By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly” condemned a “terrorist” attack on the Hayat hotel in Mogadishu Friday that left at least 21 persons dead. Somalian authorities said Islamist militants sieged the upscale hotel in Somalia’s
Source: Wikipedia Commons / American drones such as the remotely piloted General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, have been used primarily by the United States Air Force for counter-terror airstrikes in the Horn-of-African nation Somalia. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Africa Command
The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Uganda for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Ugandan counterpart, President Museveni Aug. 8, 2022 (Credit: twitter.com/HassanSMohamud) By Atwine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA – UGANDA – President Yoweri Museveni invited the
Source: Wikipedia Commons / American drones such as the remotely piloted General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, have been used primarily by the United States Air Force for counter-terror airstrikes in the Horn-of-African nation Somalia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Africa Command confirmed it conducted
U.S. Army soldiers and Marines conduct sling load operations on Chabelley Air Field, Djibouti, July 14, 2008. (Credit: defense.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON – President Biden on Monday authorized the Department of Defense to re-deploy U.S. troops
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), is a multidimensional mission (military, police and civilian), authorised by the African Union and mandated by the United Nations Security Council (Credit: ATMIS) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The international community has condemned a reported attack by
Ambassador David M. Satterfield, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (Credit: tr.usembassy.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN says it remains committed to working with partners in the troubled Horn of Africa for peace and
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, meets with troops assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Nov. 3, 2019, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. (Photo: Senior Airman Codie Trimble/ Air Force) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON
Al-Shabaab Emblem (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Ranking Republican member of the Senate Armed Armed Services Committee Sen. Jim Inhofe Tuesday called on the Pentagon to consider re-deploying U.S. troops to Somalia to counter the sharp rise in extremist
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