Djibouti

MARTIN SEEMUNGAL: Djibouti is one of the hottest, driest, places on Earth. Vast areas are semi-arid desert. There are no natural resources. The official unemployment rate is 50 percent. Life for many is difficult. But Djibouti does have one very valuable asset — its location. Where...

President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah has arrived in Djibouti for the 17th Ordinary Session of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOCA) General Assembly. The congress  began today May 9 and ends on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Coming at the dawn...

JEDDAH: Djibouti is looking at the example set by Saudi Arabia as it looks to bolster its own tourism industry, a minister from the African republic said. Djibouti’s Minister of Trade and Tourism Hassan Ibrahim praised the efforts of the Kingdom in travel and tourism,...

By Sara Israfilbayova A delegation headed by President of the National Assembly of Djibouti Mohamed Ali Houmed is on visit to Baku to mull the development of the bilateral ties. Speaker of Azerbaijan`s Parliament Ogtay Asadov met the delegation on May 3, noting that reciprocal visits...

By:FATAH AL-RAHMAN YOUSSEF Riyadh- Djibouti’s Defense Minister Ali Hasan Bahdon stressed that a military and defense agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti in Riyadh on Wednesday lies in the interest of the two nations and the region’s security. Bahdon told Asharq Al-Awsat that “Saudi Arabia...

DJIBOUTI —  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has visited Djibouti, the tiny east African nation that is home to the United States’ only military base on the continent, in his sweeping tour of the Middle East and Horn of Africa. Mattis called Djibouti, located on the...

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...

RIYADH: Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and a bilateral agreement were signed on the sidelines of a Saudi-Djibouti businessmen forum in Djibouti earlier this week. The MoUs were signed to rehabilitate King Fahd Road in Djibouti, and a grant was offered to support the health...

President Paul Kagame  and the First Lady Jeannette Kagame this morning arrived Djibouti for a two-day State visit, as Rwanda looks to strengthen ties with the country in the Horn of Africa. President’s visit to Djibouti is reciprocal – following his counterpart Ismael Omar Guelleh’s...

April 18 (UPI) -- China has not stopped investing in Djibouti, a country in East Africa bordering on Somalia and Ethiopia. Beijing continues to construct a military base and a large $590 million port near Djibouti City, South China Morning Post reported. The Chinese government confirmed...