Suspect linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers arrested in Djibouti
French jihadist Peter Cherif, a known associate of the Kouachi brothers who killed 12 people in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, has been […]
Djibouti
Top US diplomat to visit Horn of Africa
The United States Department of State’s top diplomat on African Affairs will travel to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, and later on to Germany from November […]
World Bank Supports Efforts to Upgrade Djibouti Slums
The World Bank Friday approved an International Development Association (IDA) package of $20 million to support Djibouti’s efforts to improve the living conditions for residents […]
Historic handshake between Leaders of Eritrea, Djibouti
Leaders of Eritrea and Djibouti shook hands in Saudi Arabia this week during historic talks a decade after a border conflict strained ties. The historic […]
Horn of Africa: UN welcomes Djibouti agreement between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Thursday’s meeting in Djibouti with the foreign ministers of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia with the Djiboutian head of diplomacy. […]
Horn of Africa: Tripartite summit to end Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute
Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea have agreed on Tuesday to initiate dialogue to resolve a border dispute between Eritrea and Djibouti, Abdinur Mohamed, the communications director […]
China-built free trade zone inaugurated in Djibouti
The China-built International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ) in Djibouti was inaugurated last week in the presence of several African heads of state. The $370-million project […]
Djibouti opens $3.5 billion Chinese-built free trade zone
The government of Djibouti on Thursday commissioned a $3.5 billion Chinese-built free trade zone, seeking to capitalize on its strategic position on one of the […]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson starts week-long first Africa trip
The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the […]
Africa: UN chief calls for end to Female Genital Mutilation
As the world is celebrating this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation — a UN-sponsored annual event–, UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, […]