Former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako Aug. 22, 2020. PHOTO CREDIT: twitter@GEJonathan By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan did not have much luck in regional mediation efforts to broker a deal with junta leaders in the west African
Credit: Wikipedia / 35e RAP / French troops of the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment (35e RAP) board a helicopter during a mission. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France will continue its Operation Barkhane anti-insurgent campaign in Mali’s Sahel region despite a military coup earlier
Credit: ecowas.int/ The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is demanding the immediate
Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff Ismael Wague (centre) speaks during a press conference on August 19, 2020. ANNIE RISEMBERG/AFP via Getty Images Bruce Whitehouse, Lehigh University Soldiers have ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta who has now resigned, alongside the country’s prime minister.
UN Photo/Kim Haughton / Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, addresses the general debate of the 74th session General Assembly (file photo) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council Wednesday strongly condemned the military
United Nations Security Council chambers at UN world headquarters in New York By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting today to discuss the current political crisis in Mali. On Wednesday, Mali’s President
Credit: By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times/ United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the rule of law in Mali, after
Credit: Wikipedia / Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned after a military mutiny that has plunged the west African nation in to political chaos. Early Tuesday before the surprise announcement on Wednesday, President
French brigadier-chef Andy Fila died in north-central Africa Chad on July 31, 2020. / Etat Major des Armées By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A French Operation Barkhane soldier was killed Friday in a maintenance operation in north-central Africa nation Chad after a
Credit: ecowas.int/ The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES West African leaders urged Mali’s opposition groups to join the country’s