adminNamibia is pondering a UN request to contribute soldiers to the international peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic (CAR), Defence Minister Nahas Angula said yesterday. Angula told the media that the request was under consideration, with President Hifikepunye Pohamba expected to make a decision on the issue soon.
“Last year we were prepared to participate in peacekeeping in Darfur but for whatever reason, the government of Sudan has not come back to us to say Namibia can come, Angula said.
“Currently we are being asked by the UN to divert the forces we were supposed to send to Darfur to rather go to the Central African Republic. We are evaluating their request to see whether it’s practical or not,” the minister said.
Earlier in April 2014, the UN Security Council approved the formation of a 12,000-strong peacekeeping operation to restore order in the conflict-ridden central African country.
Namibia has previously contributed troops to peacekeeping missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, South Sudan, Cambodia and other countries. – APA.
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