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A member of the French Mobile Gendarmerie patrols in Bangui’s 1st district on April 9, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA)

UN approves force for Central African Republic

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2014 | World

United Nations, AP—The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a nearly 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping force for Central African Republic, which has been torn by mounting violence between Christians and Muslims. The 10,000 UN troops and 1,800 police will take...

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Ugandan soldiers belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia look on during a ceremony to welcome Ethiopia into the African Union peace keeping mission in Somalia (REUTERS/Tobin Jones)

US strike killed Al-Shabaab commander—Somali officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2014 | World

Mogadishu, Reuters—A US missile strike in southern Somalia on Sunday killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander who had masterminded suicide attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, two Somali security officials said. Both intelligence sources and a Somali government...

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Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi attends the Arab-African meeting of Foreign Ministers in Kuwait City, Kuwait on November 17, 2013. (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat)

Egypt criticizes Washington for US–African summit snub

by Abdul Sattar Hattita and Heba Qudsi | Jan 23, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo and Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian government has slammed Washington’s decision not to invite it to an American–African summit to be held in the US capital later this year, calling the decision “erroneous and shortsighted.” The White House issued a...

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A peacekeeper of the African Union-United Nations peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) registers local residents visiting its clinic for medical care at the base in Labado village, East Darfur, Sudan (AP Photo/UNAMID, Albert Gonzalez Farran)

Darfur tribal leader demands negotiations with Khartoum

by Mustafa Sirri | Dec 1, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Conflicting reports have emerged about warnings by pro-government Darfur tribal leader Mousa Hilal that “all options are on the table” if his calls for negotiations with Khartoum are ignored. Hilal reportedly called for talks to discuss the...

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File photo of Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmi. (EPA/KHALED ELFIQI)

Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmi on African relations

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 31, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the ousting of Muslim Brotherhood-backed president Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s new government has struggled to assert its legitimacy in international forums outside of the Arab world. In particular, the African Union (AU), once dismissed as a...