Djibouti says expelled rights defenders lack ‘neutrality’
Djibouti on Wednesday defended its decision to expel officials from the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), accusing the advocacy group of lacking “neutrality”...
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Eyes on AU over Kenya, Djibouti UN Security Council seat dispute
The African Union Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa this weekend may have to address the continual disagreements on the validity of...
Djibouti rejects awarding port operations to Dubai firm
The Djibouti government has rejected an order of arbitration that awarded control of a key port terminal to an Emirati firm – DP World. In...
Kenya-Djibouti row could affect choice of new IGAD chair
Kenya and Djibouti could both miss out on the chairmanship of regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), as the bloc seeks to resolve simmering...
Battle for UN Security Council seat: Kenya, Djibouti take ‘war’ to New York
Kenya and Djibouti took their bruising battle for the United Nations Security Council non-permanent seat to New York, with each country’s diplomats trying to outdo...
Djibouti beats about-turn in UN Security Council seat race
The Djiboutian government on Thursday appeared to rescind its earlier decision to respect the African Union’s vote to endorse Kenya’s candidature for the UN Security...
Xi calls for advancement of China-Djibouti strategic relationship
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for the advancement of China-Djibouti strategic relationship. Xi Jinping made the call when he met with Djiboutian President...
Ethiopia PM meets all Horn leaders in three-days, save Djibouti
In a space of three days Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met majority of his compatriots in the Horn of Africa region for bilateral discussions...
30 bodies of migrants found after boats capsize off Djibouti
JOHANNESBURG — Thirty bodies have been found after some 130 migrants went missing off Djibouti when two boats capsized in rough waters, the U.N. migration...
Rundown: Djibouti engagements by top US diplomat
Tibor Nagy, the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, continues his Horn of Africa tour after arriving in Djibouti on...
