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Tag: Peacekeeping
DRC hopes to leverage SADC regional forces to push back M23 rebels
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly hoping soldiers from the 10-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will help it regain ... Read More
Mali, Niger in meltdown, as both states wage multiple battles against Al-Qaeda
The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with ... Read More
Mali accuses UN of ‘espionage’, calls for pullout of UN peacekeepers
Mali's ruling junta has asked prosecutors to probe the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA for "espionage" just days after the government in Bamako called on the ... Read More
Mali: Russia’s Lavrov holds talks with junta leaders as UN mission’s HR chief expelled
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali Tuesday (7 February) for talks with its junta leaders who only two days earlier ordered the rights ... Read More
Mali’s junta-appointed PM bashes France & UN, praises Russia ties
Mali’s military-appointed prime minister has lashed out at the former colonial ruler France and the United Nations as he praised the "exemplary" cooperation with Russia. ... Read More
Child recruitment in Tindouf encourages terrorism, instability, radicalization in North Africa and in Sahel
The polisario-forced and Algeria-backed recruitment of children in the camps of Tindouf fuels instability in North Africa and the Sahel, said, on Thursday in Dakhla, ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire, Russia sign MoU to boost ties
Côte d’Ivoire and Russia, this week, signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral cooperation in several areas, including security & stability, education, energy, industry ... Read More
UN SG Commends Morocco’s Contributions to Peacekeeping
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres commended in New York Morocco’s contribution to peacekeeping operations in Africa and beyond. Guterres «thanked the Kingdom of Morocco for ... Read More
UN considering proposal on neutral force deployment in Eastern DRC
The United Nations peace keeping operations department is looking into the proposal to deploy a neutral force in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic ... Read More