International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court announced Monday it has closed its investigation of alleged crimes against humanity committed in Kenya after the country’s 2007 election. The investigation was opened in 2010
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday Aug. 18, 2022 met and held discussions with visiting US Senator Chris Coons who paid him a courtesy call at State House Nairobi. (Credit: twitter.com/StateHouseKenya) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met and held discussions
William Samoei Ruto is the Fifth President of the Republic of Kenya (Source: World Trade Organization) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA – UGANDA – Kenya’s Independent Electoral Bureau Commission (IEBC) officially declared Deputy President William Ruto of the Kenya Kwanza Alliance as
Flag of Republic of Mozambique (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The Republic of Mozambique has won a seat on the powerful United Nations Security Council for 2023/24. Mozambique secured 192 votes in the 192-nation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: UN) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the government of West African nation Mali to announce an “acceptable” vote timetable for holding elections. The UN chief made the
Presidente Daniel Ortega Saavedra, de La República de Nicaragua. (Wikipedia Commons Presidencia de la República Mexicana) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Nicaragua announced it will withdraw from the Organization of American States after the OAS harshly condemned the Nov. 7 election in which President Daniel Ortega won
U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young , deputy to the commander for civilian engagement, traveled to Niger to attend the presidential inauguration of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in the capital city Niamey, April 02, 2021. U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Eric P. Whitaker, led the delegation. (Credit: Africom.mil)
(credit: U.S. DOJ FBI Criminal Complaint) Youtube screen shot from video taken outside U.S. Capital Jan. 6, 2021 of former NYPD cop Thomas Webster allegedly yelling “Send more patriots. We need some help” By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A retired New York Police Department
Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission (UNSOM) James Swan addresses UN Security Council on situation in Somalia via videoconference Feb. 22, 2021. (credit: UN) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – “Growing political tensions threaten Somalia’s State-building
Natalie E. Brown, United States Ambassador to Uganda (credit: ug.usembassy.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States top diplomat in Uganda condemned military and police officers who attacked journalists covering opposition figure Bobi Wine’s delivery of a petition to the U.N. rights office in