Photo by Gary Raynaldo / Professor Adekeye Adebajo, Director, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, at International Peace Institute in Manhattan, NY policy forum Mar. 29, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NIGERIA and SOUTH AFRICA are regional, economic powerhouses on
Credit: ml.usembassy.gov / JE SUIS MALI / U.S. Solidarity With Mali By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States condemned the deadly attack in west Africa nation Mali last Saturday that left more than 150 civilians dead including many women and children. “The United
Credit: UN.org / MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko / UN Security Council delegation press conference with the national and international press at the Sheraton Hotel in Bamako, Mali Mar. 23, 2019. UN Security Council President French ambassador to the United Nations Francois Delattre ( 2nd-from right) and German
credit: wikipedia public domain / French military helicopter in Operation Barkhane, anti-insurgent operation in Africa’s Sahel region. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES More than 130 people were killed including women and children in an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali on Saturday,
Credit: wikipedia / The national flag of the Republic of Angola By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States is pledging $2,000,000 to combat money laundering in southern African nation Angola. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan made the announcement Monday in Angola’s capital
Credit: wikipedia / Malian soldiers stand in formation during the closing ceremony of Exercise Flintlock in Bamako, Mali, November 20, 2008. By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES A terror attack on an army camp in central Mali killed 21 soldiers Sunday, according to the United
Credit: twitter.com/StateDept / U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan meets Angola President João Lourenço in Luanda Mar. 18, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States was upset with South Africa for voting against its UN Security Council Resolution in February that
credit: twitter.com/PR_Paul_BIYA / Tibor Nagy, the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African, meets with Cameroon President Paul Biya in Yaoundé, Mar. 18, 2019 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES It was one of the most anticipated U.S. diplomatic meetings with an
credit: US Department of State / Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan is wrapping up his travels to South Africa and Angola that began last Tuesday that is focusing on promoting U.S.
credit: EBCNewstwitter / Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed bid farewell to President Emmanuel Macron March 13, 2019 as he concluded his two-day state visit to Ethiopia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Make no mistake about it, French influence on the African continent has been on