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Originally Posted by octothorp
From what I've heard, the AU is campaigning to get the mission transfered to a UN mission (with the AU forces still making up a significant amount of the mission), but because the UNSC is unwilling to go in without Sudan's consent, the AU has had to repeatedly extend its mandate. Maybe I'm only hearing part of the story, but I haven't heard anything from the AU saying they don't want the UN's involvement.
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The AMIS is already a UN sanctioned mission. If the AU wants to increase their forces, then they are more than welcome to. NATO has already pledged logistical support, and the EU has offered financial support.
The problem is that the more powerful countries in Africa (S. Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Libya), will not do their part.
And UN soldiers from Europe and North America aren't exactly welcome. The UN is seen by many Africans as a construct of the same colonial powers that messed up the continent to begin with.