Armed Forces military training center stationed in Germany.
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 10:55
The African Union says international donors have pledged $314 million to fund an African peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic. The announcement came at the end of a donor conference held at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.