1st Class Parachute Hussar Tojohasina Razafintsalama, of the France 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment of Tarbes, died in action Jul. 23, 2020 in Mali. / Etat Major des Armées By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A soldier of the French force Barkhane in the west Africa
Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten / Nicolas de Rivière (left), Permanent Representative of the Republic of France to the United Nations, presents his credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres July 8, 2019. Monsieur de Rivière is the President of the UN Security Council the month of June,
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / ISAF HQ Public Affairs / German Army soldiers in Afghanistan in front of Dingo infantry mobility vehicles, 2009. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Amid a wave extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region, Germany wants to expand its troop mandate in
Credit: foreignlegion.info / 13e DBLE legionnaires alongside Malian troops in Mali, March 2018. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A soldier from France’s Foreign Legion died Friday from wounds sustained during in an operation against jihadists in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron reported. The death
Credit: France24 screen shot / Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore with French President Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou at the Pau Summit in France Jan. 13, 2020. France and the G5 Sahel (Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania) agree for a “Coalition for
Source: Presidentpaulbiyatwitter.com / Cameroon President Paul Biya in meeting with the Ambassador of France to Cameroon Christophe Guilhou at the Palais de l’Unité in Yaoundé, April 16, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The 87-year-old President of Cameroon Paul Biya apparently disappeared from
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / A French military helicopter over the Nigerien town Madama, which serves as a forward operating base for the French, Niger and Chad armies in Operation Barkhane in Sahel region of Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, the
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES / German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber and Philippe Etienne, French Ambassador to the U.S. discuss the Future of Europe Jan. 22, 2020 at Center For Strategic & International Studies in Washington D.C. By Gary Raynaldo
Credit: africa-me.com / Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro says he will be a candidate in the Presidential Election in West Africa nation Côte d’Ivoire set for November 2020 despite his political exile in Europe. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK –
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / American Special Forces training along side Nigerien soldiers 2018. The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a reduction of American military assets in Africa, notably West Africa. There are approximately 800 American military personnel stationed in W. Africa, mostly at a