Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission (UNSOM) James Swan addresses UN Security Council on situation in Somalia via videoconference Feb. 22, 2021. (credit: UN) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – “Growing political tensions threaten Somalia’s State-building
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno (twitter.com/midrissdebyitno) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chad plans to deploy 1,200 troops to battle armed extremists in the troubled African Sahel region. Chad President Idriss Deby Itno made the announcement this week during the G5 Sahel Group Summit
(UNEP/Duncan Moore) UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat speak at a joint press stakeout in 2019. Diplomatic Times Staff Report UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the
Soldier from Senegal in UN MINUSMA Peacekeeping operation in Africa / (credit: un.org) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – An assault on Thursday by unidentified armed elements on a temporary operating base of the UN Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali
Sama Lukonde Kyenge, head of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s state mining company, is the new DRC Prime Minister (credit: facebook.com/pg/samalukonde) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Felix Tshisekedi has named the head of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s state mining company
UN MINUSMA peacekeepers (Blue Hats) in Mali (credit: UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – At least 20 UN peacekeepers were injured in an attack on their base in central Mali early Wednesday, a UN spokesman confirmed. “This
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 9 Malian soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack Wednesday in the central Mopti region of the west African
(credit: UKMOD / British Defense Minister Ben Wallace visits the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), where UK soldiers prepare for global operations during East Africa visit Jan. 21-23, 2021. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT British Defense Minister Ben Wallace travelled to East African nations of
(credit: UN Somalia) Violent extremists have carried out bombings in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on various occasions. Pictured here is the aftermath of a car bomb attack on the city’s Banadir Beach hotel in August 2016. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS
(credit: Wikipedia) Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Parliament voted Thursday to remove prime minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba in the latest move in an on-going power struggle in the Sub-Sahara