Djibouti

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...

Horndiplomat-Today, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) in collaboration with Sahan Foundation has officially launched the study report conducted on “Al-Shabaab as a Transnational Security Threat”. Al Shabaab has aspired to become a truly regional organization, with the membership and...

Horndiplomat-Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo welcomes Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali at Mogadishu Aden Ade airport and the two leaders headed to the presidential palace.   https://twitter.com/fitsumaregaa/status/1007888512073551872?s=19 https://twitter.com/M_Farmaajo/status/1007909320128950272?s=19 This is a developing story, Please check back at the Horndiplomat for Updates. By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale SOURCE:HORNDIPLOMAT

 Eritrea and Djibouti have agreed to normalise ties a decade after a border dispute led to brief military clashes, officials said on Thursday after a regional summit. Fighting erupted along the disputed Dumeira area after Djibouti accused Asmara of sending troops across the border. The...

BY VARALAKSHMI VEMURU Worldbank:In the context of the upcoming UN High Level Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, this blog offers a field-level perspective from Djibouti on refugee and migrant movements. To prepare theDevelopment Response to Displacement Impacts Project, I visited the Ali...

Riyadh - Fatah Arahman Youssef President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh said that Saudi Arabia has assumed a vital role to normalize the relations between his country and Eritrea and to create a serious desire to reach a final settlement of the differences between the...

The US military warned Friday that pilots near Djibouti airspace should exercise “extreme caution,” as high-powered lasers are reportedly emanating from near China’s naval base there. "There have been multiple lazing events involving a high powered laser in the vicinity of N1135.70 EO4303.14," US aviation safety officials...

Djibouti on Thursday launched the first phase of Africa's biggest free-trade zone, seeking to capitalise on its strategic position on one of the world's busiest trade routes. At a ceremony in the capital, President Ismael Omar Guelleh hailed the scheme as the culmination of infrastructure...

BY MAREX 2018-08-09 19:33:06 Djibouti has invested heavily in making itself a hub for deep-sea shipping in the Horn of Africa, and much of its business depends upon its status as the sole seaport for landlocked Ethiopia. However, its port revenues could be challenged by the re-emergence...

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the initiative taken by Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, to host a consultative summit between Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Mr. Musa...