African Peacekeeping Force Development Continues Despite Funding Challenges
By Steve Mbogo,
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Briefing

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Three years after the African Union began planning to establish a robust African Standby Force for peacekeeping missions, progress continues despite funding challenges and the reality check of a difficult AU peacekeeping mission in Sudan.
The AU peacekeeping mission deployed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has failed to prevent violence against civilians, and that conflict has now spread into neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic. ...


