United Nations

Decades after the end of empire, Portugal’s military returns to Africa in a new role

Decades after Portugal ended its more than 500-year-old empire in Africa, the Portuguese military has returned in force, from Mali to Somalia, and now Central African Republic

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UN Secretary-General Guterres vows to pursue support for G5 Sahel anti-terror force

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres vowed to pursue support for the G5 Sahel anti-terror force during a visit to the mission headquarters in Mali

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Central African Republic: UN will “use all the means at its disposal to restore security” in Bambari

The U.N.'s military chief in Central African Republic said that peacekeepers will use any means necessary to restore security to Bambari, where clashes between armed groups last week left dozens of casualties

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UN reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia until July

The UN Security Council unanimously reauthorized until July 31 the African Union Mission in Somalia to give additional time for consideration of an upcoming joint report

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UN deploys helicopter to counter ex-Seleka militia “infiltration” in Central African Republic

The U.N. deployed air and ground assets in an operation to defeat what it said was an "infiltration" attempt by the ex-Seleka FPRC militia near Dekoa in Central African Republic

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Ivory Coast to send 450 peacekeepers to Central African Republic

Ivory Coast will send 450 troops to the Central African Republic to serve as peacekeepers in one of the United Nations' most demanding missions, the foreign minister said Thursday.

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Central African Republic: Ex-Seleka militias regroup as president urges shift in UN posture

President Touadera said he wants the UN's Minusca mission to shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement as militias regroup in the wake of a controversial military operation in Bangui

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The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it

The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.

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Subservient sovereignty: How Libyan is the Libya crisis?

The international community shot itself in the foot by over-exerting its influence in Libya. Now Khalifa Haftar is sick and Libyans will suffer.

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Four killed as UN peacekeepers and militia clash in Central African Republic

Four people were killed in clashes between UN peacekeepers and an armed group in Central African Republic's southwest, an area spared much of the violence that has ravaged the country since 2013

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