Djibouti

By:AFRICASPACE The African space scene is ever-increasing in both capacity and investment, and Djibouti is poised to join Ethiopia, Kenya, and other East African countries by planning the launch of two nanosatellites, Djibouti- 1A and Djibouti-1B. The Djibouti-1A, an earth observation nanosatellite, will help the country...

By:Anadolu agency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Thursday arrived in the Djiboutian capital on a state visit to the tiny strategic Horn of African nation. Al-Sisi met his newly-reelected Djiboutian counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh, and discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the Ethiopian renaissance dam on...

By:Nation Africa President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Djibouti Saturday to witness the inauguration of President Ismael Omar Guelleh, who is set to start his fifth term. The event, which is being held in the country’s capital, started at  9.30am local time. Other leaders in attendance are: Ethiopian...

'Thank you for your trust, thank you Djibouti. Let's continue together,' Guelleh writes on Twitter after results announced President Ismail Omar Guelleh was declared the winner in Friday's presidential election in Djibouti. "Thank you for your trust, thank you Djibouti. Let's continue together," Guelleh said on...

By:IOM  At least 20 people have drowned after smugglers threw dozens of migrants overboard early Wednesday morning during their journey from Djibouti to Yemen, the third such incident on the Gulf of Aden in six months. Survivors receiving medical treatment at the International Organization for Migration...

Press-Release Ethiopia Minister of Agriculture, Oumer Hussein underscored the huge benefit the new Dorale Multi-Purpose Port livestock terminal will have on propping up Ethiopia's livestock export during the inauguration ceremony of the terminal. Djiboutian Minister of Transport  Moussa Mohamed Ahmed, Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti, Berhanu Tsegaye,...

By Staff Writer Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti, Berhanu Tsegaye held discussions with Mr. Aboubaker Oumer Hadi, Chairman of Djibouti Ports International Free Trade Zone on Sunday (December 28) where major agreements were reached to hone the capacity of the road and port operation as well...

By: Staff writer The president of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi and his delegation arrived in Djibouti and warmly welcomed by Djibouti government officials. President bihi received an official invitation from the President of the Republic of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh. But the main agenda of the visit...

By: KICKOFF Former FC Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder Alexandre Song says his move to Artar Solar 7 is to promote football in the little known African nation of Djibouti. Song, 33, signed a one-year contract with an option to extend a further year with the 2020...

ANKARA Several African nations offered condolences Saturday to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit the Aegean coast. Thirty-nine people were killed and nearly 900 injured after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on Friday, the country's health minister said Saturday. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo said: “We...