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Africa: Obama Announces Rapid Response Peacekeeping Plan
VOA, 7 August 2014
The United States has announced plans to spend $110 million annually, for three to five years, to help African nations develop rapid reaction peacekeeping forces. President Barack… Read more »
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Africa: Remarks by the President at Press Conference After U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
White House, 7 August 2014
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Africa: U.S. to Set Up Rapid Response Force for Africa
DW, 6 August 2014
President Barack Obama has said the US will help establish a peacekeeping force in Africa. An experimental Ebola drug being tested in the US, meanwhile, remains unready to be… Read more »
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Africa: FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Peacekeeping in Africa
White House, 7 August 2014
The United States strongly supports the work of more than 67,000 African peacekeepers serving with the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) in Africa. These men and women are… Read more »
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Africa: FACT SHEET: Security Governance Initiative
White House, 7 August 2014
Today the President announced the Security Governance Initiative (SGI), a new joint endeavor between the United States and six African partners that offers a comprehensive approach… Read more »