African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

Claims African countries can supply all 26,000

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 13, 2007 3:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – Asian troops promised by the United Nations for a joint peacekeeping force in Darfur won't be needed, the leaders of the African Union said yesterday; African countries will supply all 26,000 peacekeepers, the BBC reports. But critics doubt that enough trained African soldiers are... Read full story »

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