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U.S. Diplomatic Recall Impacts Relations with Africa Amid Trump Administration's Policies In a sweeping diplomatic maneuver, the Trump administration has recalled dozens of U.S. diplomats from posts around the world, with significant ramifications for relationships in Africa. Among the envoys affected are diplomats from 13 African nations, including key countries such as Nigeria, Uganda, and Senegal. This directive mandates that these ambassadors vacate their posts by mid-January 2026, a move that raises eyebrows amid…

MOGADISHU — The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts worldwide in a sweeping reshuffle aimed at aligning U.S. diplomacy with President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, according to two State Department officials. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel matters, said chiefs of mission in at least 29 countries were notified last week that their tenures will end in January. All of the recalled diplomats were…

Empty chairs, loud message: What the UN walkouts during Netanyahu’s speech reveal about a shifting world order Scores of diplomats rising and filing out of the General Assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium was not simply a moment of theatrical protest. It was a diplomatic thermometer reading for a world growing colder toward the Israeli government’s conduct in Gaza. “Ireland was not present in the General Assembly for the speech by PM Netanyahu,” a spokesperson for Ireland’s Department…

North Western State of Somalia Criticizes Fiqi Over Comments on EU Envoys HARGEISA, Somalia — In a scathing rebuttal, the self-declared autonomous region of North Western State of Somalia has called out Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, accusing him of 'fanning the flames' and engaging in 'hate rhetoric'. This latest spat adds another chapter to the ongoing saga of tension between Mogadishu and Hargeisa. North Western State of Somalia’s Information Minister, Ali Hassan Mohamed, criticized Fiqi's…

SOMALIA URGES DIPLOMATS TO RESPECT NATIONAL INTEGRITY MOGADISHU, Somalia (AX) – In a bold assertion, Somalia's Foreign Affairs chief, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, voiced accusations against certain international envoys for allegedly trampling on the nation's sovereignty. He declared intentions to call those concerned for a stern dialogue and hinted at repercussions if such infractions persist. Amidst the pomp of a diplomat graduation bash at the ministry's stronghold, Fiqi pointed a finger at ambassadors who gallivanted to…

The Pegasus software from the Israeli company NSO Group was used by the Rwandan authorities to spy on the opponent's daughter Paul Rusesabagina, according to the investigation carried out by a consortium of 17 international media from the network Forbidden Stories and NGO Amnesty International. This software is introduced in a smartphone and allows you to retrieve messages, photos, contacts and even…

Kenya is taking frustrations with diplomats over airspace closure, Somalia says MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has not formally announced plans by Kenya to close the airspace completely due to alleged misuse of humanitarian planes and those transporting medical workers to Somalia, senior Mogadishu officials have claimed, just one day after Nairobi issued a statement. According to Mogadishu, Kenya…

NAIROBI - Kenya has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to all diplomats residing there, including thousands of UN staff, although it has not completed the inoculation of its own health workers, other front-line staff or seniors who draw criticism from local doctors. The offer was made in a March 18 letter sent by the State Department to diplomatic missions and seen by Reuters. Macharia Kamau, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said the shots offered were delivered through the World Health Organization (WHO) co-led COVAX…

Six Libyan diplomats, together with the ambassador to be appointed to Bangui, have been expelled from the Central African Republic on Saturday, October 24. They'd been arrested on their arrival the day earlier than by the port safety forces after which positioned underneath home arrest at a resort within the capital underneath guard, awaiting deportation. An incident indicating that the Libyan disaster…