Former President of Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila (Credit: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the political party of former President Joseph Kabila over alleged ties to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group. The move comes amid
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday on the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C (IBY) for its financial support of the Iran-backed Houthi militant group. In addition, the
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured skeptical NATO allies in Brussels this week that the U.S. supports the military alliance. Rubio traveled to Brussels Thursday to attended meeting of foreign ministers a day after President Trump imposed sweeping
International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Hungary announced on Thursday that it would be withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Netanyahu, who is accused
From left, Niger Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangore, Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore, at joint press conference following meeting of foreign ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States in Moscow, Russia