U.N. Peacekeeping
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 10:02
Two French soldiers have been killed in clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR). The country’s first casualties of the current military mission came just hours before France’s president was to visit the country.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:44
The intervention may have averted total collapse and offered the chance for a fresh beginning, but the challenges to be faced in rebuilding the country remain formidable.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:39
French troops are locked in a major offensive against Al Qaida in northern Mali, military sources have told RFI. Nineteen jihadi fighters were killed in a clash north of Timbuktu at the weekend, they say.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:16
The French military says it has killed at least 19 extremists this week in an operation in the northern desert region near Timbuktu, one of the towns that was under al-Qaida control for much of 2012.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:49
French president, visiting violence-hit African nation, says his country's involvement is needed "to avoid carnage".
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:46
Francois Hollande makes visit as French government confirms two soldiers were killed in capital Bangui.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:26
UN and Congolese troops have launched an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a Rwandan rebel group linked to the 1994 genocide, the UN command said Wednesday.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:15
France's President Francois Hollande has vowed to stay the course in the Central African Republic, where French forces deployed to curb the country's escalating violence have sustained their first casualties.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:12
United Nations peacekeeping troops in Democratic Republic of Congo have launched operations against a Rwandan Hutu rebel militia operating along Congo's border with Rwanda, the U.N. commander said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:10
A year can make a big difference, even in eastern Congo.