UN chief recommends troops to Darfur border countries
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has recommended sending up to 11,000 peacekeepers to Chad and the Central African Republic to protect civilians caught in the spillover from Sudan’s Darfur conflict. In a 27-page report to the UN Security Council, Ban proposed a force to operate in eastern Chad and the northeastern Central African Republic, both of which border on Sudan’s western Darfur province. Full Story