U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall visited U.S. personnel and operational facilities in Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Niger, Oct. 25-29, 2021. (Credit: AFRICOM.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON
United States Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman (Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States remains concerned about Sudan’s “democratic trajectory” amid last week’s military takeover of the transitional government, the U.S. Special Envoy for the
The International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT A new report published by INTERPOL gives key insights into cybercrime in Africa. The result of cross-sector collaboration, the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report
United Nations Security Council at UN world headquarters in New York. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Security Council members on Friday departed for a visiting mission to West African nations Mali and Niger amid political instability
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family is said to have hidden away $30 million in secret offshore accounts, according to The Pandora Papers. The Kenyattas’ offshore investments, including a company with stocks and bonds worth $30m (£22m), were discovered
Flag of European Union (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Laurent Delahousse, the Head of the European Union Mission in Liberia, caused outrage in Africa when he referred to Liberia’s capital city Monrovia as being a “disgusting” and “dirty” place.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a two-day visit to Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia, Sept. 27-28, 2021. (Photo Credit: U.S. Embassy in Libya) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a two-day
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – An attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali over the weekend left one Egyptian ‘blue helmet’ dead, and four others seriously injured. UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the improvised explosive device attacks against a
France Army Operation Barkhane Master Corporal Maxime Blasco, 34, was killed died in a battle with a terrorist group in West Africa Mali Sept. 24, 2021. ( Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France announced that
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appears on TV to announce the dissolution of Guinea’s government in Conarky Sept. 5, 2021. (Source: Screen shot by military junta sent to media.) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon denied Monday that any U.S. forces were involved