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Talks in Kenya between the DR Congo government and rebel groups were aimed at ending violence. But few observers believe fighting will cease. Some notable rebels were not even present. So why do the Nairobi talks matter?

Indian troops will now use "Made in India" wheeled armoured combat vehicles in UN missions.

Major General Hoang Kim Phung spoke with VietNamNet about the eight years of participation in the UN’s peacekeeping operations

Ethiopian peacekeepers from the war-torn Tigray region, who are refusing to return home, are victims of rebel "propaganda", the defence ministry said.

The acting SPLM Secretary-General has accused the Sudanese government of being responsible for the runaway violence in the contested Abyei region.

VIETNAM, April 27 - President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre) with the officers and men deploying for UN peacekeeping duties in Abyei and South Sudan. — VNA/VNS Photo

Addis Ababa, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia today denied reports that it persecutes, arrests or kills soldiers because of their ethnic origin, including blue helmets from Tigray enrolled in the UN peacekeeping force in Abyei (Unisfa).

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 30 – May 1.

A group of some 550 Ethiopian United Nations peacekeepers working in Sudan have claimed asylum due to their Tigrayan background, an official working in the area of refugee response told Reuters newsw…

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday attended the deployment ceremony of two Vietnamese military units on a UN peacekeeping mission to Abyei and South Sudan.