AFP on MSN23h
Advancing M23 fighters in DR Congo aided by Rwanda backing, army weakness
The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...
Peacekeeping armies: what are they, why do African states build them and what impact do they have?
Since the end of the cold war, the vast majority of these peacekeepers have been deployed in Africa, many of them by African ...
Defence Web23h
SA defence minister in DR Congo where security is “deteriorating”
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) calling on ...
Defence Web13d
UN peacekeeping payments to South Africa to be questioned
In the six month period April to November 2024, South Africa was paid R213 million for peacekeeping and peace support ...
The Globe and Mail11d
A peacekeeping force could be the innovation the Canada-U.S. border needs
Instead, a more innovative and forward-looking solution could involve the establishment of a made-in-Canada peacekeeping force to oversee and safeguard the border. A neutral peacekeeping presence ...
Washington Examiner6d
UK and France might enforce Trump’s Ukraine peace plan
That means Ukraine will need an international peacekeeping force of some kind. It can’t be a peacekeeping force under United Nations auspices. As the Lebanese Hezbollah has proved, U.N ...
Daily Monitor7d
Peacekeeping armies: Why do African states build them?
They have also made peacekeeping a foreign policy priority, and have adapted their own armed forces to fit UN requirements. These states have developed what we call “peacekeeping armies”.