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Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia hosts top U.S. diplomat on East Africa tour

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban The United States Department of State on Saturday announced that a top official on African Affairs was due to tour three East African countries between April 22 – April 26. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto will...

Djibouti President Praises Premier Abiy for his Commitments to Regional Peace and Prosperity

Horndiplomat-Speaking at the closing session of the three- day meeting of Djiboutian Ambassadors and high level diplomats today (December 20), President Ismail Omar Guelleh praised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his deep-seated commitments and considerable success he has forged towards ensuring peace...

Clearing the jam at Djibouti

Bags of wheat speed down multiple conveyor belts to be heaved onto trucks lined up during the middle of a blistering June afternoon beside the busy docks of Djibouti Port. Once loaded, trucks set off westward toward Ethiopia carrying food aid to help with...

U.S. Wary of Its New Neighbor in Djibouti: A Chinese Naval Base

DJIBOUTI — The two countries keep dozens of intercontinental nuclear missiles pointed at each other’s cities. Their frigates and fighter jets occasionally face off in the contested waters of the South China Sea. With no shared border, China and the United States mostly circle each...

EU boosts aid to drought affected countries in HornofAfrica

This additional assistance brings EU humanitarian aid to the Horn of Africa region (including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti) to nearly €260m since the beginning of the year. “The situation in Horn of Africa has drastically deteriorated in 2017 and it keeps getting worse. Millions...

Djibouti confirms 15 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 1023

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By: MoDuale Djibouti's Ministry of Health on Sunday announced 15 new COVID-19 confirmed cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Horn of Africa nation to 1023. The Djiboutian Ministry of Health, in a statement issued on Sunday, disclosed that from the total 310...

Djibouti confirms third COVID-19 death

Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea Confirm new cases of COVID19
By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat regional contributor The Djibouti Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the country’s third death from the deadly coronavirus. Djibouti health ministry also reported 4 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases in the country to 1,124. This figure represents a major increase...

Djibouti confirms first case of COVID-19

Breaking: Somalia confirms first coronavirus case
The Djibouti Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday disclosed it has confirmed its first case of COVID-19. The ministry said a Spanish national who arrived in the Horn of Africa nation on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19. “The patient was a member of the Spanish Special...

China held military drills in Africa for the first time ,with marines firing sniper rifles and machine guns

Troops at China’s first overseas military base have completed live-fire drills for the first time. Chinese soldiers stationed in Djibouti, a tiny African nation that's considered the gateway to the Suez Canal shipping route, carried out the exercises Friday, according to the South China Morning...

African Development Bank approves $98 million financing for a road transport corridor in Ethiopia to Djibouti

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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...