By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that was scheduled this Sunday has been postponed until December 30, the DRC electoral commission announced today. Citing a fire that reportedly destroyed thousands of electronic voting machines, the DRC Independent National Election Commission (CENI) stated in was “technically
By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United Nations General Assembly Wednesday adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration to help ensure the safety of refugees and migrants. “I welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of the Global Compact for Safe,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda chastised states such as Jordan, Djibouti, and Uganda for failing to arrest and surrender Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir for suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity. Bensouda appeared before the U.N. Security
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES National Security Advisor John Bolton presented the White House’s Africa strategy last Thursday that is aimed at increasing efforts to counter Russian and Chinese influence on the Continent. The Strategy is focused on three areas: advancing U.S. trade and commercial ties in
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a “credible” investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, AFP reported Sunday. “It is absolutely essential to have a credible investigation and to have the punishment of those that were
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES European Union leaders meeting at the EU Council Summit meeting in Brussels gave a thumbs down to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s bid for a renegotiation on Brexit deal. The British leader arrived at the two-day Brussels Summit Dec. 13,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Transnational crime is spreading across the African continent, according to a report by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). The report found crimes are increasingly converging across Africa, underlining how transnational threats cannot be treated in isolation, according to INTERPOL. Published
By Gary Raynaldo Diplomatic Times Fatou Bensouda is a woman who hunts tyrants around the world to bring to justice for war crimes. Bensouda is the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court located in The Hague Netherlands. She has been busy lately. During
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The US Senate voted Thursday to withdraw American support for Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, in a rebuke to President Donald Trump. It’s the first time the Senate has voted to withdraw forces from a war Congress didn’t approve.
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF AFP news agency says the Gabonese government has confirmed President Ali Bongo’s recent bout of ill health was the result of a stroke. Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has for the first time, since his hospitalisation in Saudi Arabia last month, appeared in