The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Uganda for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Ugandan counterpart, President Museveni Aug. 8, 2022 (Credit: twitter.com/HassanSMohamud) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA – UGANDA – President Yoweri Museveni invited the
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III passes the U.S. Africa Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander of AFRICOM, during a Change of Command Ceremony in Stuttgart, German Aug. 09, 2022. Langley became the sixth commander since the command was established in
(Photo by: U.S. Defense Department) Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder is the new Pentagon Press Secretary By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON DC – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, a veteran spokesman at the
(Credit: US Army Photo) Pentagon $1 Billion Defense aid includes additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON – The Biden Pentagon on Monday announced $1 billion in additional military aid to meet Ukraine’s
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met Thursday Aug. 04, 2022 with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda. (Credit: USAmbUN /Twitter) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Correspondent KAMPALA – UGANDA – The average Ugandan is a bit mystified
Lieutenant General Michael E. Langley assumed the duties of Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Commander, Marine Forces Command and Marine Forces Northern Command on 3 November 2021. (Credit: marforcom.marines.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley has been confirmed
Emblem of the United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members in Mali due to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks in areas frequented by westerners
Uganda President Idi Amin at UN (United Nations, New York) Oct. 01, 1975 (Wikipedia Commons) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA, UGANDA – This is the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of Indians from Uganda in 1972 by President Idi Amin. On August
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA, UGANDA – A new Scramble for Africa is on! French President Emmanuel Macron made visits to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau last week amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Russia’s
United Nations Peacekeepers patrol Butembo in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the security of local communities (UN Photo/Martine Perret) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Three UN peacekeepers and 15 protestors were