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South Africa losses 2 soldiers in Congo mission
South African military has said on Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed and three wounded by a mortar bomb in Democratic Republic of Congo, as President Cyril Ramaphosa struck back against opposition claims that they were…
UN peacekeeping mission in Mali completes withdrawal
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is poised to complete its withdrawal from the country on Sunday, the United Nations said in a statement.
Security experts warn the area could now become the focus of a struggle in the north…
Mali: UN mission hands over Timbuktu camp to FAMA
The UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) officially handed over to the national authorities one of its last camps in a large city in the north of the country, Timbuktu, before the end of its final withdrawal.
The MINUSMA sites of Gao and…
DR Congo voting operations successful- observer mission
Initial results from a presidential poll in DR Congo were expected Friday after shambolic elections spread over several days which the authorities deemed successful.
That assessment however is one that many in the country may dispute and…
UN ends political mission in Sudan
With 14 votes in favour, United Nations security council voted to terminate the mandate of the UN transition mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).
The draft resolution requests the mission to "immediately start", on 4th December, the cessation of…
UN mission hands over 9th base to Malian authorities
The UN mission in Mali has announced that it had left its camp 80 kilometres off the city of Gao in the north as part of its complete withdrawal from the terrorism plagued west African country.
This closure is the ninth among the twelve…
EU deploys observation mission to Liberia
The European Union on Friday said it would send an observation mission (EOM) to Liberia ahead of the country's general election in October.
Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said Andreas Schieder, an Austrian member of the…
US to support Kenya-led police mission in Haiti
The United States said it will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a multinational police force to help combat gangs in Haiti that control much of the capital and are spreading through the…
UN Security Council ends Mali peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council on Friday voted to end a decade-old peacekeeping mission to Mali, whose military junta urged the troops' removal as it aligns with Russia.
The Security Council voted unanimously on a resolution that will…