U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
credit: Wikipedia, Courtesy by Pierre Delattre / France Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie 6X6 Armored Fighting Vehicle By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France delivered nine Panhard ERC-90 6×6 armoured vehicles to Chad’s military Saturday to beef up the west African nation’s counter-terror operations in the
Credit: Sara Abraham / ©Diplomatic Times / “A Solidarity Côte d’Ivoire” billboard in Côte d’Ivoire commercial city Abidjan after President Alassane Ouattara wins bid for third term Nov. 3, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Amid the continued
INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), frontline officers targeted firearms smuggling hotspots at airports, seaports, and land borders in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger. (credit: interpol.int) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF A seven-day operation coordinated jointly by INTERPOL and the
Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor died Thursday December 10, 2020 at age 85. (photo: Abdoulaziz Adili Toro) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Nsofor has died at the age of 85. Ambassador Nsofor was
(credit: au.int / Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahama By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Union Commission strongly condemns the ongoing violence in Nigeria during protests in Lagos, Nigeria that has resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. Moussa Faki Mahama, the
Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At least 12 Malian soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the central Mopti region of the west African
International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (credit: icc.int) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda expressed concern over pre-election violence and growing ethnic tensions in west African nation Guinea ahead of the presidential election to be held on
Credit: African Union / African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Union (AU) ended its two months suspension of Mali’s membership in the
Credit: ecowas.int/ The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted crippling sanctions imposed