Following an inconclusive election in December 2020, Niger’s Independent National Electoral Commission is set for a runoff in February. Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University Despite the twin problems – poverty and insecurity – that have faced Niger in
Credit: Sara Abraham / ©Diplomatic Times / “A Solidarity Côte d’Ivoire” billboard in Côte d’Ivoire commercial city Abidjan after President Alassane Ouattara wins bid for third term Nov. 3, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Amid the continued
(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 Five French soldiers in France’s Operation Barkhane counter-terror
(credit: Atlantic Council) U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador Dr. J. Peter Pham By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham is visiting Accra, Ghana this week to attend the inauguration of President
France Operation Barkhane deploys 5,100 soldiers in the African Sahel combatting terrorism By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Two French soldiers were killed in operation around Ménaka in Mali early Saturday when their light armored vehicle exploded on contact with an improvised explosive device, the French
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
(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
The Ministry of The Republic of Mali has placed a firm order for an additional Airbus C295 airlifter in the transport configuration (credit: airbus.com) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The west African nation of Mali has ordered another Airbus C295 plane to join its
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The UK Government has dispatched a large-scale British peacekeeping deployment to Eastern Mali, deploying 300 troops to help booster the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the African Sahel. The UK government announced Thursday that once fully established, the Task Force