News Djibouti Interest: Traders seek to seal Djibouti miraa market deal after trial
Miraa traders are seeking the government’s help to secure market in Djibouti after exporting eight tonnes in two weeks. Nyambene Miraa Traders Association said one flight ferried three tonnes ...
News Djibouti Interest: Naval Chief, President Djibouti National Parliament discuss matters of mutual interest & cooperation
Later, during separate meeetings with Naval Chief, both dignitaries discussed matters of mutual interest and cooperation. A briefing session was also held in which the visiting Commander Djibouti Navy ...
News Djibouti Interest: Kagame, Djibouti foreign minister discuss Horn of Africa security
President Kagame on Wednesday, May 10, met with a delegation from Djibouti led by Mahmoudi Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who brought a message from President Ismail Omar Guelleh. They discussed the security situation in the Horn of Africa as well as the advancement of bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest with a focus on trade, the president’s office said. The meeting followed the first Joint Ministerial Commission...
News Djibouti Interest: Djibouti's president inaugurates his country's embassy headquarters in Riyadh
RIYADH — Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh inaugurated Saturday the headquarters of his country's embassy in Riyadh, in the presence of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eng. Walid Bin ...
News Djibouti Interest: First commander of Chinese PLA support base in Djibouti awarded highest medal
The first commander of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Support Base in Djibouti was awarded the country’s highest-level medal on Wednesday, according to an official release ...
News Djibouti Interest: China ready to maintain close coordination with Djibouti to uphold common interests of developing countries: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China is willing to closely coordinate with Djibouti to uphold the common interests of developing countries and international fairness and justice ...
News Djibouti Interest: Djibouti suspends China and other loan repayments, banks on forgiveness
Djibouti – the tiny nation at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden where China has vast commercial and military interests – has suspended debt repayments to two of its main bilateral creditors as it struggles under mounting financing pressures. In its latest report on Djibouti, the World Bank said the country’s external debt servicing costs tripled in 2022 – from US$54 million last year to US$184 million – and predicted a further...
News Djibouti Interest: Jake Sullivan Must Resolve Biden’s Berbera Impasse
The growing threat from China and uncertainty over Djibouti’s future now bring the question to a head. BERBERA, SOMALILAND—The storied Berbera International Airport is open and ready for ...
