U.N. Peacekeeping
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 10:57
The Bashar faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM-Bashar) announced the suspension of its joint Darfur peace committee with the government on Thursday, while criticising the Darfur Peace Agreement Follow-up Office of "delaying the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement".
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:43
Border violence continued to plague Central Eurasia this week, as tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan increased ahead of the foreign ministers’ meeting in Paris today, and Russia expanded its security zone into Georgian breakaway territory ahead of the Sochi Olympics. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top Stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:54
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said today that not only will Armenia continue peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan but negotiate on the number of Armenian peacekeepers due to be sent to Lebanon.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:44
Ethiopian troops in Somalia on Wednesday formally joined the UN-backed African Union force amid efforts to boost operations against Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, officials said.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:42
Foreign Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed Wednesday told reporters that Kenya had been approached to help boost the more than 5,500 soldiers needed to guard peace in the neighbouring country.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:22
How much longer will the African Standby Force (ASF) simply continue to ‘stand by’ while France and others deal with Africa’s crises? As African leaders prepare for their 22nd Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa next week, questions around the implementation of the ASF have become more urgent than ever.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 06:55
Landing a C-17 cargo aircraft at the airfield in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, is like landing at any airport — except for the fact that the airfield is surrounded by smoke, the radar system on the ground is weak, control tower operators are difficult to communicate with, the tarmac is short, and Internally Displaced Persons are milling about near the runway.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:17
One million people have fled the violence in the Central African Republic. Although the EU, UN and numerous aid groups are working hard to alleviate the humanitarian crisis, the country needs more assistance.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:06
More than 4,000 Ethiopian troops have been formally absorbed into the African Union force in Somalia. They will be responsible for security in the south-western regions of Gedo, Bay and Bakool, the AU said.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:53
Uganda has set up a rapid response centre to get soldiers operational as soon as possible to intervene in regional conflicts, an official says.