The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Guinea from its
President Alpha Condé of Guinea, speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, 20 January 2020 (Credit: DFID – UK Department for International Development) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Union strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea that forced long-time President Alpha
Special Operations Command Africa forces concluded Joint Combined Exercise Training in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire July 9, 2021. (Credit: AFRICOM.mil) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT Special Operations Command Africa partnered with Côte d’Ivoire Forces Speciales Ivoirennes in a Joint Combined Exercise Training in Abidjan and
Credit / UN.ORG / MINUSMA/Marco Dormino / UN Blue Helmets/ Officers patrol the streets of Gao, Mali as part of the UN MINUSMA peacekeeping mission. Mali is considered the world’s most dangerous UN missions, with nearly 130 blue helmets killed in the past six years. By
(Credit: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko) United Nations peacekeepers on patrol in the Eastern Sector of Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The United Nations called on authorities in troubled west African nation Mali to take immediate action to initiate
Flag of West African nation Ghana (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK- The Republic of Ghana has won a seat on the powerful United Nations Security Council for 2022/23. The Security Council is a body of 15
The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Mali from its regional
United Nations Security Council at UN world headquarters in New York City, NY By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s transitional government following the apparent
The national flag of The Republic of Mali (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United Nations, EU, U.S. and the African Union have strongly denounced the “kidnapping” of Mali’s civilian leadership. Military officers detained the west African nation’s president and prime minister
Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara on Friday confirmed Patrick Achi as Prime Minister. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara confirmed Patrick Achi as the West African nation’s new Prime Minister. Achi replaces Hamed Bakayoko who died on 10 March