Credit: africom.mil / U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command meets with Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Sept. 17, 2019 during a visit to Burkina Faso. By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command
Credit: /UN_MINUSMA /Harandane Dicko / MINUSMA Peacekeeping troops based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Secretariat welcomed a one-billion-dollar pledge by leaders of West African States (ECOWAS) to combat rising
Credit: By Gary Raynaldo / Ambassador of Niger to the United States Abdallah Wafy (left), Ambassador of Mauritania to the U.S. Ba Samba Mamadou, and Second Adviser of the Embassy of Mali in the U.S. Ibrahima Biridogo , participate in the Africa Center for Strategic
Credit: Interpol .int / Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and INTERPOL Secretary General Stock discussions in Kabul Aug. 29, 2019 focused on identifying areas where INTERPOL can bring its global network and expertise to where they are needed most. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Following the recent terror
Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten / United Nations Security Council open debate on the linkage between international terrorism and organized crime, at the UN headquarters in New York, July 9, 2019 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council held an
Credit: Interpol.int / Jarosław Szymczyk, Commander in Chief of the Polish National Police, hosting the INTERPOL European Regional Conference in KATOWICE, Poland May 29, 2019. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Increased drug flows into Europe and the threat of returning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) were two key
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: Interpol.int / United Nations And The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) Cooperate On Countering Terror And Transnational Organized Crime By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the G5 Africa Joint Force signed an agreement this week to utilize increased information
credit: interpol.int / INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock (right) and Permanent Secretary of the G5 Africa Sahel Maman Sambo Sidikou sign agreement for increased information sharing to more effectively address emerging terrorist threats across region, at Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France May, 16, 2019. DIPLOMATIC
Credit: UN News / Evan Schneider / Alpha Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Burkina Faso, addresses the Security Council meeting on Peace and Security in Africa and the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel May 16, 2019.