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Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf elected as AU commission chairman

The Djiboutian presidency's spokesman has said that Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as the chairman of the African Union's executive commission.

Radio France Internationale

Macron champions France's military role in Djibouti as key to Indo-Pacific strategy

French President Emmanuel Macron has highlighted the significance of France's military base in Djibouti as essential to its Indo-Pacific strategy during a stop-over visit to the country, where he met with Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.

Radio France Internationale

Lonely graves, scattered bones: the stark reality of one of the most overlooked and fastest-growing migration routes

Thousands of desperate migrants die in the desert and at sea, or fall victim to murderers and kidnappers, as they make their way along the ‘eastern corridor’ from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia

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Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

Small Somaliland is positioned in the middle of a regional spat that some experts fear could escalate further.

Al Jazeera

Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn – the risk of new proxy wars is high

Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia’s growing alarm, Egypt is also set to join the multinational force supporting the Somali army against the jihadist threat by al-Shabaab. Egypt’s potentially destabilising presence in…

The Conversation

More than 100 people missing after being forced off boats in Djibouti

Nearly 50 people dead and 108 unaccounted for after smugglers apparently force passengers into the water

The Guardian - UK

Rescue Operation Underway For Missing African Migrants In Red Sea

Tragic incident in Red Sea as dozens of African migrants go missing after being forced off boats from Yemen. Search and rescue operation underway.

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Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN says

The U.N. migration agency says two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people

The Independent UK

At least 45 dead, dozens missing as boats sink off coast of Djibouti

The boats were traversing a sea route described as one of the busiest and most dangerous in the world.

Al Jazeera

US Needs To Continue Pursuing Partnerships With Djibouti

Djibouti is destined to become what Singapore is to Asia and Rotterdam is to Europe.

International Business Times

Djibouti Says Offering Port-sharing Deal To Ethiopia

Djibouti said it has offered a port-sharing deal with Addis Ababa, a move aimed at easing tensions between Horn of Africa rivals Ethiopia and Somalia.

International Business Times

Chinese Firms End Six-Year Operation Running Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway

Contractor hands over China-funded 752-kilometer railway linking landlocked Ethiopia with the Red Sea

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Tory MP says he was deported from Djibouti due to criticisms of China

Tim Loughton had sanctions imposed on him in 2021 by Beijing, which has close ties to east African country

International Business Times

Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti Leaving 21 Dead

At least 21 people perished in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Refugee who left UK for holiday in 2008 stranded in east Africa for 16 years

Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office failed to keep a record

Radio France Internationale

Thirty-eight migrants found drowned after shipwreck off Djibouti

Thirty-eight bodies, including those of children, have been found after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN's International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.

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International Business Times

Shipwreck Off Djibouti Leaves 38 Migrants Dead

The bodies of 38 migrants, including children, have been recovered after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN said Tuesday, the latest disaster on the so-called Eastern migration route.

Al Jazeera

UN says 38 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Djibouti

Many hundreds have died in the Gulf of Aden while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through Yemen.

International Business Times

Abandoned Red Sea Ship Remains Afloat, To Be Towed To Djibouti: Operator

A cargo ship abandoned in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemeni rebels remains afloat and could be towed to Djibouti this week, its operator said on Thursday.

The Conversation

Ethiopia's quest for access to the sea: success rests on good relations with its neighbours

On 1 January, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding granting Addis Ababa direct access to the Gulf of Aden. This strategic agreement paves the way for Ethiopia to establish commercial and military bases along the coast.

Al Jazeera

Head of Sudan’s paramilitary RSF visits Djibouti amid ceasefire efforts

Hemedti visits Djibouti as East African countries attempt to broker a ceasefire between the RSF and the Sudanese army.

The Guardian - UK

‘A tough neighbourhood’: how Gulf scientists are reaching across political divides to help coral reefs

‘Peace parks’ that establish protected areas across borders are one idea from those working to protect marine ecosystems in a region rife with geopolitical sensitivities

Al Jazeera

Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?

Ethiopia’s tone on access to a seaport is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or start of a war.

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