Djibouti

By:Hassan Jama ,Horndiplomat Contributor Members of the IGAD Task Force on the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden meeting in Djibouti agree to convene the meeting of the task force in Mogadishu in March 2020 at the request of the head of Somalia delegation.Horndiplomat Reports The...

By:Anadolu Turkey's state-run aid agency has distributed a total of 200 wheelchairs and vocational supplies to disabled people in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, according to a statement on Monday. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) launched its "End the Barriers" project in...

BY:Nikkei Asian Review TOKYO -- Africa's Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, operator of the strategic East African country's ports, is seeking $11 billion in investment for upgrades, and new facilities such as airports. In an interview with Nikkei Asian Review on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on...

By:XINHUA NET Berhane Haileyesus is excited to board the Chinese built 756 kms Ethiopia-Djibouti electrified rail line even though he has been a regular customer of the rail service ever since it was commissioned in January 2018. Contracted by two Chinese companies, the first 320 km...

By: REUTERS NAIROBI (Reuters) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $98 million financial package for Ethiopia for a road transport corridor project to neighboring Djibouti, it said late on Tuesday. The project’s total cost is $255 million, comprising an AfDB grant of $98...

By: UNAIDS Zarah Ali (not her real name) remembers how things changed for the better. “In 2014, I received a loan of 40 000 Djiboutian francs (US$ 250) that I used to develop and improve my garment business. I was also trained in business entrepreneurship, including...

By: Fana The 25th Ethio-Djibouti Joint Border Administration meeting opened in Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti today. In his opening remark, Yibeltal Aemero, Director General for Neighboring Countries and IGAD at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, said Ethiopia and Djibouti have strong historical ties and are united...

By: MEMO Djibouti’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dhiauddin Bamakhrama yesterday denied media reports claiming Iranian warships had anchored in the country’s territorial waters, adding that relations were still severed with Tehran. “No Iranian warships docked in the territorial waters of Djibouti or at its ports,” Bamakhrama...

Assab, Djibouti and Berbera Ports are roughly (average) the same distances to Addis Abbaba which is about 800km. Luckily; these three ports are located three different countries, namely Eritrea, Djiabout and Somaliland respectively. These ports in the neighboring states are not only strategic alone,...

Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs,  Gedu Andargachewu held talks with President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti today (May 28) at the president’s palace. Following a warm welcome coupled with a congratulatory message to Foreign Minister Gedu on his new appointment, President Ismael Omar Guelleh reiterated...