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UN Says Moroccan Peacekeeper Killed In Central Africa
An ambush killed a Moroccan peacekeeper and wounded three others on Sunday in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, blaming pro-Christian militias for the violence.
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France Disciplines 5 Troops Over Central Africa Abuse: Ministry
France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Court Martials Needed After Central Africa Sex Abuse Claims: United Nations
The UN pledged to stamp out sexual abuse during global peacekeeping missions, calling for DNA testing and court-martials after appalling new accounts, including bestiality, from more than 100 victims in Central African Republic.
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Hollande, Ban Ki-moon Say No 'Impunity' In Central Africa Sex Abuse Case: Official
French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday there would be no impunity for French troops and UN peacekeepers accused in a sexual abuse scandal in the Central African Republic.
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Latest UN Central Africa Sex Abuse Allegations Elicit Disgust
The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation levelled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior US and French diplomats.
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4 New Allegations Of Sex Abuse Against UN Peacekeepers In Central Africa
UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been accused of sexually abusing four children who were living in a camp for displaced civilians in the Central African Republic, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.
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New Cases Of Child Sex Abuse By UN Troops In Central Africa
UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Niger and Senegal are accused of sexually abusing minors in the Central African Republic, a UN official said Friday.
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India To Depute Over 100 Fresh Troops Under UN Flag In Africa
India has committed to deploy a fresh contingent of over 100 paramilitary troops for rendering special police combat and security duties under the United Nations (UN) flag in the African nation of Liberia.
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Panel Blasts UN Over Handling Of Central Africa Peacekeeper Abuse
The United Nations and its agencies grossly mishandled allegations of child sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, an independent review panel said in a report released on Thursday.
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Pope Readies for Africa, Riskiest Trip of His Papacy
Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks.
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UN Chief Sacks Central Africa Mission Head Over Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Claims
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday he had fired the mission chief in the Central African Republic, saying "enough is enough" after a string of allegations of child sex abuse by peacekeepers.
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UN Rights Chief Seeks Wider Probe Into Central Africa Peacekeeper Abuses
The UN human rights chief said Saturday he had asked several countries to probe allegations of rape and killings by their troops in the Central African Republic following reports of child abuse by French peacekeepers.
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UN Peacekeepers Free 67 Hostages in Central African Republic
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the UN mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday.
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Six United Nations Peacekeepers Injured in Central Africa
Six UN peacekeepers were injured during an attack by unknown assailants who opened fire on a patrol northeast of the capital Bangui, amid a flareup of violence after months of relative calm.
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30 Killed in Central Africa Traffic Smash
Thirty people were killed and at least 40 others injured when a lorry crammed with travellers crashed overnight in the Central African Republic, the African peacekeeping force MISCA said on Friday.
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UN Says Moroccan Peacekeeper Killed In Central Africa
An ambush killed a Moroccan peacekeeper and wounded three others on Sunday in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, blaming pro-Christian militias for the violence.
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France Disciplines 5 Troops Over Central Africa Abuse: Ministry
France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Court Martials Needed After Central Africa Sex Abuse Claims: United Nations
The UN pledged to stamp out sexual abuse during global peacekeeping missions, calling for DNA testing and court-martials after appalling new accounts, including bestiality, from more than 100 victims in Central African Republic.
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Hollande, Ban Ki-moon Say No 'Impunity' In Central Africa Sex Abuse Case: Official
French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday there would be no impunity for French troops and UN peacekeepers accused in a sexual abuse scandal in the Central African Republic.
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Latest UN Central Africa Sex Abuse Allegations Elicit Disgust
The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation levelled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior US and French diplomats.
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4 New Allegations Of Sex Abuse Against UN Peacekeepers In Central Africa
UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been accused of sexually abusing four children who were living in a camp for displaced civilians in the Central African Republic, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.
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New Cases Of Child Sex Abuse By UN Troops In Central Africa
UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Niger and Senegal are accused of sexually abusing minors in the Central African Republic, a UN official said Friday.
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India To Depute Over 100 Fresh Troops Under UN Flag In Africa
India has committed to deploy a fresh contingent of over 100 paramilitary troops for rendering special police combat and security duties under the United Nations (UN) flag in the African nation of Liberia.
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Panel Blasts UN Over Handling Of Central Africa Peacekeeper Abuse
The United Nations and its agencies grossly mishandled allegations of child sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, an independent review panel said in a report released on Thursday.
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Pope Readies for Africa, Riskiest Trip of His Papacy
Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks.
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UN Chief Sacks Central Africa Mission Head Over Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Claims
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday he had fired the mission chief in the Central African Republic, saying "enough is enough" after a string of allegations of child sex abuse by peacekeepers.
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UN Rights Chief Seeks Wider Probe Into Central Africa Peacekeeper Abuses
The UN human rights chief said Saturday he had asked several countries to probe allegations of rape and killings by their troops in the Central African Republic following reports of child abuse by French peacekeepers.
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UN Peacekeepers Free 67 Hostages in Central African Republic
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the UN mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday.
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Six United Nations Peacekeepers Injured in Central Africa
Six UN peacekeepers were injured during an attack by unknown assailants who opened fire on a patrol northeast of the capital Bangui, amid a flareup of violence after months of relative calm.
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30 Killed in Central Africa Traffic Smash
Thirty people were killed and at least 40 others injured when a lorry crammed with travellers crashed overnight in the Central African Republic, the African peacekeeping force MISCA said on Friday.
