Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Norwegian Minister of Defense Odd Enoksen sign a roadmap to deepen cooperation between U.S. and Norwegian Special Operations Forces, in a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) By Gary
Flag of Eritrea (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States has sanctioned the Eritrean military and the country’s ruling party because “Eritrea’s destabilizing presence in Ethiopia” is prolonging the year-long bloody conflict. Since the outbreak of the military conflict in 2020,
Seal of the United States Department Of State (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency American government employees and their families in Ethiopia amid armed conflict, civil unrest and possibly shortages in the Horn
Nicolás Maduro, President of the Republic of Venezuela (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court is opening a formal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed committed by Venezuelan security forces under President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, including torture and
British Airways first flight to the US since the lifting of restrictions for the majority of UK travellers departed for New York JFK at 0830 this morning in a synchronised take-off with Virgin Atlantic Nov. 8, 2021. (Credit: britishairways) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT British
Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Credit: twitter.com) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The year-long civil war in Ethiopia has reached a crisis point as several rebel groups advance toward the Horn of Africa nation’s capital city Addis Ababa
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Students “Tent City” set up on campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. to protest “poor” living conditions in dormitories. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Students at Howard University, the historically-Black institution in Washington,
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall visited U.S. personnel and operational facilities in Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Niger, Oct. 25-29, 2021. (Credit: AFRICOM.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON
An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan (Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON – A pentagon report has concluded that the U.S. airstrike that killed 10 civilians in
United States Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman (Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States remains concerned about Sudan’s “democratic trajectory” amid last week’s military takeover of the transitional government, the U.S. Special Envoy for the