The Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission in Lesotho has come to an end, with ceremonies on Tuesday that marked the closing of the mission. The event included a parade and awards ceremony, attended by dignitaries including South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who was representing President Cyril Ramaphosa….
Peacekeeping troops are headed for Lesotho ahead of a November 1 deadline set by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for a 1,000-strong force to assist in stabilizing the small kingdom. The SADC peacekeepers include 250 members of the Namibian Defence Force, according to the country’s international relations minister. Netumbo…
“In a country where armed groups routinely prey on civilians, peacekeepers should be protectors, not predators,” Hillary Margolis said, women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW). According to a HRW press release eight women and girls were raped or sexually exploited in the Central African Republic (CAR) by United…
The United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have been accused of sexually abusing four underage girls. This is yet another another round of allegations after the the ones that came in December blaming the UN for mishandling claims of sexual abuse of children in 2013 and 2014 by…
Yesterday, Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened to fight African Union (AU) peacekeepers if they are deployed to the country. “Everyone has to respect Burundi borders,” Nkurunziza said. “In case they violate those principles, they will have attacked the country and every Burundian will stand up and fight against them. “The…
The South African military stated that they are withdrawing around 50 peacekeepers from the United Nations (UN) mission in Congo. They will be facing court marital because they violated disciplinary codes, a spokesman from the military said. According to a statement released from the South African military the troops were…
Stephen Feller, the Police Adviser at the UN Department of Peacekeeping Missions celebrated the Rwandan peacekeepers who work in the Central African Republic (CAR) for their commitment to bring peace and stability to the country as well as their professionalism, reported The New Times. Feller congratulated the Rwandan peacekeepers during…
United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic are facing new rape allegations when only a week ago the head of the mission was asked to step down. UN spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci told reporters on Wednesday that the charges against the members of the UN mission, MINUSCA, are “disturbing.” “These…