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December 25, 2023
Africa: 2023 - a Challenging Year for UN Peacekeepers in Africa
UN peacekeeping forces have had minimal success in 2023. In the DR Congo, they clashed with civilians and were forced to pull out from there. That is not the only African country… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: Calls Grow to Reform UN Peacekeeping Missions
Africa has been a focal point for the United Nations peacekeeping missions for decades. For the first time, the continent has hosted a global ministerial meeting and urged the UN… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Mali: Is Kidal's Recapture a Step Towards Peace?
Mali's military has taken the town of Kidal from rebel groups. But experts fear that possible fresh attacks might jeopardize lasting peace. Read more »
November 07, 2023
Mali: Dozens of UN Peacekeepers Injured During Mali Withdrawal
The military junta in Mali ordered the United Nations peacekeeping mission MINUSMA to leave the country earlier this year. The peacekeepers' convoys have been hit by multiple… Read more »
November 04, 2023
Mali: 15 UN Peacekeepers Injured As Rebels Target Convoy
This is the fourth such incident involving an IED since the convoy's departure from the UN base in Kidal on Tuesday. Mali's government has refused to authorize flight support for… Read more »
October 21, 2023
Burundi: The Long Road to Reconciliation in Burundi
Thirty years after the civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi began in Burundi, nobody has forgotten the atrocities. But the country's current conflict is more political than ethnic. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Africa: Africa Needs Peace to Hit SDGs
Conflict, climate change and a lack of access to basic services hinder Africa's progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To achieve lasting success, experts… Read more »
July 29, 2023
Africa: Putin's Gamble With Ukraine's Grain Drags On
In a show of largesse, Vladimir Putin promised shipments of grain to a handful of African countries affected by shortages caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. African leaders… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Mali: The Withdrawal of MINUSMA Peacekeeping Mission - A Foreseeable Disaster
Pressured by the Malian military junta, the UN Security Council has decided to withdraw all MINUSMA peacekeepers by the end of this year. What are the consequences? Read more »
June 29, 2023
Africa: UN Peacekeepers Increasingly Unwelcome
UN peacekeeping missions in Africa are struggling to restore peace and stability to the nations in which they operate. Some African states want them out. Read more »
Africa: Why Do So Many African Nations Want UN Troops Out?
UN peacekeeping missions in Africa are struggling to restore peace and stability to the nations in which they operate. Some African states want them out and experts have warned of… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: What One More Massacre in DR Congo Says About MONUSCO
The end of the UN peacekeeping mission to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being heralded. But the massacre at a camp for displaced people on Sunday points to failures,… Read more »
June 11, 2023
Sudan: Fighting Resumes After 24-Hour Truce Ends
A short cease-fire in Sudan has finished, with fighting breaking out in Khartoum and surrounds minutes later, witnesses say. Unrest has also affected regions beyond the capital. Read more »
May 08, 2023
Sudan: Saudi-Hosted Talks on Sudan Yield 'No Progress' Yet
Sudan's warring parties are not willing to stop fighting as each sees themselves capable of winning, a Saudi diplomat said. Meanwhile, clashes continued on the ground, with… Read more »
May 06, 2023
Sudan: Warring Factions to Begin Peace Talks
After three weeks of fighting, envoys of Sudan's rival generals are set to begin "pre-negotiation talks" on Saturday. Meanwhile, aid shipments have started arriving. DW has the… Read more »
April 12, 2023
West Africa: German Ministers Visit Niger, Mali As Military Focus Changes
Germany's defense and development ministers are in the Sahel region to assess the security situation. Their visit comes as Germany plans to withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Mali: Junta Expels Human Rights Chief of UN Peacekeeping Mission
The ruling military junta accused the MINUSMA head of bias against the country. The decision comes after a UN Security Council briefing was critical of Mali. Read more »
February 03, 2023
South Sudan: Pope Francis in South Sudan On 'Pilgrimage for Peace'
The leader of the Catholic Church travels to Juba along with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland. The three leaders are hoping to push for… Read more »
January 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Pope Francis Travels to the DR Congo
The first pontiff to travel to Congo in 37 years will bring a simple message of peace, perhaps strengthening the sense of community in a nation where the Catholic Church has long… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Orders French Troops to Leave
Relations between the two nations soured after the army took control, for a second time, in Burkina Faso in September last year. France also pulled out of neighboring Mali last… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Germany and France Visit to Back Tigray Peace Deal
The German and French foreign ministers are in Ethiopia for two days to show support for a deal that brought fragile peace after civil war in Tigray, and to look for ways to help… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Southern Africa: Probe Into Southern African Soldiers Burning Bodies
A 20-second video circulating online depicting soldiers throwing bodies onto a burning pile of rubbish in Mozambique has prompted an investigation. It could amount to war crimes if… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Moves to Protect Civilians
MONUSCO and the Congolese army want to counter the movements of the M23 rebels in the North-Kivu region as swiftly as possible, while Rwanda continues to deny its support of the… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Nation Seeks National Healing After Tigray Peace Treaty
With a truce recently signed and a history of ethnic tensions, Ethiopia faces a myriad of challenges. As a result, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government has embarked on a national… Read more »
December 05, 2022
West Africa: West African Leaders Agree to Create Regional Peacekeeping Force
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning a peacekeeping force to intervene against jihadism in its member states and in the event of coups. Read more »
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