Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for a photo with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a bilateral exchange at Djiboutian presidential palace in Djibouti, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) By Gary Raynaldo
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (US DOD) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will be traveling to the continent of Africa from September 23-28 visiting Djibouti, Kenya, and Angola, the Pentagon announced. Djibouti, a small east African nation
Air Forces Africa delivered a second U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules, formally transferred to the Nigerien Armed Forces during a Dec. 7 , 2021 ceremony at the Nigerien Air Base 101 in Niamey. (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Air Force
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, completed a multi-day engagement in Somalia and a visit to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), operating off the coast of Somalia, Jan. 16-18, 2021. (credit: africom.mil) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
(credit: africom.mil) / US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command met with Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in Djibouti on 26 November, 2020. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Djibouti, DJIBOUTI – U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Ambassador to