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PAN-AFRICAN FORCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pan-African force
1, record 1, English, pan%2DAfrican%20force
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pan-African military force 1, record 1, English, pan%2DAfrican%20military%20force
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The French government is anxious to remove the 700 Foreign Legionnaires who freed Kolwezi and replace them with a peace-keeping force to be furnished by several African states. ... The expatriates have no confidence in the ability of the Zairian army to ward off another rebel attack and no faith in the proposed pan-African force to ward off the marauding Zaïrian army. At a meeting of five Western powers in Paris early this week, the French government will offer its plan for a pan-African force. 1, record 1, English, - pan%2DAfrican%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "pan-African military force" : In context, this term may be shortened to "African military force". 2, record 1, English, - pan%2DAfrican%20force
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pan-African peace-keeping force
- African military force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force d'intervention panafricaine
1, record 1, French, force%20d%27intervention%20panafricaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- force d'intervention inter-africaine 1, record 1, French, force%20d%27intervention%20inter%2Dafricaine
correct, feminine noun
- force interafricaine 2, record 1, French, force%20interafricaine
correct, feminine noun
- force inter-africaine 1, record 1, French, force%20inter%2Dafricaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sept pays africains vont participer dans l'immédiat à la création de la première force d'intervention panafricaine opérant sur le continent en intervenant directement dans l'opération du maintien de la sécurité dans la région du Shaba au Zaïre [...]. Au total 2 684 hommes composeront cette force d'intervention sans précédent dans l'histoire de l'Afrique. Le Maroc [...] fournira l'essentiel de cette «mini-armée» africaine. Le Sénégal [...], l'empire centre-africain [...], le Togo [...], la Côte d'Ivoire [...], le Gabon [...] et l'Égypte [...] vont participer [...] au maintien de la sécurité au Shaba. 1, record 1, French, - force%20d%27intervention%20panafricaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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