Peacekeepers

Six troops killed, 15 UN peacekeepers wounded in separate Mali attacks

The soldiers were killed during a raid while the UN peacekeepers were wounded following a car-bomb attack.

UN urges increase of peacekeepers in CAR to maintain peace, aid

Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic says 3,000 more peacekeepers needed to raise the ceiling to 14,650 in order to combat new threats.

Rebels ambush South African peacekeepers in DRC Ebola zone

The attack on Monday on the outskirts of the city of Beni underscored the challenges authorities face in tackling a flare-up of the deadly disease in an active conflict zone stalked by dozens of armed groups.