Credit: African Union / African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Union (AU) ended its three-months suspension of Sudan’s membership in the
The government of President Paul Biya is accused of committing atrocities against opponents. EPA-EFE Cheryl Hendricks, Human Sciences Research Council and Gabriel Ngah Kiven, University of Johannesburg Felix Agbor Balla Nkongho is a leading Cameroonian lawyer and award-winning human rights advocate. Nkongho was detained for
Omar Jallow, a former member of the Junglers, spilled the beans before the Truth Commission. By Mustapha K. Darboe There seem to be no limit to what will be revealed before Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). This week, the first three members
Credit: Facebook Forces Armee Malienne / Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Five soldiers were killed in central Mali on Wednesday when their convoy was ambushed by
Source: youtube.com / Cameroon Anglophone separatist leader Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A military court in Cameroon on Tuesday slapped Anglophone separatist leader Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and 9 of his followers to life sentences in jail. They
Credit: https://twitter.com/PMEthiopia / Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed helped broker historic power-sharing deal with Sudan with the TMC, headed by Gen Adel Fattah Al Burhan in Khartoum Aug. 17, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Sudan’s civilian pro-democracy movement and the ruling Transitional
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations (Center) with staff members during press conference at UN world headquarters in New York Aug. 15, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS
Credit: gov.uk / United Kingdom Chinook helicopters and almost 100 service personnel have been deployed to the French-led operation in Mali since 2018. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The UK Government has authorised a large-scale British peacekeeping deployment to Eastern Mali, sending 250 troops
Credit: au.int / Common Free Trade Area (CFTA) seeks to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments, and thus pave the way for accelerating the establishment of the Continental Customs Union and the African customs
Credit: Wikiwand / An uptick in attacks in ethnic villages in central Mali have left hundreds of civilians dead this year. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At least 23 civilians were killed in central Mali after armed men attacked three Fulani communities, a