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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Peacekeeping

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UN Accuses Israel of Deliberate Attack on Peacekeeping Site in Southern Lebanon

  The United Nations has accused the Israeli army of intentionally destroying a watchtower and fence at one of its peacekeeping sites in southern Lebanon. This incident is part of a series of recent attacks on peacekeeping bases, as Israel's military continues to pressure the UN peacekeepers to leave their positions along the Blue Line. From New York where the United Nations is headquartered, Jody Jacobs:  

todayOctober 22, 2024 13

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Sudan’s civilians urgently need protection: the options for international peacekeeping

    By Jenna Russo, City University of New York   In September 2024, the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the report called for the immediate deployment of an independent and impartial force to protect civilians. Nearly 18 months after the outbreak of fighting, the humanitarian situation in Sudan has become […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 6

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Ecowas summit: 6 steps the leaders can take to restore stability and growth in west Africa

        By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University     This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) takes place against a challenging environment for the regional bloc. Recent developments in the region have included coups, insecurity and economic instability. Climate change also poses challenges. Six successful and two attempted coups in the region since 2020 were followed by the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 28

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West Africa trade will take a hit as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso leave Ecowas

    By Olivier Walther, University of Florida   The membership of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been whittled down from 15 to 12 following the unilateral withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in February. Founded in 1975, Ecowas is one of eight regional economic communities recognised by the African Union to foster regional integration on the continent. Its main objective is to create a […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024 27

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South Africa to deploy troops to DRC

South Africa will deploy 2,900 troops to help fight armed groups east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a Southern African Development Community initiative. Reuters reports that the one-year deployment will cover the period between 15 December  2023 and 15 December 2024, and will cost around 2 billion rand. The SADC force has an offensive mandate to support Congo's army fight armed groups. It will include troops […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 8

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UN Security Council worried over rising violence in the Congo

The United Nations Security Council is concerned about the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clashes have intensified recently between the M23 rebels and the country’s army. The M23 is one of dozens of armed groups that have long plagued the country’s mineral-rich east, battling for control of land there. Guyana ambassador, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

todayFebruary 13, 2024 30

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