U.N. Peacekeeping
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 10:12
Often lost in the whirl of stories about conflict or peacebuilding in Africa is the tragic situation that continues to unravel in the Central African Republic (CAR). There, the state has slid downhill for a decade into ineffectiveness and turmoil, so much so that today the CAR is arguably the continent’s leading failed state.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:40
The warnings have become more dire: The Central African Republic “is descending into complete chaos before our eyes,” the U.N. deputy secretary general said this week. France, the country’s former colonial power, pledged Tuesday to send 1,000 troops there after declaring last week that the situation was “on the verge of genocide.”
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 08:47
As violence escalates in the Central African Republic, and assumes increasingly religious overtones, the international community is contemplating a response. They know they must do something, but what? And will it be enough?
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 07:58
France said on Tuesday it would increase its force in Central African Republic to at least 1,000 soldiers once a U.N. resolution is passed next week to try to prevent sectarian violence from destabilizing the entire region.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 07:46
The U.N. Security Council is considering imposing an arms embargo on the virtually lawless Central African Republic as well as putting a travel ban on people undermining the country's stability, fueling violence and abusing human rights.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 07:30
Former colonial power says that it "cannot have a country fall apart" as rebel groups battle government forces.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 08:29
The U.N. Security Council has extended the mandate of peacekeepers in the Abyei region that is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 08:25
France is sending about 1,000 extra troops to the Central African Republic to help support African peacekeepers in trying to return order to the country.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 07:59
Unknown armed assailants attacked an African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) convoy on Monday, killing a Rwandan peacekeeper.
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 09:26
A roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
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