U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command (left) meets with Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu during visit to Somalia June 13-14, 2023. (Credit: africom.mil) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa
Somali and Kenyan troops celebrate al-Shabaab’s retreat from Kismayo Airport, 2012. (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. and the United Kingdom are leading efforts to increase military assistance for Horn of Africa nation Somalia to Battle
Somali Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama at ceremony Jan. 8, 2023 during which the U.S. presented the Somalia National Army with $9 million in military aid. (Credit: US Embassy in Somalia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. is providing $9
Jamaica-born Lorna Mahlock is the first Black woman to serve as a two-star general in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Credit: U.S. Marine Corps) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A Jamaican born Marine has made history in becoming the first Black
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
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command meets with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan Sept. 21, 2021. (Credit: Africom.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, made a first ever visit to West
Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, Commander, U.S. Africa Command provides testimony the Senate Armed Services Apr. 22, 2021 Washington D.C. (Photo U.S. Africa Command) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon confirmed that Army Gen. Stephen Townsend ordered an airstrike this week
Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, U.S. Africa Command, director of intelligence, addresses a crowd during a U.S. Embassy hosted Women, Peace and Security Reception in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Feb. 19. 2019 / Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Parker U.S. Africa Command DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT U.S.
(Credit: youtubeCGTN) The People’s Republic of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The top commander of U.S. Africa Command told lawmakers on Capital Hill that China’s naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea in
(Credit: africom.mil) Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, Commander of U.S. African Command testifies before the House Armed Services Committee regarding national security challenges and U.S. force posture in the Centcom and Africom areas of operation and related policy issues, on Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021 in