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Helicopter Crashes While Transporting Peacekeepers in Southern Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia — On Thursday, a military chopper went down near the edges of Mogadishu, the heart of Somalia, while transporting peacekeepers from the African Union. Sources within the security apparatus revealed the crash involved personnel from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), among them three Ugandan personnel, all of whom made it out alive. Speaking on the hush-hush to Axadle due to the lack of clearance to jabber about it…

On tonight's show: Some 250 Ukrainian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare to return home to confront Russian forces. In addition, Egypt prohibits exports of basic products such as wheat and flour in an effort to secure food reserves. The…

Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified fighters in the Central African Republic, the UN said, as the country prepares for a general election and fighting continues between rebels and government forces.

On Monday, the displaced persons installed at the Civil Protection (POC) site in Bentiu, in the north, demonstrated. Last week, Bor and Juba had done it. These displaced people do not want peacekeepers to leave as planned in an agreement with the government. The UN forces must be replaced by the South Sudanese authorities.…