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
(Credit: chadembassy.us) Le Président du Conseil militaire de transition, le Général de Corps d’Armée MAHAMAT IDRISS DEBY, a effectué ce lundi 10 mai 2021, une visite officielle au Niger. A son arrivée dans la capitale Niamey, il a été accueilli par le Premier Ministre
U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young , deputy to the commander for civilian engagement, traveled to Niger to attend the presidential inauguration of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in the capital city Niamey, April 02, 2021. U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Eric P. Whitaker, led the delegation. (Credit: Africom.mil)
United States Department of State seal By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States strongly condemned “the horrific terrorist attacks” in the Sahel Africa nation Niger, which killed 137 civilians on Sunday. The killings represent Niger’s worst civilian massacre in recent memory, surpassing
Following an inconclusive election in December 2020, Niger’s Independent National Electoral Commission is set for a runoff in February. Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University Despite the twin problems – poverty and insecurity – that have faced Niger in
Credit: U.S. Department of State / Dr. J. Peter Pham is the United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES “At the heart of the crisis in the Sahel, I believe, it’s ultimately a crisis
Ambassador Abdou Abarry (left), new Permanent Representative of the Repulic of Niger to the United Nations, presents his credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres at UN world headquarters 04 June 2019. Ambassador Abarry is President of the Security Council in September 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
Credit: africom.mil/ US Donates $8 Million in Military Equipment to NIGER and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners to combat terrorism in the region. DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States donated more than $8 million in military equipment to Niger in a ceremony Aug. 5. The
Jihadist violence in spreading rapidly in the African SAHEL region By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Six French aid workers and two locals were killed Sunday in ambush in Niger wildlife park in the West African nation. The group was apparently attacked in a giraffe
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / American Special Forces training along side Nigerien soldiers 2018. The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a reduction of American military assets in Africa, notably West Africa. There are approximately 800 American military personnel stationed in W. Africa, mostly at a