The future of peacekeeping operations in Africa increasingly in question as Mali abruptly requested the departure of Minusma forces in June 2023 and the DRC firmly demands the start of a withdrawal of MONUSCO from this month of December. The UN is therefore wondering how to deal with the threats from terrorists and armed groups on the African continent. And how to replace the peacekeepers. This was a question at the heart of the seventh conference on relations between the United Nations and the African Union (AU). The two institutions also signed an agreement to respect human rights.
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Blue helmets: the UN and the AU consider the future of peacekeeping missions
