Djibouti

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...

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...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday offered loans to Djibouti, the site of its first overseas military base, as the Horn of Africa state's leader told President Xi Jinping he considered himself a great friend of the Asian giant. With a population of less than...

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...

Horndiplomat-The IGAD Heads of State and Government held the 33th Extra-ordinary session at the UNECA in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, September 12. The Presidents of Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda and Kenya’s Foreign Minister were present as well as representatives of the...

DP World contributes millions of dollars of direct, indirect economic benefits to Djibouti Dubai: Ports operator DP World has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars of direct and indirect economic benefits to Djibouti, enhancing the African country’s attractiveness as an investment destination in East Africa. DP...

Djibouti, an increasingly strategic nation in the Horn of Africa, has condemned last week’s call by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed for the lifting of U.N. sanctions against Eritrea. During his three-day visit to Eritrea’s capital last week, the Somali president urged an end to...

Jeune Afrique Friday April 14, 2017 By FRANCOIS SOUDAN China, the United States, France, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia … A few months before the 40th anniversary of independence, the president returns to the geopolitical stakes of the region, of which his country has become a key player. On...

Djibouti ended the contract in February with DP World to run its Doraleh Container Terminal. By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Reuters News DUBAI- DP World threatened legal action against Djibouti after the government of the Horn of Africa nation ended a contract this year with the Dubai-owned firm...

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...