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. (Source: Creative Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States military command in Africa
The United Nations Security Council By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES Earlier this month, the UN Security Council voted to terminate the mandate of its political mission in war-torn Sudan effective December 3. The action came after Khartoum authorities requested the immediate withdrawal of the UN
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The security situation in the African Sahel region has deteriorated significantly during the past decade amid terrorism and violent extremist groups there. The US Department of Defense “will support African-led counterterrorism operations to disrupt the most acute terrorist threats,
The G5 anti-jihadist force operates in Africa’s Sahel area By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES West African nations Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the G5 Sahel anti-jihadi force effective November 9, the two countries announced in a joint press statement this weekend. The
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro is a candidate in next year’s Presidential Election in West Africa nation Côte d’Ivoire. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Exiled former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has been given the ok to
President of the Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara (Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara met in Paris Wednesday. The two leaders engaged in discussions at the Élysée Palace that reportedly included the recent coup
(Source: Wikipedia Commons) Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan visited Ethiopia Tuesday and met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy and African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki amid the ongoing
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III shakes hands with President of Angola João Lourenço during a bilateral exchange at the Angola presidential palace in Luanda, Angola, Sept. 27, 2023. Austin met with Lourenço to advance the growing U.S.-Angola bilateral defense relationship and address
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Kenya President William Samoei Ruto pose for a photo during a bilateral exchange at the Kenya State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 25, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) By Gary
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for a photo with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a bilateral exchange at Djiboutian presidential palace in Djibouti, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) By Gary Raynaldo