Credit: U.S. Department of State / Dr. J. Peter Pham is the United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES “At the heart of the crisis in the Sahel, I believe, it’s ultimately a crisis
Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At least Three Malian soldiers were killed Wednesday in an ambush in the central region of the west African nation, Mali’s
A military drone replica is displayed in front of the White House during a protest against drone strikes on January 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Paul D. Williams, George Washington University The United States has used airstrikes against al-Shabaab forces
Credit: europe-diplomatic.eu/ Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, President of Belarus DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The U.S. no longer recognizes Aleksandr Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus, the State Department said in a statement on Wednesday amid the country’s disputed election in August. Longtime incumbent President Lukashenko won 80.23%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Somali authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team reached a staff-level agreement this week on the completion of the first review under
Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly via virtual speech from Havana, Cuba Sept. 22, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe / UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly Sept. 22, 2020 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity
Credit: Linkedin / María José Espinosa has been selected as Interim President of Engage Cuba! DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF María José Espinosa has been selected as Interim President of Engage Cuba! Espinosa will be replacing James Williams who left as President of Engage Cuba as July
Navid Afkari was an Iranian citizen executed by hanging by the regime of the Islamic Republic Sept. 12, 2020. (Credit: Wikipedia ) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, 27, was executed by hanging earlier this month for murder, the
Headquarters of The Hague, Netherlands-based EUROPOL DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF An unprecedented international operation involving judicial and law enforcement authorities in 10 countries has resulted in the complete takedown of the Albanian-speaking ‘KOMPANIA BELLO’ criminal group, one of the most active cocaine-trafficking networks in Europe. In