Djibouti News

By Henry Mukasa THE Government has welcomed the UN sanctions slapped on Eritrea for supporting Somali insurgents and destabilising its neighbour, Djibouti.

So the UNSC has passed the long taunted sanction against Eritrea with less than unanimity in spite of Washington s undivided attention to get it done with the support of all the 15 members.

The Yemeni government should stop systematically arresting Ethiopian asylum seekers and forcibly returning them to Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Ten nations in eastern Africa will jointly develop a military force capable of intervening in crises anywhere in the region.

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

The sleek yellow, black-spotted cat watches the humans before trotting toward them.

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

To understand the difficulties America faces in combating terrorism, look no farther than this Horn of Africa nation.

For many Americans on the U.S. base here, helping Djiboutians is not just official duty.

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.

The road ceases to exist and now Hussein, a greying, whittled man who retired recently from Djibouti's military, is piloting the hulking Landcruiser we're in over sand and rock.

The 2nd Ethio- Djibouti Higher level Joint Ministerial Commission Experts meeting kicked off here on Sunday.

Eritrea said on Thursday it would not be drawn into another war of words after neighbouring Djibouti became the latest nation to accuse the Red Sea state of supporting rebels and spreading chaos in the region.

Every single peaceful and progressive day in Somaliland is a step towards de-jure recognition.

Djibouti has sharply denied accusations that it played a role in fueling violence in neighboring Somalia.

Somali government troops who completed military training in the neighboring Republic of Djibouti have landed in the capital Mogadishu, a day after 11 people were killed in insurgent attacks, Radio Garowe reports.

Officials at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, are working to improve the quality of life and facilities for more than 20 tenant commands there, including Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, the campa s commanding officer said yesterday.

From Garoweonline.com Somalia Editorial: Sheikh Sharif's weakness will be his ultimate demise Sep 29, 2009 - 11:20:42 PM SUNDAY EDITORIAL Sheikh Sharif's character weakness poses a grave threat to the international community's financial and political backing, which could backfire with disastrous effect.

Few nations in the world are as strategically important but as little known as Djibouti, a small desert nation of half a million people in the heart of the Horn of Africa.