The government of Chad has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital and six interior regions, in an effort to restore calm after a rebel offensive.
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As European forces begin to deploy in Chad and the Central African Republic, analysts say they are worried about the logistics of the peacekeeping operation. They are also expressing concerns about the presence of the former colonial power, France. Jade Heilmann has more from our West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar.
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The European Union has officially launched a European peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic to protect hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled violence in the region, including strife-torn Darfur. Tendai Maphosa has more in this report from London.
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French President Jacques Chirac is urging Sudan to accept more peacekeepers in its troubled Darfur region, while also pushing for a meeting between Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and other African leaders at a France-Africa summit in Cannes, France.
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Uganda's parliament on Tuesday approved sending 1,500 peacekeepers to Somalia. Faced with a worsening security situation in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the country's prime minister says a robust peacekeeping force is urgently to stabilize the country.
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An influential lawmaker says the United States and its international partners need to plan for possible deployment of a peacekeeping force to protect civilians in Darfur, without the permission of Sudan's government, if diplomacy fails.
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Bush administration officials say the United States is prepared to impose sanctions against Sudan if it does not follow through on a stated commitment to allow an expanded peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region. However, they say U.N. member states have not yet pledged enough troops to put the Sudanese promise to the test.
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The United Nations Security Council is considering a 12-month extension of the peacekeeping force in Haiti.
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Sudan has rejected a plea by departing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for a hybrid U.N. / African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur. From the United Nations, VOA's Peter Heinlein says Mr. Annan - in a final appearance before the Security Council - urged envoys to keep pressure on Khartoum to accept a blue-helmeted peacekeeping mission.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is optimistic that Sudan's government will soon allow a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission to enforce a ceasefire in Darfur. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports.
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The Bush administration served notice Wednesday it will take a "different approach" toward the Sudanese government if it does not take specific steps towards deploying a new international peacekeeping force in Darfur by the end of the year. Authorities in Khartoum are resisting a United Nations-backed plan for a so-called "hybrid" force of U.N. and African Union troops. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.
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