Credit: Wikipedia Commons / A Somali pirate armed with a PKM machine gun By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution Wednesday renewing the authorization for Somalia anti-piracy measures aimed at stopping banditry and
Credit: https://twitter.com/US2SOMALIA / The United States reestablishes U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States re-opened its U.S. Embassy in Horn of Africa nation Somalia in its capital city Mogadishu this month, nearly three decades after it
Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elias / James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia at UN world headquarters Aug. 21, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
Credit: africom.mil / Commander of U.S. Africa Command General Stephen Townsend met with the Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre Aug. 7, 2019 in Mogadishu. DIPLOMATIC TIMES The commander of U.S. Africa Command visited Horn of Africa nation Somalia on August 7 as part
Credit: twitter.com/engyarisow / The late Mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations envoy in Somalia mourns the death of Mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman, who died from injuries he sustained in a terrorist attack
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – The new UN envoy to war-torn Horn of Africa nation Somalia was the intended target of a female suicide bomber ‘s deadly terror attack Wednesday in the capital city Mogadishu, AP reported. The attack was
Credit: wikipedia / A Predator drone. U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamist militants in Horn of Africa nation Somalia have increased dramatically under Trump Administration. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The latest U.S. airstrike in Horn of Africa nation Somalia killed three al-Shabab militants last
Credit: wikipedia / US Department of State / Ambassador James Swan By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – New York – UN Secretary-General António Guterres Thursday announced the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for
Credit: twitter.com/HassanAKhaire / Federica Mogherini , European Union, EU, High Representative for Foreign Policy / Vice President met with Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre for talks in the capital Mogadishu May 20, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Federica Mogherini , European