The Irish general who commanded the EU peacekeeping mission in Chad is due to be presented with a Distinguished Service Medal by the Minister for Defence today.

MOST of the 103 African “orphans” a French charity tried to fly to Europe from Chad appear to have at least one living parent, it emerged yesterday.

Most of the 103 African “orphans” a French charity tried to fly to Europe from Chad appear to have at least one living parent, it emerged today.

THE African Union demanded yesterday that Sudan arrest and prosecute Arab militiamen accused of committing atrocities in western Sudan, but said the violence in the Darfur region did not constitute a genocide.

The African Union demanded today that Sudan arrest and prosecute Arab militiamen accused of committing atrocities in western Sudan, but said the violence in the Darfur region did not constitute a genocide.