Djibouti

By Amine Ater Ethiopia is forced to find a new home port to break its addiction to Djibouti where pass 90% of Ethiopian trade flows The Ethiopian Government is currently negotiating to buy shares in a joint venture involving DP World Ltd. This company is about...

By:Dominic Dudley The dispute between Dubai-based DP World and Djibouti over control of the east African country’s container port looks set to rumble on, after the government said it “does not recognize” a decision by an international arbitration court that DP World’s contract to operate...

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 OLE ANDERSEN Published  07.03.18 at 12:03 The seizure of DP World's port in strategically important Djibouti at the entrance to the Red Sea spurs worries in the US army and among politicians of a Chinese takeover.. The US military commander in charge of the country's troops in Africa, General Thomas...

On the days before and after US secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarked on his first official trip to Africa, one issue has risen as the main concern among American officials: China’s ascendant role in the African continent. Testifying in front of the US armed...

Horndiplomat-According to the reporter Ethiopia over  6,400 of Ethiopians returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Diredawa city. They were transported using a train to Dire Dawa. From the total number of people who fled from Djibouti, the majority were sent to their hometowns. According to...

 By: Jama Farah, HornDiplomat Contributor A 71st extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Ministers is going on today (April 21) via video link to follow up on the progress of the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement and the impact of the COVID-19...

By AGGREY MUTAMBOS Kenya has reached out to Djibouti for a compromise that would see the Horn of Africa Country support Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed for the post of African Union Commission chairperson. Ahead of the elections on January 30, Djibouti voiced public support for...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor Djibouti on Monday reported 117 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases in the country to 1,518. This figure represents a major increase in new cases after the Ministry of Health recorded fewer cases in the past week....

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor The Ministry of Health in Djibouti on Thursday announced the country’s first COVID-19 related death. In a press statement, the ministry said the country recorded its first COVID-19 related death, as well as five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. This brings...