EU force on risky Africa mission
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The Irish commander of a 3,700-strong EU force for Africa warns of a "logistical Everest" ahead.
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The European Union took the first step  on Monday towards sending forces to Chad and the Central  African Republican to help the United Nations protect refugees  trapped in the violent region bordering Darfur.
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The European Union will begin its largest-ever peacekeeping operation on Thursday when it takes over from the Nato mission to Bosnia Hercegovina.
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During his trip the prime minister pledged that British troops would spearhead an EU military reaction force which will respond in African troublespots.
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France chairs a Security Council summit on Africa here Tuesday expected to endorse sending European Union and UN troops to Chad and the Central African Republic to protect civilians reeling from a spillover of the Darfur conflict.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair called for the European Union to develop the capability to deploy troops to Africa within 10 days by next year, part of plans to fight poverty, disease and war in the region.
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France, Belgium and Poland pledged Friday to provide the resources needed to launch a European Union peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic, an EU diplomat said.
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Lack of agreement keeps the EU from flexing its foreign policy muscles. That is especially apparent in Darfur&#39;s humanitarian catastrophe, which has ministers &quot;extremely concerned&quot; but unable to enforce any action.
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France, Belgium and Poland pledged Friday to fill the gaps in a European peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic, setting the delayed mission on track to be deployed next month.
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European lawmakers are pushing for UN peacekeepers to enter Sudan's Darfur region even without government consent.
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The European Union began its biggest-ever military operation Thursday, formally taking over NATO&#39;s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia with 7,000 troops.
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The European Union agreed on Monday to  send a mission to help train local police in Afghanistan, whose  government is struggling with an Islamist insurgency.
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The European Union is stepping up international pressure on the Sudanese government to end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur which has led to the deaths of at least 30,000 people and forced over one million refugees to flee their homes and seek shelter
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The European Union is to threaten sanctions against Sudan&#39;s government for failing to stop &quot;massive and severe&quot; human rights abuses by Arab militia against African villagers in Darfur.
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The commander of the EU's new peacekeeping mission to Chad and the Central African Republic warned rebel groups Tuesday not to interfere with its efforts to protect refugees from strife-torn Darfur.
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THE United Nations has asked NATO to examine how it could support an African Union military mission to Sudan as the European Parliament prepares to toughen its stance on the crisis in Darfur.
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The EU expressed concern on Sunday at  breaches of a cease-fire in Darfur and urged the Sudan  government to unilaterally sign protocols on allowing aid  access in the region, despite the refusal so far of rebels to  do so.