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UN To Honour Two Ghanaian Peacekeepers Posthumously

Two fallen peacekeepers from Ghana will be honoured at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday, 24 May, to mark...

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Military Officers of 21 Nations Train In Accra

A 10-day training programme designed to prepare military officers from 21 nations across Africa and Europe to respond...

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UN To Deploy ‘rapid Intervention Force’ In Central Mali

A rapid intervention force of Senegalese troops will soon be deployed in central Mali, which has seen an increase in...

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Fifth UN Peacekeeper Found Dead After C. Africa Attack

Another UN peacekeeper has been found dead in the Central African Republic, bringing to five the toll from an attack...

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Peacekeeper Killed In Attack In C. Africa

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others were missing following an attack on their convoy in the southeast of...

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Ghanaian Peacekeepers Praised By UN For Foiling Attack In South Sudan

Ghanaian peacekeepers have been praised by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for foiling an attack at...

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No Ghanaian Soldier Hurt – GAF

Ghanaian soldiers have on many occasions been commended by the UN The Ghana Armed Forces has denied reports that...

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Rocket Attack On UN Camp In Mali Kills One, Wounds 9

Shelling and rocket fire on a UN camp in the troubled Malian city of Timbuktu killed one person and wounded nine...

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“There Is No Longer Going To Be Impunity”

For decades, United Nations (UN) peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation and abuse have operated under an umbrella...

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UN Renews Smaller DRC Peacekeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of...

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UN Votes To Scale Down Mission

The UN Security Council has voted to cut the size of Monusco, its largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission,...

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UN Renews Smaller DR Congo Peackeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the...

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UN To Cut Back DR Congo Peacekeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday to cut the number of troops and police in its peacekeeping mission...

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UN Peacekeepers Provide Urgently Needed Medical Services To Population In Leer

Ghanaian peacekeeping troops (GHANBATT) serving under the UN Mission in South Sudan are providing desperately needed...

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DR Congo Probes Killing of UN Researchers

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday they have launched a probe into the killing of two UN...

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Bodies Found of Two UN Experts In DRCongo Amid Spiralling Violence

Two foreign UN experts who were kidnapped in DR Congo have been found dead, one of them decapitated, the government...

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Ghanaian Peacekeepers Providing Medical Services In South Sudan

Ghanaian peacekeeping troops (GHANBATT) serving under the UN Mission in South Sudan, are providing desperately needed...

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UN Peacekeeping Chief Defends Cost of Missions

United Nations peacekeeping missions, under threat from budget cuts if Washington's promise to slash its UN spending...

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French Prosecutors Want Central Africa Child-Rape Case Dropped

Prosecutors in Paris have called for the case to be dropped against French soldiers facing allegations they raped...