Djibouti

By: MoDuale British long-distance runner Mo Farah has been appointed Ambassador of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority. Farah was named ambassador on the day Djibouti set up the redevelopment of the historical port into a Business district. “We are delighted to be joined by Mo Farah at...

Djibouti would be prepared to pay DP Worldcompensation of “more or less half a billion dollars . . . as early as next week” to settle a dispute over control of the city’s Doraleh container terminal. In an interview with the Financial Times, Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of Djibouti Ports...

BY JONATHAN KAIMAN AND NOAH FOWLER BISHOFTU, Ethiopia—The shoe factory felt endless. Thousands of Ethiopians in yellow and red jumpsuits sat in neat rows beneath a cavernous ceiling, assembling, inspecting, and packaging women’s shoes. Overhead, red banners flaunted slogans in English, Chinese, and Amharic, Ethiopia’s...

Addis Ababa, April 11, 2017 (FBC) –Ethiopia has become full member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Trainer Plus. This will allow the country to earn more foreign currency by providing international trainings, Teshale Bekele, training center director at the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority...

Press-Release DP World wins over USD 200 million in damages from London tribunal over exclusion from Doraleh terminal, Djibouti DP World also defeats China Merchants’ effort to block its multi-billion dollar suit in Hong Kong from going ahead Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 24 January, 2022: An arbitral...

ADDIS ABABA- Representative of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority Hassan Abdillahi Waberi said that Djibouti has sufficient capacity to handle Ethiopia's import-export shipment and provide seamless service for the existing traffic. In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, the representative stated that...

Content from our Premium Partner African Development Bank (Abidjan) PRESS RELEASE 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...

fter the seizure of a port facility by the Djibouti government, questions arise about the safety of investing in Africa.  Following a legally dubious seizure of the Doraleh Container Terminal and the abrupt termination of DP World’s contract by the Djibouti authorities at the end of February,...

Chinese investment in Djibouti can turn the smallest country on the African Horn into a Mecca for tourists, according to Osman Abdi Mohamed, managing director of the National Tourism Board. Sputnik takes a look at the recent developments in Djibouti. “The Chinese military base will...

Asmara, 06 September 2018- Foreign Ministers of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia have travelled to Djibouti. The joint high-level committee is composed of Mr. Osman Saleh, Foreign Minister of Eritrea, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Foreign Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Foreign Minister...