Credit: Forces Armées Maliennestwitter.com / 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 10 Malian soldiers were killed Thursday in an attack by Islamic extremists in an
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United States is deeply concerned about the recent developments in Mali following a military coup that forced out the President of the west African nation and is calling for a return to
United Nations Security Council chamber at UN World headquarters in New York By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council Monday renewed for one year the sanctions regime on Mali against individuals and entities derailing the peace
Credit: eutmmali.eu / The European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM) trains soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union has suspended its training missions in Mali after the military coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The two
Credit: ecowas.int/ The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) welcomed the release of Mali’s
Credit: Wikipedia / Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Mali’s ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been released from detention after being arrested in a military coup last week. Keïta’s release was announced on Thursday morning by local media. Keïta
France Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian (right) with Amine Abba Sidick, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chad (diplomatie.gouv.fr) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian spoke today with his Chadian counterpart Amine
Credit: africom.mil/ US Donates $8 Million in Military Equipment to NIGER and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners to combat terrorism in the region. DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States donated more than $8 million in military equipment to Niger in a ceremony Aug. 5. The
Credit: Wikipedia / 35e RAP / French troops of the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment (35e RAP) board a helicopter during a mission. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France will continue its Operation Barkhane anti-insurgent campaign in Mali’s Sahel region despite a military coup earlier
Jihadist violence in spreading rapidly in the African SAHEL region By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Six French aid workers and two locals were killed Sunday in ambush in Niger wildlife park in the West African nation. The group was apparently attacked in a giraffe