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  1. Burundi, Djibouti sign cooperation agreementsRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Walta Information Centre

    Africa news .Burundi and Djibouti have signed cooperation agreements on trade, transport, building and civil engineering works and tourism, which will come into force early next year and will enable both countries intensify cooperation, PANA reported from here.

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    Related Topix: World News, Burundi, Africa, Djibouti, Djibouti, Pierre Nkurunziza, Ismail Omar Guelleh

  2. Yemen: Asylum Seekers Run Gauntlet of AbusesRead the original story

    Monday | Harowo.com

    ... in search of work. Smugglers take them by boat from either the Somali port city of Bosasso or the town of Obock in Djibouti. Conditions aboard the boats are inhumane and the smugglers - especially those operating out of Bosasso - often treat their ...

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    Related Topix: Djibouti, Djibouti, World News

  3. AU on mission to develop an East African military forceRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Walta Information Centre

    ... and the US Horn of Africa Task Force were present when the Force recently conducted its first field exercise in Djibouti. Some 1,500 soldiers, police and administrative staff took part in the week-long series of simulated military actions. They ...

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    Related Topix: Nairobi, Kenya, World News, Kenya, Rift Valley, Kenya, Djibouti, Djibouti, Africa

  4. East Africa: AU On Mission to Develop a Regional Military Force

    Sunday | AllAfrica.com

    ... and the US Horn of Africa Task Force were present when the Force recently conducted its first field exercise in Djibouti. Some 1,500 soldiers, police and administrative staff took part in the week-long series of simulated military actions. They ...

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    Related Topix: Nairobi, Kenya, World News, Kenya, Rift Valley, Kenya, Djibouti, Djibouti, Africa

  5. HM exchanges Hijri greetingsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Times of Oman

    ... Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia, President Abdul Aziz Butafliqa of Algeria, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir, president of Sudan, Dr Bashar Al Assad, president of Syria, President Sheikh Sharif ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Sabah, Malaysia, Malaysia, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Africa, Palestinian Territories

  6. Allure of hot Presidents

    Friday Dec 11 | Financial Standard

    ... el Bashir of Sudan, Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti. You have to feel sorry for Bingu wa Mutharika. The guy doesn't deserve to be in this kind of company. Robert Mugabe has ...

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    Related Topix: Joseph Kabila, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, World News, Africa, Tunisia

  7. Japan extends grant aid of 610 million JPY to Djibouti for development of renewable energy

    Monday Dec 7 | MBendi

    The Government of Japan has decided to extend grant aid totaling a maximum of 610 million JPY to the Republic of Djibouti.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel, Djibouti Travel, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Solar Energy

  8. AU condemns Eritrean attack on DjiboutiRead the original story

    Jul 1, 2008 | Walta Information Centre

    The African Union condemned Eritrea on Sunday for taking military action against Djibouti near a strategic Red Sea shipping route and told Asmara to withdraw its forces, AU officials said.

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    Related Topix: Djibouti, Djibouti, World News, Africa, Eritrea, Hamasen, Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea

  9. Djibouti refuge a haven for animals, Army volunteersRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Big Cat News

    By Betsy Hiel TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, November 29, 2009 DOUDA, Djibouti -- The sleek yellow, black-spotted cat watches the humans before trotting toward them.

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    Related Topix: World News, Djibouti, Djibouti, US Military, US Navy, US Air Force, US Army, Camp Lemonier, Huntersville, NC, Home Gardening, Home

  10. Djibouti refuge a haven for animals, Army volunteers

    Sunday Nov 29 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... is based at Camp Lemonier, a Navy expeditionary base on Africa's horn. His civil affairs company has worked in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda with local doctors and veterinarians. He got this assignment when a bee allergy ended his ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Djibouti, Djibouti, US Military, US Navy, US Air Force, US Army, Camp Lemonier, Huntersville, NC, Home Gardening, Home

  11. Military tries 'soft' approachRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... villages don't have any water at all." Clark's team is based in Ali Sabieh, 90 minutes southwest of the capital, Djibouti City. It is one of two Army civil affairs teams in this tiny but strategic country on the Horn of Africa, and one of 13 with ...

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  12. Africa Lead StoryRead the original story

    Nov 20, 2009 | The United States Army

    Photo credit Petty Officer 1st Class Larry Foos CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Chief Mussa of the Djiboutian Camel Douda village talks to U.S. Army Sgt.

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    Related Topix: Djibouti, Djibouti, World News

  13. Djibouti Generates Grain on 3,000ht of Ethiopian Farmland

    Monday Nov 23 | Harowo.com

    The government of Djibouti is harvesting 60,000ql of wheat from its farm in Western Arsi around Serofta, in the Oromia Regional State.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Ethiopia, Agriculture, Science, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Meles Zenawi

  14. U.S. outpost against terrorismRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... foundations on which to build -- and next-door Islamist extremists who want this as another base for themselves. Djibouti itself reflects a colonial past that began when it was French Somaliland in the 1800s and ended -- but didn't disappear -- in ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, Africa, Tribal, World News, Africa, Piracy News, Djibouti, Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh

  15. Djibouti: U.S. outpost in fighting terrorismRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... foundations on which to build -- and next-door Islamist extremists who want this as another base for themselves. Djibouti itself reflects a colonial past that began when it was French Somaliland in the 1800s and ended -- but didn't disappear -- in ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Djibouti, Djibouti, Africa, Terrorism, Africa, Tribal, Piracy News, Ismail Omar Guelleh

  16. Americans bear witness to Djibouti's potentialRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... volunteers at several English-language schools "to learn about their culture and help them learn English." "I think Djibouti has a lot of potential," he says. "The people are very eager to learn and move forward." Other soldiers and sailors ...

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    Related Topix: Djibouti, Djibouti, World News, Falls Church, VA

  17. No country for budget travellers

    Nov 20, 2009 | TheNational

    I had been tempted to visit Djibouti when I noticed this autumn that flydubai opened up a low-cost new route to the eensy country on the Horn of Africa.

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    Related Topix: World News, Djibouti, Djibouti, Travel, Djibouti Travel, Ethiopia Travel, Ethiopia, Africa, France, Ile-Del-France, France, Paris, France

  18. A hopeful sign in Somalia, but the need for urgent international action remains paramountRead the original story

    Nov 3, 2009 | Walta Information Centre

    In it's "A Week in the Horn" report, Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised issues on the hopeful sign in Somalia, the joint commission meeting of Ethio-Djibouti, Eritrea's greatest fear of the peace, democracy and unity of Ethiopia and U S Policy in Somalia.

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    Related Topix: Somalia, World News, Africa, Ethiopia, Terrorism

  19. Saudi-East African Forum OpensRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 3, 2009 | Walta Information Centre

    ... in Ethiopia. He also assured the Saudi investors that his government would extend the necessary support to them. Djibouti President Ismael Oumar Guelleh said on his part that his country would do everything possible to strengthen the relations ...

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    Related Topix: Meles Zenawi, World News, Rwanda, Africa, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Djibouti

  20. Hearts-and-minds outreach part of U.S. strategy to counter terrorismRead the original story

    Nov 15, 2009 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    Two white Toyota Land Cruisers bounce over a dirt road at dusk, a few miles from Djibouti's capital.

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