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...
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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...
UAE moves to squeeze Djibouti’s economy, opens alternative shipping line for Ethiopia
Relations between UAE and Djibouti soared, thus prompting Dubai to search for an alternative destination in which to invest. by Jeff Mwaura and Abdiqadir Muse...
Diplomats: UAE pushes for incumbent Somali president’s re-election
by Alastair Angus, alastair.angus@alleastafrica.com DJIBOUTI – The United Arab Emirates government has joined a long line of Arab and western governments supporting dozens of candidates vying for Somalia’s...
