Chad President Idriss Déby By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chad President Idriss Déby has died apparently while on the front lines fighting rebels, the Army confirmed. Déby, 68, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, first came to power in an armed uprising in 1990.
U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young , deputy to the commander for civilian engagement, traveled to Niger to attend the presidential inauguration of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in the capital city Niamey, April 02, 2021. U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Eric P. Whitaker, led the delegation. (Credit: Africom.mil)
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations (credit: UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United States strongly condemned the latest deadly attack against peacekeepers serving with the UN
France Defence Minister Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France is on the offensive fighting back against an explosive UN report that concluded that a French military airstrike in January on the central Malian village of Bounty, hit a group largely made up
(credit:africom.mil) U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command met with several Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier, March 25, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command
Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara on Friday confirmed Patrick Achi as Prime Minister. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara confirmed Patrick Achi as the West African nation’s new Prime Minister. Achi replaces Hamed Bakayoko who died on 10 March
(MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko) UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter following a mission to the village of Sobane Da in the Mopti region of Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – A French military airstrike in January on the
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (credit icc.int/ By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court appeals judges on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and former minister Charles Blé Goudé on charges of war crimes. In January
Nigeria’s president Buhari chairing the 55th ordinary session of the ECOWAS. Adam Abu Bashal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Benjamin Maiangwa, Durham University In an article published in 1994 titled The Coming Anarchy, the American journalist Robert Kaplan predicted an impending Armageddon for West Africa due to what
(credit: twitter.com/AmbaFranceLibye) French ambassador Béatrice le Fraper du Hellen (right, next to France flag) as France embassy re-opened in the Libyan city Tripoli March 29, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France reopened its embassy in the Libyan city Tripoli Monday as