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News briefs on clashes between United Nations armed forces and Seleka in Bria, freeing of Youth & Sports Minister Armel Mingatoloum Sayo by his kidnappers and increasing of United Nations peacekeepers, all in the Central African Republic, are presented.

The article announces that United Nation (UN) has pulled out of Joint Offensive operation from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It states UN mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) has withdrawn support for the operation due to the army assault on the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). It mentions that without MONUSCO backing UN cannot continue the operation as it will put local population at greater risk if the operation continues.

Reports that the United Nations peacekeeping force is expanding and extending beyond the capital of Liberia. Temporary suspension of the disarmament campaign by the UN so it could improve a camp for former combatants; Violent protest by armed militias of the defunct government of exiled president Charles Taylor.

News briefs about clashes between the United Nations armed forces and Seleka in Bria, Central African Republic, the freeing of Youth & Sports Minister Armel Mingatoloum Sayo and increase of United Nations peacekeepers, all in the Central African Republic, are presented.

The article reports on the border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea. The two countries employed the assistance of the United Nations Security Council to work out the border dispute. Peacekeeping forces are easing out tensions between the two regions where a mandate has been put in place to resolve conflicts.

The article reports that a United Nations agency has started an investigation into a network of pedophiles among United Nations blue helmets and government soldiers working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the August 18, 2006 issue of the Paris, France-based periodical "Liberation."

The article reports that the Ghanaian Air Force has deployed a 120-unit to undertake peacekeeping operations under the mandate of the United Nations in Cote d'Ivoire. The duties of the peacekeeping forces include conducting search and rescue operations, night patrols, troop deployment and insertion, medical evacuation, crowd control and dispersal.

The article reports that the United Nations (UN) has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Burundi. The UN has formed a new division, the commission for the consolidation of peace. The division will aid the county to rebuild after the war. Derrick Ngwebi, UN commander in Burundi, asserted that the pullout of soldiers are scheduled according to the number of troops.

Reports that United Nations peacekeeping forces have handed over responsibility for security in Freetown to the Sierra Leone government forces as they continue their withdrawal from the country. Increase in armed response vehicles; Concerns about the security situation in neighboring countries Liberia and Guinea.