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Road to Recovery: Migrants in Djibouti Get Crucial Mental Health Support
By:IOM
Obock, 7 Oct 2021 – After risking his life to return home from Yemen, Kofi* arrived on the shores of Djibouti looking deeply confused and agitated. Unable to speak coherently, he appeared to be unaware of his surroundings and simply walked around in a daze.
At just...
Djibouti based investors eye to establish state-of-the-art Abattoir in Ethiopia
Djibouti based investors have made a three days investment visits to Ethiopia in a bid to best exploit and add value to the untapped massive livestock resource of the East African nation, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
The investors held several discussions with...
Djibouti president, returns home after hospitalisation rumours
By:Afp
Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh has returned home to the Horn of Africa country, his office said Sunday, after rumours that the 73-year-old had been hospitalised in Paris.
Re-elected for a fifth term in April, Guelleh has ruled Djibouti since 1999 and has used his...
Djibouti Strongly Denies Allegations by villa Somalia
By: MoDuale
The government of the Republic of Djibouti denied Villa Somalia's accusation of the detaining of former spy boss Fahad Yasin.
The Djibouti Secretary-General of The ruling party RPP and Minister of Economy Ilyas M. Dawaleh talk to Horndiplomat has confirmed his country there's no...
Egypt to Build Djibouti’s First Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital
By:CAIRO SCENE
Egypt is establishing the first major specialised hospital for maternity treatment in Djibouti, where women and their children will be cared for during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
The Ministry of Health and Population has announced that the hospital is a gift from...
Djibouti Telecom works with Ciena to upgrade submarine cable
By: Developing Telecoms
Ciena, a networking systems, services and software company, says it is working with Djibouti Telecom to increase digitisation in the East Africa region by deploying Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme solution to upgrade one of Djibouti Telecom’s submarine cable systems.
As part of a consortium...
Abourma Rock Art Site: Hidden gem in Djibouti
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY - AFP
The black cliffs of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa may seem featureless at the first sight from afar. However, the rocks reveal 7,000-year-old engravings depicting various figures, from giraffes to antelopes, that offer insight into the past of the...
Djibouti to Sell Minority Stake in State-Run Telecoms Company
By: Bloomberg
Djibouti will offer a “significant minority” stake in state-owned Djibouti Telecom SA to a strategic partner, part of a plan to open up the sector and modernize its economy, the government said in a statement.
The country of around 1 million people, located on...
AfDB, Ethiopia Sign $118 Million in Two Grant Agreements
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The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Ethiopia have signed two separate grant agreements for new projects to boost youth employment and electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti.
The grants fall under the Bank Group's concessional...
Arbitration tribunal rejects Djibouti Port Company’s bid to escape contract with DP World
Government of Dubai Media Office – 12 July 2021: An Arbitral Tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled against Djibouti's port company, Port de Djibouti S.A. (PDSA), in its dispute with DP World, confirming the unlawfulness of its effort to terminate...
