AU mourns RDF fallen soldiers

DARFUR - The chairman AU commission, Jean Ping has condemned two ambushes in which five Rwandan troops of the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed. The peacekeepers died in two separate incidents after coming under fire in North Darfur, on Friday and Saturday. In a statement, Ping condemned the attacks and extended his condolences to the bereaved families, to the Rwandan people and to the government. “The chairperson would like to pay a well-deserved tribute to all the countries that are engaged in this endeavour, risking the lives of their fellow citizens, in the name of solidarity and indivisibility of the international peace and security,’ a statement from Ping reads.