Djibouti

By:XINHUA NET Berhane Haileyesus is excited to board the Chinese built 756 kms Ethiopia-Djibouti electrified rail line even though he has been a regular customer of the rail service ever since it was commissioned in January 2018. Contracted by two Chinese companies, the first 320 km...

By: REUTERS NAIROBI (Reuters) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $98 million financial package for Ethiopia for a road transport corridor project to neighboring Djibouti, it said late on Tuesday. The project’s total cost is $255 million, comprising an AfDB grant of $98...

By: UNAIDS Zarah Ali (not her real name) remembers how things changed for the better. “In 2014, I received a loan of 40 000 Djiboutian francs (US$ 250) that I used to develop and improve my garment business. I was also trained in business entrepreneurship, including...

By: Fana The 25th Ethio-Djibouti Joint Border Administration meeting opened in Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti today. In his opening remark, Yibeltal Aemero, Director General for Neighboring Countries and IGAD at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, said Ethiopia and Djibouti have strong historical ties and are united...

By: MEMO Djibouti’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dhiauddin Bamakhrama yesterday denied media reports claiming Iranian warships had anchored in the country’s territorial waters, adding that relations were still severed with Tehran. “No Iranian warships docked in the territorial waters of Djibouti or at its ports,” Bamakhrama...

Assab, Djibouti and Berbera Ports are roughly (average) the same distances to Addis Abbaba which is about 800km. Luckily; these three ports are located three different countries, namely Eritrea, Djiabout and Somaliland respectively. These ports in the neighboring states are not only strategic alone,...

Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs,  Gedu Andargachewu held talks with President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti today (May 28) at the president’s palace. Following a warm welcome coupled with a congratulatory message to Foreign Minister Gedu on his new appointment, President Ismael Omar Guelleh reiterated...

By:The Hindu First part of joint exercise, named Varuna, already under way off Goa End of this month, India and France will hold anti-submarine warfare games off Djibouti coast near the Horn of Africa, as part of the 17th edition of the bilateral Varuna exercise series...

By:StraitTimes BEIJING - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh on Sunday (April 28) on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Both leaders reaffirmed the friendly ties between the two countries and discussed...

The East Africa Bank has initiated an ambitious expansion plan. The bank, which seeks to become one of the top financial institutions in the east African region, is targeting to venture into Ethiopia and other countries in the region. EAB Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Rashid Jaffar...