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Equatorial Guinea Playboy Vice-President’s Luxury Superyacht Seized by South Africa

The 66.75-metre superyacht Blue Shadow owned by Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue has reportedly been seized by South African officals in Cape Town.  (Credit: superyachttimes.com) By  Gary  Raynaldo   –  DIPLOMATIC   TIMES South African officials have seized the 66.75-metre super yacht Blue Shadow owned

U.S. Airstrike Kills 12 Al-Shabaab Militants in SOMALIA Horn Of Africa

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 A U.S. airstrike against Al Shabaab 

Young Politicians in UGANDA Challenge Old Guard To Deliver Services To People

The flag of the Republic of Uganda By  Atwiine Allen   –   DIPLOMATIC  TIMES  CORRESPONDENT KASESE,  Western  UGANDA  –   Meet Muhindo Jimmy.  The 32-year-old politician representing the Kasese district in Municipality says older politicians in the East African nation are intimidated by younger ones such as

U.S. Airstrike Kills 30 Al Shabaab Militants in SOMALIA Horn of Africa

Source: Wikipedia Commons /  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. By Gary  Raynaldo   –  DIPLOMATIC  TIMES A U.S. airstrike against Al Shabaab

U.S. Gives SOMALIA $9 Million In Military Aid To Battle al-Shabaab

Somali Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama at ceremony Jan. 8, 2023  during which the U.S. presented the Somalia National Army with $9 million in  military aid. (Credit: US Embassy in Somalia) By  Gary  Raynaldo    –  DIPLOMATIC   TIMES The U.S. is providing $9

UGANDA Seeks To Boost Wildlife Tourism As Economy Recovers From COVID

By  Atwiine  Allen    –  DIPLOMATIC  TIMES  CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA-  UGANDA  –   Uganda is seeking to boost its wildlife tourism as the East African nation recovers from the devastation caused by the COVID pandemic.  Uganda’s tourism sector was the hardest hit by the coronavirus as the

Burkina Faso’s Military Regime Expels French Ambassador From W. Africa Nation

Luc Hallade, Ambassador of France to Burkina Faso (bf.ambafrance.org) By  Gary  Raynaldo    –  DIPLOMATIC  TIMES Burkina Faso’s military regime  has  expelled France’s ambassador amid growing anti-French sentiment.  Burkin Faso government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo confirmed to The Associated Press that Ambassador Luc Hallade had been

U.S. Airstrike Kills 6 Al Shabaab Militants in SOMALIA Horn of Africa

Source: Wikipedia Commons /  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. By Gary  Raynaldo   –  DIPLOMATIC  TIMES A U.S. airstrike against Al Shabaab