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...
Famous Belgian long distance runner Bashir Abdi won the second place in the Djibouti Half Marathon, which took place at Guled Stadium in Djibouti; many international runners competed in the marathon including UK Mo Farah who won the race.
The...
By Goth Mohamed Goth
The government of the Republic of Somaliland has announced that it won’t expel the Djiboutian ambassador to Somaliland.
Hon Yassin Hagi Mahmud Xiir “Faratoon”, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation speaking to Gesska Afika on the...
Taiwan may be 10,000km from East Africa, but whatever happens there could still hurt you. This is why a brawl between China and the US over Washington’s dalliance with Taipei could bring the region new worries.
It all began on...
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...
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...
Just a few kilometers from the center of the capital city of Djibouti, experts are putting final touches on what is tipped to be the second-largest mosque in the country.
The initial idea of Masjid Al Rayan came from providing...
Djibouti police commissioner Colonel Abdirahman Ali Kahin and the deputy police boss of Somali regional State of Ethiopia Brigadier General Ali Abdi Jabir have congratulated Somaliland Police Services for celebrating the 29th anniversary of their founding with. The two police...
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...
President Guelleh’s controversial fifth term is more likely to be tested by regional than domestic challenges.
By Selam Tadesse Demissie
Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, who has been in power for 22 years, won a fifth term in office by a...