Djibouti

Addis Ababa July 05/2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has presided over the inaugural ceremony of a newly constructed Djibouti International Free Trade Zone at the port of Djibouti today. Resting on about 240 hectares, the free trade corridor is the biggest free trade facility in...

Djibouti on Thursday launched the first phase of Africa's biggest free-trade zone, seeking to capitalise on its strategic position on one of the world's busiest trade routes. At a ceremony in the capital, President Ismael Omar Guelleh hailed the scheme as the culmination of infrastructure...

Djibouti recently illegally seized control of the Doraleh port terminal by presidential decree, and some reports indicate Djibouti plans to gift the facility to the Chinese government WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, July 4, 2018/ -- Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) (https://byrne.house.gov), a member of...

June 27 marks 41 years of independence for my country, Djibouti. So, 41 years of freedom, respect for human dignity and development for the Djiboutian people? This is a relevant question today. The fight for independence from colonial rule was ostensibly fought to secure social change...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 16, 2018/ --Dubai-based ports operator DP World has denied reports that it is mulling an out of court settlement with Djibouti regarding the port at Doraleh. "It has been noted in some reports that DP World may consider an out...

Horndiplomat-Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo welcomes Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali at Mogadishu Aden Ade airport and the two leaders headed to the presidential palace.   https://twitter.com/fitsumaregaa/status/1007888512073551872?s=19 https://twitter.com/M_Farmaajo/status/1007909320128950272?s=19 This is a developing story, Please check back at the Horndiplomat for Updates. By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale SOURCE:HORNDIPLOMAT

China will construct a facility at its base in Djibouti for anti-piracy purposes to safeguard peace and stability in the region and the world, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday after Western media reported that China was building a dock for naval...

Litigation with DP World, Chinese presence, relations with Ethiopia, democracy ... Djibouti Head of State Ismaïl Omar Guelleh plays cards on the table with JA. Better than sentences, the figures say what Djibouti represents today on the geopolitical map of the world: 23,200 km², a...

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Kenya and Djibouti today signed four agreements aimed at boosting trade and deepening bilateral links. The agreements were signed at State House, Nairobi, where President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is on a three State Visit...

The new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will arrive in the country on Sunday for a two-day State visit to bolster already strong relations between Kenya and Ethiopia, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has announced. This will be Mr Ahmed's first visit to Kenya since his elevation...