Somalia: Attack on a military base at the start of the withdrawal of AU forces
Radical Islamist al-Shebab attacked a military base 450 kilometers west of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, as the African Union […]
Djibouti
Djiboutians go to the polls this Friday to elect their 65 deputies
Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa with a strategic position from a military and commercial point of view, is voting on Friday […]
Somalia: Regional anti-Shebab summit in Mogadishu
Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia: the heads of state and government of the countries involved in the fight against the Somali Shebab jihadists met on Wednesday 1 […]
China waived debt for 17 African countries
On the occasion of a coordination meeting on Sino-African cooperation last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recalled China’s commitments to the continent, and praised […]
King of Morocco Delivers a Speech to the Nation on 69th Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and […]
Conflict in Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces his return to the capital
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he had left the frontline and returned to Addis Ababa, after government forces claimed to have retaken several strategic […]
UN/C-24: Djibouti, Comoros, Papua New Guinea Support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara
Several countries including Djibouti, Comoro Islands and Papua New Guinea have expressed, at ongoing session of the UN Special Committee 24, firm support to the […]
Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh pays a visit to Paris
Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh is in Paris on Friday, February 12. After meeting with French employers and the Senate the day before, he is […]
Somalia rejects IGAD report on border tension with Kenya
Somalia is very angry with its neighbors. A team of Djiboutian observers, mandated by the sub-regional organization IGAD in December, has just released a report […]
Djibouti: UN criticizes authorities for banning MRD party
The UN Human Rights Committee has issued a report on the case of Daher Ahmed Farah. Targeted by an international arrest warrant, the opponent is […]