France Defence Minister Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France is on the offensive fighting back against an explosive UN report that concluded that a French military airstrike in January on the central Malian village of Bounty, hit a group largely made up
(MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko) UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter following a mission to the village of Sobane Da in the Mopti region of Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – A French military airstrike in January on the
(credit: twitter.com/AmbaFranceLibye) French ambassador Béatrice le Fraper du Hellen (right, next to France flag) as France embassy re-opened in the Libyan city Tripoli March 29, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France reopened its embassy in the Libyan city Tripoli Monday as
U.K. female soldiers deployed to Mali in front of one of the three Royal Air Force (RAF) twin-rotor Chinooks in west Africa Sahel nation providing crucial airlift support for France’s Barkhane anti-terror mission March 08, 2021. (credit:twitterUKdefenseafrica) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES United Kingdom
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno (twitter.com/midrissdebyitno) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chad plans to deploy 1,200 troops to battle armed extremists in the troubled African Sahel region. Chad President Idriss Deby Itno made the announcement this week during the G5 Sahel Group Summit
(twitter.comVP) U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris confers with French President Emmanuel Macron Feb. 16, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Vice President Kamala Harris spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France, and expressed her commitment to strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries
American and French soldiers participate in a live-fire artillery training in Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo: Air Force Senior Airman Kristin Savage) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES American and French soldiers last week participated in the first live-fire artillery training in Horn of Africa
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Pledged Cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials spoke
credit: Wikipedia, Courtesy by Pierre Delattre / France Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie 6X6 Armored Fighting Vehicle By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France delivered nine Panhard ERC-90 6×6 armoured vehicles to Chad’s military Saturday to beef up the west African nation’s counter-terror operations in the
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) BCH Tanerii MAURI, 1 CL Quentin PAUCHET and 1 CL Dorian ISSAKHANIAN of the 1st Chasseurs regiment of Thierville-sur-Meuse were killed Dec. 28, 2020 in the region of Hombori, Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Five French soldiers in France’s Operation Barkhane counter-terror