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...
The Djibouti government has accused the Somaliland government of failing to cooperate in investigating the case of the 2014 Djibouti bombing.
The US government's anti-terrorism report said it had concluded a preliminary international cooperation in investigating the 2014 bombing in...
The President H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi and a large delegation he led jetted out of the country on an official trip to Djibouti this morning, Wednesday 7th, and were accorded a high reception upon their arrival.
At hand was the...
Review by Bruce Miller
Djibouti is a small country. But then the Gambia is smaller, and we know quite a bit about its musical history, despite the fact that much of it is a river. Djibouti is different. Aside from having...
The President of Somaliland was amongst several leaders of States and Representatives of Nations who graced the Djibouti Presidential inauguration of the incumbent H.E Ismail Omer Guelleh who has just been installed for his fifth term.
The Information Minister Hon....