U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command meets with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan Sept. 21, 2021. (Credit: Africom.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, made a first ever visit to West
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appears on TV to announce the dissolution of Guinea’s government in Conarky Sept. 5, 2021. (Source: Screen shot by military junta sent to media.) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon denied Monday that any U.S. forces were involved
The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Guinea from its
President Alpha Condé of Guinea, speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, 20 January 2020 (Credit: DFID – UK Department for International Development) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Union strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea that forced long-time President Alpha
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / Protesters rally in Manhattan Jan. 13, 2020, to demand that Guinea President Alpha Conde respect the constitution and not seek another term in power in the West African nation. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK – The