Obama: US will help Africa set up peacekeeping force Be-aware Africa Big Brother is Coming !! Of course this help would help Africa, as this helped Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Palestine !!! People of Africa I wish if you release of help data ( the help by USA, The West especially in the Niger Delta, Congo, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, etc etc ), so that Africa which is facing drought, civil wars, hunger can send some compliments to the Washington DC as well as to the Western Capitals !! KAC We will join with six countries that have demonstrated a track record as peacekeepers, Obama told a news conference. Were going to invite countries beyond Africa to join us in supporting this effort because the entire world has a stake in the success of peacekeeping in Africa, he said. Obama said that the six countries involved in the effort would be Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda. A White House statement on the pledge said the United States will spend $110 million per year for three to five years to support the creation of the new force. African partner nations will commit to maintaining forces and equipment ready to rapidly deploy and state their intent to deploy as part of UN or AU missions, it said. The United States is not the only member of the international community that has a stake in this endeavor, so we will reach out to international partners, it added. We are also prepared to provide support, including training for headquarters staff and key enabler functions, such as engineers. Ethiopia and Rwanda have both taken an active interest in conflicts in their neighborhoods, although the United States has criticized both countries on human rights grounds. Obama did not specify how the peacekeeping force would relate to existing missions of the African Union. The regional bloc has deployed the 22,000-strong AMISOM force to Somalia on a UN-authorized mission to bring stability to chaotic Somalia. Obama also said that the United States was also working with Africans to develop an early warning and response network to identify emerging crises.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:10:11 +0000