Djibouti Archives - Horn Diplomat
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Home News Djibouti

Djibouti

Communiqué of the 41st Extraordinary IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government

IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
BY: IGAD The 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on Saturday, 9th December 2023, in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, on the situation in Sudan and was chaired by H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President...

Djibouti Launches First Satellite, Djibouti 1A

Djibouti's first satellite, Djibouti-1A.
By: SPACE IN AFRICA The Republic of Djibouti has launched its first satellite, Djibouti 1A, today, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base onboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 dedicated SSO rideshare mission. Developed through a...

Djibouti latest nation to cold shoulder Ethiopia’s Red Sea access plea

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on October 16, 2023. (Reuters)
By:Bloomberg Djibouti joined Eritrea and Somalia in rejecting an appeal from Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to grant his country direct access to a port on the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.

Ethiopian Airlines Expands Djibouti Flight Service

Ethiopian Airlines Expands Djibouti Flight Service
By:Ethiopianmonitor ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines is set to expand its services to Djibouti city with the addition of three weekly flights.The national flag carrier has announced today that the additional flights will start as of November 1, 2023.

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Djibouti

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Djibouti
By:ANADOLU AGENCY A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit small Horn of Africa nation Djibouti on Thursday morning.The government of Djibouti, which confirmed the earthquake, said that the earthquake shook Djibouti around 4:22 a.m. local time with an intensity of...

Somaliland and Djibouti working Jointly to re-build ancient Zeyla Qiblateyn Mosque

Somaliland and Djibouti working Jointly to re-build ancient Zeyla Qiblateyn Mosque
By M.A. Egge The government of Somaliland is said to be cooperating with that Djibouti in the construction of the Zeyla Qiblateyn mosque and has submitted its plans. A delegation led by the Minister...

US Special Envoy for the Horn due in Ethiopia and Djibouti

US Special Envoy for the Horn due in Ethiopia and Djibouti
By: US Department of State US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel from May 31 – June 6 to Djibouti and Ethiopia. In Djibouti, Ambassador Hammer will participate in the East...

Djiboutian youth embrace Chinese language learning as ties deepen

Participants had a group photo at the inauguration ceremony of Confucius Institute in Djibouti City, Djibouti, on March 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Ping
By: XINHUA Youssouf Warsama Youssouf, a 17-year-old second-year student at the Djibouti State High School, recalled the moment he started developing an interest in studying Mandarin in a recent interview with Xinhua. "I...

Djibouti President receives Somaliland Delegation

Djibouti President receives Somaliland Delegation
By M.A. Egge The President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Geelle received a delegation from Somaliland led by the first deputy Speaker of the parliament Saeed Mire Farah Gire. This meeting was organized by...

Horn of Africa Leaders to Back Somalia’s Final Push Against Al-Shabab

Horn of Africa Leaders to Back Somalia’s Final Push Against Al-Shabab
By:Zakariye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent The leaders of the Horn of Africa countries of Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya who gathered in Mogadishu on Wednesday for a day-long security summit agreed on a joint final push for...