U.N. Peacekeeping
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 10:54
African peacekeepers trying to stabilise Central African Republic say they are in control of a town where hundreds of heavily armed rebels have massed not far from the capital.
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 07:54
Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic said Saturday they had recaptured the key town of Sibut from rebel fighters, while their mission received pledges of $132 million dollars from African countries.
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 07:34
The Economic Community of West African States and its local and international partners are to meet Monday in Ghana to review the regional bloc’s intervention in Mali, says Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS director for political affairs.
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 07:14
German leaders are pushing a vigorous new case that it is time for their nation to find a more muscular voice in foreign affairs, even suggesting that Germany should no longer reflexively avoid some military deployments, as it did in Libya almost three years ago.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:54
South Sudan said Thursday that it would only sanction full and complete withdrawal of Ugandan troops from its territory, upon the complete implementation of the cessation of hostilities that permits return of peace and stability.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:52
Uganda says it will not fully withdraw its forces from South Sudan, despite concerns their continued presence is complicating efforts to bring peace to the country. Uganda’s role in the conflict is under scrutiny at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:45
The reaction of the Central African Republic to the EU force planned for the crisis-stricken country has been muted. The 600 additional soldiers can hardly be enough to restore order.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:40
Africa will always find a ready and willing partner in the United Nations as it progresses on the road of economic development to provide peace, more jobs, greater equality and better living conditions to its peoples, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told leaders of the continent’s 54 States today.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 09:19
The Ghanaian Air Force (GAF) says it will soon acquire an undisclosed number of fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft. These are added to a shopping list that includes Airbus C-295 troop transports, Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan transports, Mil Mi-35M Hind assault helicopters, Cessna Grand Caravan helicopters, HAI Z-9 utility and Airbus AS365 Dauphin utility helicopters to fulfill its airlift contract obligations with UN peacekeeping and stabilization missions across Africa.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 00:00
A partir de ahora el pais ya no tendra que firmar tratados cada vez que decida participar en una mision a la que le invite la UE, que desde 2003 ha liderado mas de 30 operaciones civiles y militares.