By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon said the U.S. military will continue to be a strong partner with France in its counter-terrorism operations in the troubled African Sahel region. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with France’s Minister of
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times / Major General Christopher E. Craige, U.S. Africa Command, speaks at the Africa Symposium 2020, “Advancing Africa’s Governance, Peace, and Security,” at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. March 11, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
Credit: U.S. Department of State / David M. Hale, United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES “I made clear to our partners that America is not abandoning the (African SAHEL) region,” David M. Hale,
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times / U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, at the Department of State, Washington D.C. March 3, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – DEPARTMENT OF
Credit: Twitter.com / Former Kenya Attorney General Amos Sitswila Wako By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Department of State has designated former Kenyan Attorney General Amos Sitswila Wako due to his involvement in “significant corruption”. According to the Department of State, this designation
Credit: Sudan News Agency / In February 2018, President of the Republic of Sudan Omer Al-Bashir appointed Lt. Gen. Engineer Salah Abdalla Mohamed Salih as Director-General of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Sa/sa DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The U.S. Department of State announced
Former Presidential Guard commander and Zimbabwe’s ambassador-designate to Tanzania Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Department of State has sanctioned Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, former Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army’s Presidential Guard Brigade and current Ambassador to Tanzania, for his alleged
Credit: ng.usembassy.gov / U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES America’s top diplomat for Africa Tibor Nagy said the primary focus of the current U.S. administration’s Africa strategy is to significantly increase trade and investment