Djibouti News

Land-locked Ethiopia has given Djiboutian President Omar Ismail Guelleh large tracts of land for wheat farming and a lakeside holiday home, officials said on Tuesday.

Meles Zenawi doesn't want Ethiopians to read this Blog Here we go again News from Djibouti.

The World Food Program says Djibouti is facing an alarming food and nutrition crisis.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, the official media announced abruptly dissolved by presidential decree of the Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development , one of the major Djibouti Opposition parties.

Turkey and Djibouti signed on Wednesday a cooperation protocol on a project to prepare agriculture master plan for Djibouti.

Addis Fortune Tamrat G. Giorgis The reaction from the Ethiopian government was prompt, revealing the gravity of the matter; Girma Birru, minister of Trade and Industry, left for Djibouti last Wednesday, July 9, ...

Addis Fortune INTERVIEW 14 July 2008 The recent summit of the African Union heads of state held at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, condemned what it called Eritrean military action against Djibouti.

In a rare and remarkable gesture by the government of Somaliland Republic yet unrecognised by the international community.

As clarified in our previous communications, there is no good-faith territorial dispute between Eritrea and Djibouti.

Fighting over the islands of Ras Doumeira and Doumeira in Djiboutian territory reportedly left a dozen Djiboutian soldiers dead and dozens wounded.

The Daily Monitor Addis Ababa Land-locked Ethiopia sent its top trade official to Djibouti on Wednesday after the Red Sea state said it would introduce a new tariff on port services.

The Ethiopian government has been notified by its Djiboutian counterpart, as per their bilateral agreement, that it is to increase tariffs by up to 15% on various facilities the Port of Djibouti renders, as of ...

A boxing bout in Melbourne, Australia, between Ghana's box ing legend Azumah Nelson and old "foe" Australian Jeff Fenech captured the headl i nes during the week with sports writers having a field day in their ...

The African Union Commission has signed a $40 million peace support programme with the Italian government to support regional border projects.

ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL, DJIBOUTI'S PRIME MINISTER SAYS ERITREA CONTINUES MASSIVE ARMED INCURSION, THREATENING TO PUSH BOTH SIDES INTO FRATRICIDAL WAR Members of the Security Council this afternoon urged ...

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Date: 20 Jun 2008 Djibouti Food Security Alert 20 Jun 2008 - Border conflict threatens country, regional food security The Famine Early Warning Systems Network issues ...

Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh: Settling differences "through dialogue and understanding, to avoid any escalation... harmful to stability, security and peace in the region" Yemeni President Ali Abdallah ...

The standoff between Djibouti and Eritrea was explained, at least by Djibouti, on Tuesday.

A significant percentage of Djibouti's population could face food shortages due to drought, rising prices with declining remittances, and high levels of livestock deaths, an early warning information service ...

Djibouti president receives somaliland leader Excerpt from report by state-owned Djibouti news agency ADI website The president of the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland, Daher Rayaleh Kahin, yesterday ...