The United States will help establish the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, a programme aimed to build the capacity of African militaries to respond to crises and support United Nations and African Union missions on the continent, US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday (August 6th).
"We will join with six countries that in recent years have demonstrated a track record as peacekeepers -- Ghana, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda," Obama said during a news conference at the conclusion of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC. "And we are going to invite countries beyond Africa to join us in supporting this effort, because the entire world has a stake in the success of peacekeeping in Africa."
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