Djibouti

Strengthening economic partnership will take center-stage during Djiboutian president's visit to Turkey By Addis Getachew DJIBOUTI-Economic partnership will take center stage during the upcoming visit of Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh to Turkey, says Turkish Ambassador to Djibouti. Ambassador Sadi Altinok told Anadolu Agency with regard to...

ADDIS ABABA - The newly named Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Rail Transport S.C revealed that the Ethio-Djibouti railway is undergoing its final trial before commencing services soon. The first standard gauge electrified railroad on the continent, once fully operational, is expected to provide link to the...

Two East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is "dangerous" and could spark an international crisis. "We are urging the U.S. government to seriously reconsider the risks that its decision could have on the future...

By Kaleyesus Bekele The Ethiopian government canceled the planned Ethio-Djibouti fuel pipeline project, which was proposed to be undertaken by Black Rhino Group. In 2014 the South Africa-based infrastructure investment group, Black Rhino, proposed to the Ethiopian government to build a 550km long pipeline to transport diesel,...

More than 500 companies from more than 10 countries taking part By Addis Getachew DJIBOUTI Turkish companies are participating in an international trade fair launched on Sunday in the strategically heavy-weight but tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. More than 500 companies from more than 10 countries...

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...

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...

According to the reports Djibouti Times is getting, there is huge row between Djibouti's president and the business tycoon Ahmed Osman who is also known as Ina Geele-arab. Reports say the row is serious and has extremely damaged the smooth relationship business tycoon Ina-Geele-arab used...

Several African countries have downgraded ties with Qatar, which has wielded influence in the continent since the 1990s   Cairo: Nearly four months on, the Gulf crisis is reshaping alliances in Africa and placing pressure on wavering countries in the continent, analysts have said. In June, Saudi...

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...