UN Chief: African Troops Should Convert to Peacekeepers in Mali

An African force currently in Mali should be converted into a U.N. peacekeeping operation and a separate combat force should be created to confront Islamist threats, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council on Tuesday.
      
The U.N.-backed African force in Mali is due to take over from France when it starts withdrawing its 4,000 troops from the country in late April.
      
In a report to the 15-member … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict


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