Tag: Diplomatic
Niger faces more sanctions as junta rebuffs latest diplomatic mission – EURACTIV.com
Niger was slapped with more sanctions on Tuesday (8 August), hours after its new military leaders rejected the latest diplomatic mission aimed at restoring constitutional order following a 26 July coup.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ordered the new sanctions through Nigeria’s central bank, aimed at squeezing entities and individuals involved in the takeover, a presidential spokesperson said.
It came after Niger’s junta denied permission to enter Niger to a joint delegation from West African states, the African Union (AU) and
Africa flexes its diplomatic muscles – POLITICO
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In the wake of this year’s Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, there are some who will point to both the drop in attendance by heads of state and the Black Sea Grain Initiative’s collapse as evidence that the inaugural African Peace Initiative
The Diplomatic Wins at the Heart of China’s Ascendancy
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The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan
A week later, General Austin S. Miller, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, flew into Doha, and Khalilzad met him for breakfast. They were joined by Nader Nadery and Abdul Matin Bek, two young advisers to Ghani, who had spoken with Taliban envoys. Nadery and Bek reported that several Taliban had boasted contemptuously about defeating America. “They’re running with their tails between their legs,” one of the Taliban negotiators had exclaimed. Bek later told Khalilzad to “wake up.” “Please,