4 August 2009 -- An initial batch of troops of the first ever Burkina Faso infantry battalion in the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), consisting of 134 soldiers, arrived today in Nyala, South Darfur to join the Mission.
Closure of UNAMID
The United Nations – African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur completed its mandate on 31 December 2020. You can find information about the mission’s past activities and achievements on this website.
A UN political mission continues to support the transition in Sudan (https://unitams.unmissions.org/en).