Tag: Peacekeeper

Mali rejects delay in UN troops’ departure, Malian and Russian forces relocate to northern region

October 17, 2023

While the United Nations voiced concern on Saturday (14 October) over an escalation of fighting in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said ... Read More

Egypt pulls out over 460 peacekeepers from Mali as UN mission is parking out

August 3, 2023

Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion working for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have pulled out ... Read More

UN peacekeeper killed in attack in DRC as East Africa leaders renew call for ceasefire

February 6, 2023

A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed in an attack on a helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday (5 ... Read More

Burkina Faso not planning to hire Russia’s Wagner mercenaries like Mali

October 27, 2022

Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to fight militants ... Read More

Tunisia to send 450 peacekeepers to CAR

April 25, 2022

Tunisian President Kais Saied has greenlighted the deployment of 450 soldiers for United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) embroiled in several ... Read More

CAR: Another Moroccan UN Peacekeeper Killed, Three Injured

July 24, 2017

One Moroccan UN soldier was killed and three others were injured in an attack launched Sunday by Christian armed militia in the Central African Republic ... Read More

Missing Moroccan Peacekeeper in CAR Found Dead

May 12, 2017

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has confirmed the death of the Moroccan peacekeeper previously reported as missing ... Read More