The Dancing Devils of Djibouti released on vinyl © Ostinato Records
Djibouti is better known as a strategic outpost than a hotbed of music but Groupe RTD, the country's national radio band, are one of its best kept secrets. By day they...
Author: Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University
China’s decision to build a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval base in Djibouti was approved by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. This constituted a sea change in its foreign policy and security...
WHO delivered protective equipment for COVID-19 to the Djibouti Ministry of Health including goggles, surgical gowns, gloves, face masks and hand sprayers. The distribution of personal protective equipment to health facilities is one of WHO's recommended measures to protect...
Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (L) and Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan (R) met in Ankara on February 19, 2020.
Turkey is eyeing taking over management of the second most strategic port in the Horn of...
A leading bank in Djibouti has written to the Central Bank of Kenya raising concerns of what it fears to be a scheme to defraud Kenyans using its name and logo.
The East Africa Bank based in the Djibouti says...
Ethiopia, whose energy needs are constantly growing, remains dependent on Djibouti’s infrastructure policies – and keeps demanding more. But the announced extension of the port of Horizon could be compromised by another project: the Damerjog petrochemical complex.
Djibouti’s business landscape...
Kenya has hit back at Djibouti for contesting against its endorsement by AU to represent Africa at the United Nations Security Council.
Through the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya said it considers the matter no longer about a candidature but...
DJIBOUTI, Republic of Djibouti, February 5th, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- While the 33rd African Union Summit is held in Addis Ababa, the Republic of Djibouti reaffirms its ambition, already announced at the end of 2016, to sit as a non-permanent...
DP World said Tuesday it has won another arbitration ruling against Djibouti over the African country’s seizure of a container terminal managed by the Dubai-based global port operator.
The company said a London tribunal ordered Djibouti to restore its rights...
The first Djibouti-Ethiopia-France business networking meeting aimed at discussing investment opportunities, technology transfer and know-how among the three countries, held in Djibouti today (December 5).
Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti Abdulaziz Mohammed commended the Government of Djibouti for hosting the African...