United Kingdom proscribes Wagner mercenary group as a terrorist organization By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Russian mercenary organization, Wagner Group, has been proscribed as a terrorist organization after an order was laid in Parliament this month. The order comes into force with immediate
Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON D.C. – African nations would be better off by not getting involved with the controversial Russian Wagner Group to help solve their problems, according to
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo speaks during United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City in September 2022. (UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ghana scrambled to undo the damage that caused a serious diplomatic row with Burkina Faso after
U.S. House of Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) / (Credit: meeks.house.gov) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Congressional members Thursday condemned the recent military coup in Burkina Faso, saying it is part of a larger, “more alarming picture of anti-democratic movements” in West Africa.
Peacekeepers serving with the UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) wear face masks while on patrol. (Photo / MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The Security Council on Wednesday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional
United States Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (Credit: uscongress) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. members of Congress have warned of Russia’s growing “malign” influence in the continent of Africa. To that end, Congress on Friday passed the “Countering
European Union based in Brussels, Belgium. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union imposed sanctions on the founder of Russian mercenary company, the Wagner Group. The EU last Thursday announced it adopted restrictive measures on two more for “their role in undermining or
U.S. Rep. Gregory Weldon Meeks, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (meeks.house.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Congressional members Wednesday condemned horrific reports of Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executing about 300 people in central Mali, west Africa. Human Rights Watch said
Russian 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. (Credit/mil.ru/) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES US AFRICOM Commander Stephen Townsend said Russian Mercenaries are operating in West Africa nation Mali via the Wagner Group. “We have observed the Malian junta bring Russian mercenaries into their
Dmitry Polyanskiy, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Great Lakes region at UN world headquarters in New York Oct. 3, 2019 (UN Photo Laura Jarriel) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC