Djibouti

‘Odious acts’: 7 Djibouti soldiers killed in armed group attack
Officials blame violence on a splinter of the FRUD group, which launched a 1991 uprising but later signed a peace deal.
Published On 8 Oct 2022
Three Gulf, nine African sovereign funds sign deal for investment
The deal is meant to spur investment in green projects and logistics to improve interconnectivity amid economic crisis.
Published On 20 Jun 2022
Somalia accuses Djibouti of detaining national security adviser
Djibouti’s gov’t denies allegations of interference in Somali affairs amid escalating feud between president and PM.
Published On 17 Sep 2021
Several killed in Djibouti as communal violence erupts
Police say at least three killed in the country’s capital following violence between Afar and Isse ethnic groups.
Published On 2 Aug 2021

Top IOM official in the region says the migrants involved in the incident were being transported by people smugglers.

President Ismail Omar Guelleh thanks his supporters after he was declared the winner with almost 99 percent of the vote.

Main opposition parties boycotted the vote leaving a 56-year-old political newcomer as incumbent’s only challenger.

Incumbent president’s only rival is a political newcomer as the traditional opposition boycotts Friday’s vote.

China plays a key role: its government, banks and companies lent some $143bn to Africa from 2000 to 2017.

The IOM said 12 others are missing while 14 survived the incident off Djibouti’s coast.

After both countries failed to gain enough support at first round, Kenya won the Africa spot with 129 votes against 69.

Neither Kenya nor Djibouti gain required two-thirds majority for UN Security Council term; new round of voting needed.

In Kenya, the locusts are eating in one day the amount of food consumed by all Kenyans in two days, World Bank says.

Foreign minister says ‘process of incrementally unlocking’ the country will start on Monday.

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