U.S. Rep. Gregory Weldon Meeks, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (meeks.house.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Congressional members Wednesday condemned horrific reports of Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executing about 300 people in central Mali, west Africa. Human Rights Watch said
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 Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS Friday said it will keep crippling sanctions
The national flag of West African nation Mali (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The court of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on Thursday ordered suspension of sanctions placed against Mali. Leaders from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS imposed regional
France 24 French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. (Source: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France “deplores” a move by Mali’s military junta to suspend broadcasts by French international news outlets RFI and France 24. Mali announced it would ban the French foreign news broadcasts
(Credit: MINUSMA/Gema Cortes) UN peacekeepers patrol the Mopti region in central Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Two UN peacekeepers from Egypt were killed Monday when the logistics convoy they were traveling in hit an improvised
Peacekeepers with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) are greeted by children. (Photo: MINUSMA/Marco Dormino) By Gary Raynaldo UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – France’s withdrawal of troops in Mali will leave UN peacekeepers and civilians in danger
The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states located primarily in Europe. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union on Friday imposed targeted sanctions on five members of Mali’s military junta, including Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga. The five
Russian 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. (Credit/mil.ru/) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES US AFRICOM Commander Stephen Townsend said Russian Mercenaries are operating in West Africa nation Mali via the Wagner Group. “We have observed the Malian junta bring Russian mercenaries into their
Colonel Assimi Goïta is a Malian military officer who has served as interim President of Mali since 24 May 2021 (Credit: VOA (Moctar Barry) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Mali has expelled the French ambassador for France’s “lack of respect” in the wake of remarks made
U.S. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of AFRICOM, met with Army General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces meet in Paris, France Jan. 24, 2022. (Photo: Jean-Christophe Mantrant / Etat-Major des Armees) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Gen.