A Marine security guard stationed in the capital of the Republic of Congo died on Dec. 19 while on duty, according to his parents. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Maurice Dural, 20, of Lafayette, Louisiana, had been serving at the U.S. embassy in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, since April. Dalton Dural, the Marine’s father, said Saturday he […]
Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said. Burkina Faso was a close ally of former colonial power France, but has pivoted towards Russia since the military seized power in a coup in 2022. The junta has expelled French diplomats and has shut […]
Ukraine has opened a diplomatic mission in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and plans to open embassies in Rwanda, Mozambique, and Botswana, the Foreign Ministry announced on Dec. 27. One of Ukraine’s foreign policy priorities for the upcoming year is continuing to develop ties with African countries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 22, as […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A blast occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday evening and all staff were unharmed following the explosion, authorities said. “We can confirm that around 5:20 pm (local time, 1150 GMT) there was a blast at close proximity to the embassy,” Israeli Embassy spokesperson Guy Nir told Reuters, adding […]
France is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalate. The embassy says it is “no longer able to function normally or fulfil its missions” due to restrictions imposed by Niger’s military government. Local embassy staff have also been dismissed, former French ambassador Sylvain Itté said in a letter. Niger’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has notified Congress that it intends to spend nearly $700 million to buy a former Dublin hotel, demolish it and construct new buildings to turn the site into the new U.S. Embassy in Ireland. The State Department also announced that it had broken ground on a new embassy complex […]