New report examines host-country consent in UN peacekeeping missions

<p>Just months after the UN security council greenlights its peacekeepers exit from Mali, a new report by the Stimson Centre warns of a crisis of consent between the body and countries relying on it's help. Meanwhile, France's announcement that it will bring home 1500 counterterrorism troops back from Niger and recall it's ambassador is hailed at home as a win for the Niamey junta. Finally, 500 swimmers of all ages take to the waters around Senegal's capital for the 34th Dakar-Gorée island swim. </p>