(UNEP/Duncan Moore) UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat speak at a joint press stakeout in 2019. Diplomatic Times Staff Report UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the
Following an inconclusive election in December 2020, Niger’s Independent National Electoral Commission is set for a runoff in February. Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University Despite the twin problems – poverty and insecurity – that have faced Niger in
Credit: Sara Abraham / ©Diplomatic Times / “A Solidarity Côte d’Ivoire” billboard in Côte d’Ivoire commercial city Abidjan after President Alassane Ouattara wins bid for third term Nov. 3, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Amid the continued
Credit: Wikipedia / Monsieur Pascal Affi N’Guessan, du Front Populaire Ivoirien DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The Ivory Coast government released prominent political opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan Wednesday after he had been arrested and detained following the October 31 presidential elections in the West African nation,
(credit: twitter.com/presidenceci) Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Alassane Ouattara has been sworn in office Monday for a controversial third term as the president of West African nation Ivory Coast. Ouattara was re-elected president October 31. The main opposition
Credit: ©ICC-CPI/ Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands January 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast has given back the passport of its former president Laurent Gbagbo, paving the way for his return home to
President Alassane Ouattara during a meeting with Henri Konan Bédié to initiate a post-election dialogue in Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 11, 2020 (twitter.com/AOuattara) By Sara Abraham and Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES ABIDJAN – Côte d’Ivoire – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and rival
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell “warmly” congratulated President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for their “historic victory” in the U.S. elections. Borrell said the EU is looking forward to better ties with the U.S. under
Credit: Sara Abraham / ©Diplomatic Times / Nov. 4, 2020. Ivorians in commercial city Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire after President Alassane Ouattara wins bid for third term. By Sara Abraham DIPLOMATIC TIMES ABIDJAN – Côte d’Ivoire – France is calling for political dialogue, reconciliation
Credit: Sara Abraham / ©Diplomatic Times / Nov. 4, 2020. Life goes on in bustling market in Adjamé section of commercial city Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire after President Alassane Ouattara wins bid for third term. By Sara Abraham DIPLOMATIC TIMES ABIDJAN – Côte