The national flag of Algeria was adopted on 3 July 1962. (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Algeria has cut diplomatic relations with its neighbor Morocco, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday at a news conference, accusing Rabat of “hostile actions”.
Source: Wikipedia Commons / American drones such as the remotely piloted General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, have been used primarily by the United States Air Force for counter-terror airstrikes in the Horn-of-African nation Somalia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Africa Command confirmed it conducted
Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) Chief of Staff General Filipos Woldeyohannes (Credit: tesfanews.net ) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States is designating the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) Chief of Staff General Filipos Woldeyohannes (Filipos) for his connection with serious human rights abuse committed
Special Operations Command Africa forces concluded Joint Combined Exercise Training in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire July 9, 2021. (Credit: AFRICOM.mil) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT Special Operations Command Africa partnered with Côte d’Ivoire Forces Speciales Ivoirennes in a Joint Combined Exercise Training in Abidjan and
United Nations Security Council chambers at UN world headquarters in New York City By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement Tuesday that voiced grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in
U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) participating in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) largest and premier annual exercise African Lion, June 13, 2021 DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, Expeditionary Sea Base
France’s counter-terrorist Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region of Africa ( Credit: http://foreignlegion.info) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A month after announcing France will pull soldiers out of its military counter-terror operation in Mali, French President Macron has apparently changed his mind. France said
(Credit: nigerianembassydublin.org) Dr. Uzoma Emenike is Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Dr. Uzoma Emenike is the current Nigeria Ambassador to the United States, the first female to serve as the west African nation’s top diplomat in America. Nigeria
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES’ UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The Security Council on Wednesday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2022. Unanimously adopting resolution 2584 (2021) under Chapter VII of the Charter
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 7 Malian soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack Friday east central region of the west African nation, Mali’s