A French military helicopter over the Nigerien town Madama, which serves as a forward operating base for the French, Niger and Chad armies as part of Operation Barhkane counter-terror mission in the Sahel. (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON –
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) , is a military alliance, based in Brussels with 30 European and North American countries. (credit: wikipedia commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO has no plans to join France’s counter-terror operations in the troubled African Sahel region despite growing violence and reported activity by
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
United Nations Security Council at UN world headquarters in New York. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Security Council members on Friday departed for a visiting mission to West African nations Mali and Niger amid political instability
France Army Operation Barkhane Master Corporal Maxime Blasco, 34, was killed died in a battle with a terrorist group in West Africa Mali Sept. 24, 2021. ( Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France announced that
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon said the U.S. military will continue to be a strong partner with France in its counter-terrorism operations in the troubled African Sahel region. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with France’s Minister of
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly pose for a photo after signing the U.S.-France Roadmap on Special Operations Forces Cooperation the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 9, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st
France’s counter-terrorist Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region of Africa ( Credit: http://foreignlegion.info) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A month after announcing France will pull soldiers out of its military counter-terror operation in Mali, French President Macron has apparently changed his mind. France said
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES’ UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The Security Council on Wednesday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2022. Unanimously adopting resolution 2584 (2021) under Chapter VII of the Charter
Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At least 7 Malian soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack Friday east central region of the west African nation, Mali’s