African Union to bolster Darfur force
The African Union said Sunday it will send more peacekeeping troops to Sudan’s Darfur region and toughen the soldiers’ role in protecting civilians while the international community pressures the Sudanese government to allow a U.N. military force. The underfunded and ill-equipped AU force has had little success in halting ethnic fighting that has killed at least 200,000 people and chased 2.5 million from their homes the past three years. Full Story