(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Tuesday pledged cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) The Embassy of the Republic of Chad on Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The United States supports “a peaceful transition of power in accordance with the Chadian constitution,” U.S. Department
Chad President Idriss Déby By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chad President Idriss Déby has died apparently while on the front lines fighting rebels, the Army confirmed. Déby, 68, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, first came to power in an armed uprising in 1990.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – A surge of violent events by militant Islamist groups in Africa, led by escalations in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, sets record and widens instability, according to a report by Africa Center
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno (twitter.com/midrissdebyitno) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chad plans to deploy 1,200 troops to battle armed extremists in the troubled African Sahel region. Chad President Idriss Deby Itno made the announcement this week during the G5 Sahel Group Summit
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Pledged Cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials spoke
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: nato.int) Norway Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Norway criticized the out-going Trump administration’s 11th-hour decision to designate Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism. The Trump administration added Cuba to its list of sponsors of terror on Monday,
Credit: Sara Abraham / ©Diplomatic Times / “A Solidarity Côte d’Ivoire” billboard in Côte d’Ivoire commercial city Abidjan after President Alassane Ouattara wins bid for third term Nov. 3, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Amid the continued
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 25, 2020. (U.S. Embassy Khartoum photo by Alsanosi Ali) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Sudan just got a very sweet $1.2 Billion loan deal courtesy of