Djibouti

A new railway line connecting Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to the port city of Djibouti is set to be officially inaugurated next month. A government-organized media tour Saturday touted the flagship project, mostly funded by China, and set to officially open in October. The railway line,...

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with President Ismail Omar Guelleh to mark the 40th anniversary of China/Djibouti bilateral relations on Tuesday (January 8). In a message, President Xi Jinping recalled President Guelleh’s state visit to China in November 2017 when the two...

Khartoum, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Sudan announced that an economic coalition will be created among the countries of the Horn of Africa during a summit of its member countries on April 12th. The summit will be held in this capital city...

 Eritrea and Djibouti have agreed to normalise ties a decade after a border dispute led to brief military clashes, officials said on Thursday after a regional summit. Fighting erupted along the disputed Dumeira area after Djibouti accused Asmara of sending troops across the border. The...

Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) has initiated talks with the government of Djibouti, Ethiopia's key conduit to the Red Sea, over a possible partnership with Air Djibouti (2F, Djibouti). Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tewolde Gebremariam told The Reporter that talks have focussed on developing a...

Japan will lease additional land next year to expand a military base in Djibouti, eastern Africa, as a counterweight to what it sees as growing Chinese influence in the region, three Japanese government sources said. China is seeking closer ties with African nations that could...

Press-Release by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, condemns in the strongest terms possible the criminal and cowardly attack on the Tadjourah Regiment of the...

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 Vasudevan Sridharan The $4.2bn railroad links Djibouti in the Horn of Africa and the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The 752km-long Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway connecting the Ethiopian capital and the port city of Djibouti was inaugurated on Tuesday, 10 January, at Nagad railway station in Djibouti...

Horndiplomat-Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh receives Somaliland Ministerial-level delegation led by the Defence Minister Isse Ahmed,  at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti City. During the meeting, President Ismail Omer Gueleh and Somaliland Delegation discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the bilateral relationship between Djibouti and Somaliland ,...