U.N. Peacekeeping
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 09:07
A group of 32 soldiers from the Azerbaijani armed forces, who were included in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), have returned to Azerbaijan in rotation, according to Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's message.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 07:37
French president says "mission accomplished" in Mali and announces troop reductions starting February.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 07:17
President Francois Hollande says France will reduce its troop levels in Mali, where it routed Islamic radicals last year, to 1,600 troops by mid-February.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:50
European Union officials proposed on Wednesday that the EU move quickly send troops to Central African Republic, either to the capital Bangui or the west of the country, diplomatic sources said.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 06:46
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday there is currently no need to send reinforcements to Central Africa, where it has 1,600 deployed troops to help defuse sectarian violence.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 09:23
The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to discuss the situation in the Central African Republic Monday, amid mounting calls for a U.N. peacekeeping force to stop communal violence that exploded one month ago. More than 1,000 people have died and nearly a million displaced from their homes. French and regional troops in the CAR are not seen as impartial or entirely up to halting the clashes.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 08:34
We can't fully address the young country's failures with more peacekeepers or a power-sharing deal. Here's why Washington should launch a joint venture with Juba.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 07:53
Weak leadership and rivalry between states have hampered African efforts to bring security to the conflict-hit continent
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 00:00
La Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya (FAU) recambiara una de las tres aeronaves que estan al servicio del Congo
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 07:52
The United Nations has dispatched a record number of peacekeepers in Africa in recent years, deploying soldiers to trouble spots such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan. Yet the “blue helmets” and thousands of other soldiers sent by African regional groups have failed to prevent fresh spasms of violence.