U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer is traveling to Ethiopia and the region this week to press for an immediate cessation
United States Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley visited Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, August 28-31, 2022 on his first trip to Africa since taking command of U.S. Africa Command on August 9, 2022. (Credit: africom.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The new commander of
A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti Aug. 30, 2022. (Credit WFP) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The first maritime shipment of
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly” condemned a “terrorist” attack on the Hayat hotel in Mogadishu Friday that left at least 21 persons dead. Somalian authorities said Islamist militants sieged the upscale hotel in Somalia’s
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Molly Phee meets with Kenya Deputy President William Ruto at the State Department, Washington DC. Mar. 3, 2022 |Courtesy| Twitter| By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee called on
Molly Catherine Phee, a career diplomat, is President Biden’s nominee to become his U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. (Credit USIP.org) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee is traveling to Sudan this week in support
U.S. Ambassador Mike Hammer Will Serve as U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Ambassador Michael “Mike” Hammer is the current U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The veteran diplomat has been selected
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), is a multidimensional mission (military, police and civilian), authorised by the African Union and mandated by the United Nations Security Council (Credit: ATMIS) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The international community has condemned a reported attack by
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, meets with troops assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Nov. 3, 2019, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. (Photo: Senior Airman Codie Trimble/ Air Force) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON
David M. Satterfield, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (Credit: tr.usembassy.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David M. Satterfield in Ethiopia meeting with Ethiopian government, African Union (AU), and United Nations officials. The