Credit: Wikipedia / Monsieur Pascal Affi N’Guessan, du Front Populaire Ivoirien DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The Ivory Coast government released prominent political opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan Wednesday after he had been arrested and detained following the October 31 presidential elections in the West African nation,
Le président de la République de Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara est arrivé ce lundi Dec. 28, 2020 en fin de matinée à Ouagadougou, pour prendre part à la cérémonie d’investiture de President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (credit: twitter.com/presidencebf) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ten African
Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested at Robert Mugabe International airport in October for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 pounds of gold worth $300,000 to Dubai, Middle East. (Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta
INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), frontline officers targeted firearms smuggling hotspots at airports, seaports, and land borders in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger. (credit: interpol.int) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF A seven-day operation coordinated jointly by INTERPOL and the
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) BCH Tanerii MAURI, 1 CL Quentin PAUCHET and 1 CL Dorian ISSAKHANIAN of the 1st Chasseurs regiment of Thierville-sur-Meuse were killed Dec. 28, 2020 in the region of Hombori, Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Three French Operation Barkhane soldiers were killed
(credit: U.S Department of State) U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham is visiting Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso meeting with newly-elected President Roch Marc
(MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe ) ‘Blue helmets’ from the UN mission in the Central African Republic on patrol in Mbomou Prefecture. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – At least three UN Burundian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) were killed
(credit: vietnamnet.vn) Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera is expected to be Havana’s Ambassador to the US in Washington DC beginning January 2021 when the new American President Joe Biden takes office. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cuba’s top diplomat in the United States
(credit: Wikipedia Commons ) Gregory Weldon Meeks (Democrat) is U.S. Representative for New York’s 5th Congressional District By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-D) has been elected to Chair the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, becoming the first African-American ever
Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times / U.S. Trump administration on Dec. 21, 2020 added three Cuban military-owned companies to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List including Grupo de Administración Empresarial SA (GAESA), FINCIMEX, and Kave Coffee S.A. By Gary Raynaldo