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...

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...

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...

The Djibouti Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday disclosed it has confirmed its first case of COVID-19. The ministry said a Spanish national who arrived in the Horn of Africa nation on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19. “The patient was a member of the Spanish Special...

Horndiplomat-Djibouti Minister of Economy & Finance, in Charge of Industry. Secretary Ilyas M. Dawaleh receives Saudi Fund for Development Delegation led by Dr. Abdouraman. The Djibouti government and Saudi development Fund Signed Financing Agreement for the Construction of the Regional Road via Galafi. This Road will Ease...

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...

The African Union is sending its security commissioner to Eritrea to help resolve its border dispute with Djibouti following the withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers from the area, AU Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat said yesterday. “I’ve sent a mission to Djibouti and now have made...

Bags of wheat speed down multiple conveyor belts to be heaved onto trucks lined up during the middle of a blistering June afternoon beside the busy docks of Djibouti Port. Once loaded, trucks set off westward toward Ethiopia carrying food aid to help with...

The new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will arrive in the country on Sunday for a two-day State visit to bolster already strong relations between Kenya and Ethiopia, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has announced. This will be Mr Ahmed's first visit to Kenya since his elevation...

At the opening ceremony of a 370-million, 240-hectare international free trade zone in Djibouti, Thursday, Presidents, prominent African, Asian business leaders, and representatives of UN, AU and other international organizations attended. Abdirashid Duale, Dahabshiil Group CEO, was among the luminaries who graced the Djibouti International Free...