By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The security situation in the African Sahel region has deteriorated significantly during the past decade amid terrorism and violent extremist groups there. The US Department of Defense “will support African-led counterterrorism operations to disrupt the most acute terrorist threats,
The G5 anti-jihadist force operates in Africa’s Sahel area By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES West African nations Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the G5 Sahel anti-jihadi force effective November 9, the two countries announced in a joint press statement this weekend. The
United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Department of State is ordering the temporary evacuation of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Niger’s capital city Niamey. State Department spokesperson
United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (Credit: Diplomatic Times) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen unless the political crisis in Niger is resolved, the top UN official for
The Republic of Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. Niger is bordered by ALGERIA to the northwest, MALI and BURKINA FASO to the west, BENIN to the southwest, NIGERIA to the south, CHAD to the east, and LIBYA to the northeast. By Gary
Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley made his first visit to the Sahel this week since taking command of U.S. Africa Command on Aug. 9, 2022. Langley
U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger, West Africa, located in the Yantala neighborhood of Niamey (Credit: state.gov/niamey) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The new U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger has been certified LEED Platinum by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC’s LEED green building program certifies
Air Forces Africa delivered a second U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules, formally transferred to the Nigerien Armed Forces during a Dec. 7 , 2021 ceremony at the Nigerien Air Base 101 in Niamey. (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Air Force
Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of December, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security Dec. 02, 2021. (Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall visited U.S. personnel and operational facilities in Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Niger, Oct. 25-29, 2021. (Credit: AFRICOM.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON