July 08

• Djibouti: Construction At Nagad Railway Station in Djibouti Officially Launched

  In a groundbreaking ceremony held Sunday (July 7) in Djibouti, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and President Ismail Omar Guelleh launched construction of the new Nagad Railway... Read more »

June 28

• Djibouti: Djibouti Celebrates Its Independence Anniversary

  Djibouti celebrated the 36th anniversary of its independence from France on Thursday this week (June 27th) with colourful celebrations and an impressive military parade. President... Read more »

June 18

• Djibouti: Djibouti-Yemen Accords Over Maritime Issues Including Trafficking and Contraband

  The Djibouti Government signed several accords with a Yemeni delegation over the weekend, covering maritime issues, illegal weapons, human trafficking and smuggling. Read more »

June 06

• Sudan: The First Brazil-Ethiopia-Djibouti-South Sudan Trade and Investment Seminar

  A two-day Brazil-Ethiopia-Djibouti-South Sudan Trade and Investment Seminar opened today (June 6th) in Addis Ababa. Organized by the Embassy of Brazil in Ethiopia, the Seminar aims... Read more »

April 29

• Djibouti: U.S. $3.3 Billion Loan for the Construction of Addis-Djibouti Railway

  Following the decision of the government of China to finance the Ethio-Djibouti railway project, it was learned yesterday (April 29) that high level officials of China's Exim Bank... Read more »

April 19

• Djibouti: Djibouti to Reinforce Its Troops Serving With Amisom in Somalia

  Djibouti parliamentary Speaker, Idris Arnaud Ali, announced in Wednesday that Djibouti was planning to send additional troops to joint those already in the African Union Mission in... Read more »

April 02

• Djibouti: A New Prime Minister Appointed in Djibouti

  Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed was appointed as Prime Minister of Djibouti by President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Sunday (March31st) and he took office on Monday (April 1st). The sixty two... Read more »

March 14

• Djibouti: Djibouti's Constitutional Court Quashes Opposition Claims

  Djibouti's Constitutional Council quashed opposition, Union of National Salvation (USN), claims that the parliamentary election held last month was rigged, citing results that were... Read more »

February 26

• Djibouti: Djibouti Elections 'Transparent and Acceptable' Say Observers

  International observers who monitored the elections for the National Assembly in Djibouti last Friday (February 22nd) have urged all political actors to respect the will of the... Read more »

February 19

• Djibouti: Djibouti Holds Its First Televised Political Debate

  Last night was the first televised political debate in Djibouti. It took place between candidates of various parties standing for the legislative election to take place on Friday... Read more »

February 18

• Djibouti: Sixty Observers for Legislative Elections

  Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that a total of sixty observers will be monitoring Djibouti's legislative elections on Friday this week (February 22nd). The... Read more »

January 22

• Ethiopia: Ministerial Delegation in Djibouti

  On Friday last week (January 18th), the Minister of Finance, Ato Sufian Ahmed headed a delegation to Djibouti on a working visit. Minister Sufian met and held talks with President... Read more »

January 21

• Djibouti: African Union, Djibouti Sign Addendum to Mission Agreement

  The Commission of the African Union (AU) and the Government of the Republic of Djibouti today signed, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, an Addendum to the existing Memorandum... Read more »

• Djibouti: Amisom to Train 200 Police Officers

  The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) announced on Thursday (January 17th) that two hundred Somali police officers have left for Djibouti for a three-month training course.... Read more »

January 03

• Djibouti: President Calls on Eritrea to Release Prisoners

  The President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, in his New Year address to the Nation has called once again for the release of the prisoners of war seized by Eritrea during Eritrea... Read more »

December 20, 2012

• Djibouti: EU to Support Djibouti's Desalination Water Plant Project

  The European Union's Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, on Wednesday (December 19th) said the European Union will support Djibouti's project to build a desalination plant. Read more »

December 13, 2012

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Travels to Djibouti

  Prime Minister Hailemariam yesterday headed a high level delegation on an official visit to Djibouti yesterday (December 12th). Read more »

December 03, 2012

• Djibouti: High Level Djibouti Delegation Visits Belet Weyne

  A high level delegation from Djibouti led by Djibouti's Defense Minister, Abdikadir Mohammed Kamil, arrived Belet Weyne yesterday (December 2nd) to visit the AMISOM troops based in... Read more »

September 24, 2012

• East Africa: Comesa to Implement Virtual Trade Facilitation Pilot Project Along Djibouti Corridor

  The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat has said it is to implement a pilot project on a Virtual Trade Facilitation System along the Djibouti... Read more »