Pilot, 2 trainees dead in military plane crash in Djibouti
DJIBOUTI – An official in Djibouti says a pilot and two female military trainees died when their small aircraft crashed on Wednesday. Immigration official Mohamed Muhummed says...
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China formally opens first overseas military base in Djibouti
China formally opened its first overseas military base on Tuesday with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same day...
Ethiopia-Djibouti railway to start commercial operations in October: minister
ADDIS ABABA, — The Chinese built 756 km electrified rail project connecting landlocked Ethiopia to Djibouti will start commercial operations in October, according to the...
Djibouti: AU Calls for Calm Amid Djibouti-Eritrea Border Tensions
The African Union (AU) has urged Djibouti and Eritrea to show “restraint” as tensions over a disputed border territory intensified and threatened to revive a...
U.S. Defense secretary arrives in Djibouti to visit key military base
DJIBOUTI — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Djibouti on Sunday to visit an important military base at the southern entrance to the Red Sea...
Ethiopia, Djibouti to open first trans boundary railway link
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia will operate its first trans -boundary railway network in May this year. The railway links Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to Djibouti...
Exiled Djiboutian business tycoon set to invest cement plant in Somaliland
His new business exercise comes after a British court has cleared him of terrorism and corruption charges leveled against him by Djiboutian government last year....
Kenya, Djibouti agree to back Amina for AU post
NAIROBI – Kenya has reached out to Djibouti for a compromise that would see the Horn of Africa Country support Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed...
UAE seeks to open military base in Somaliland
UAE continues to pursue a coordinated soft-power strategy throughout its sphere of influence, using political, economic, and military tools to promote its agenda in Somaliland...
Overseas supply hub gets a push
Fan Changlong, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, shakes hands with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. [Photo/mod.gov.cn] Work on a key Chinese overseas logistical...
