Djibouti, January 29, 2014
Targeted, abusive and arbitrary arrests multiply and are concentrated in the municipality of Balbala. The latest list of youth arrested in recent days are almost all from the suburbs of Balbala. These are:
Omar Hassan Waberi, ...
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...
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Djibouti, February 10, 2014
Article 10-paragraph 1 "All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. "(P international...
Djibouti is an impoverished, Muslim country, in the volatile Horn of Africa region, with fewer than one million inhabitants, recently “celebrated” its independence from France.
For many Djiboutians, have nothing to celebrate in the face of the deprivation of political...
Life in the Port City
By James Jeffrey
It seems obvious that fasting between sunrise and sunset for the month of Ramadan would hurt productivity. But in the port city of Djibouti, East Africa’s premier trade hub, there can’t be any...
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...
By M.A. Egge
President H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi has sent a congratulatory message to the President of Djibouti H.E. Ismael Omer Guelle on the occasion of his triumph in the peaceful election that saw the Djibouti president retain his seat.
The...
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...
With over 100 million people, Ethiopia is easily the most populous landlocked country on earth. When Eritrea seceded in 1993, Ethiopia lost access to its coastline, impeding its economic growth and limiting the nation’s ambitions of becoming a regional hegemon. No...
Djibouti is the second country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to receive vaccines against COVID-19 following the arrival of a first shipment of AstraZeneca/Serum Institute of India (SII) vaccine at Djibouti International Airport. The vaccines were...