On 25 August, the head of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs, Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer, warned that the region faced a security crisis unless the UN peacekeeping force deployed.
25. august: Chefen for USA’s udenrigsministeriums Afrika-kontor, Jendayi Frazer, advarede om at regionen stod foran en sikkerhedskrise medmindre den foreslåede FN styrke indsættes.