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Djibouti

The ploy to undermine Bodeh Ahmed Robleh fails

The budget minister Bodeh Ahmed Robleh (Issa/Wardiq/Yesif) recently attracted the thunder of Ismail Omar Guelleh at a cabinet meeting after [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2017

IOG and his minister Ali Guelleh clash

At a cabinet meeting on 21 November, Ismail Omar Guelleh [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2017

How the RPP is tearing itself apart

As the legislative elections of February 2018 draw closer, president Ismail Omar Guelleh can only look hopelessly on as the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2017

The BDCD turns to a Lebanese buyer

Negotiations with a Chinese firm having broken down, the Djiboutian bank is now in talks with another potential buyer.

Subscribers only Business 17.11.2017

The Tadjourah crisis is proving a challenge for IOG

Following demonstrations, repressed by the police, on the part of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2017

IOG sends recalcitrant soldiers into Somalia

A report by the ministry of defence reveals flagging morale [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2017

Djama Speed's media antics provoke the ire of the RPP big guns

The health minister and son-in-law of President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG), Djama Elmi Okieh, known as Djama Speed, is at [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.11.2017

DAF's public relations operation in the United States

The leader of the Mouvement pour le renouveau democratique et le developpement (MRD), Daher Ahmed Farah, known as DAF, is [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2017

An electric situation between the Chinese and Electricite de Djibouti

At a time when the country's energy needs are increasing, largely on account of the expansion of its port zone, a Chinese energy project has been rejected.

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2017

Dirieh Hachi Youfis promoted by Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

On 26 October, the national secretary responsible for youth, employment and sport of the president's Rassemblement populaire pour le progres [...]

Subscribers only 03.11.2017

A diplomatic clash with Paris looming?

Djibouti's ambassador in Paris, Ayeid Mousseid Yahya, returned home at [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.11.2017

Ali Hassan Bahdon excludes the interior minister from his tour

The defence minister and son-in-law of the first lady Kadra [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.11.2017

Eiffage's ambitions now extend beyond desalination…

On 23 October, Ismail Omar Guelleh encouraged delegates from the [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2017

Confusion over Vitol Group's contract with SIHD

According to our information, something of an imbroglio has arisen [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2017

Who is preparing the legislative elections of February 2018?

With the elections drawing closer and a cabinet reshuffle on the cards, RPP grandees are manoeuvring to hang onto their posts and avoid the hitches of the last legislative elections.

Subscribers only Politics 20.10.2017

A secret visitor in Djibouti to discuss security issues

With the whole region experiencing a period of insecurity and political instability, regional diplomatic efforts are afoot to patch up [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.10.2017

Fishing wars between Obock locals and the Chinese

Is traditional Djiboutian fishing about to disappear in the industrial wake of the Chinese trawlers?

Subscribers only Business 20.10.2017

Can Adan Mohamed Abdou unite the opposition?

The opposition leader Ahmed Youssouf Houmed, the president of the Alliance Republicaine pour le Developpement (ARD) and of the USN [...]

Subscribers only 20.10.2017

Djama Speed hinders action on cholera.

The health minister and son-in-law of President Ismail Omar Guelleh, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.10.2017

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Why Ahmed Osman Guelleh's empire is collapsing

According to information obtained exclusively by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, the Djiboutian authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of Ahmed Osman Guelleh, the boss of the local firm GSK Group. The lowdown on how a businessman was brought [.

Subscribers only Business 06.10.2017

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The ploy to undermine Bodeh Ahmed Robleh fails

IOG and his minister Ali Guelleh clash

How the RPP is tearing itself apart

The BDCD turns to a Lebanese buyer

The Tadjourah crisis is proving a challenge for IOG

IOG sends recalcitrant soldiers into Somalia

Djama Speed's media antics provoke the ire of the RPP big guns

DAF's public relations operation in the United States

An electric situation between the Chinese and Electricite de Djibouti

Dirieh Hachi Youfis promoted by Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

A diplomatic clash with Paris looming?

Ali Hassan Bahdon excludes the interior minister from his tour

Eiffage's ambitions now extend beyond desalination…

Confusion over Vitol Group's contract with SIHD

Who is preparing the legislative elections of February 2018?

A secret visitor in Djibouti to discuss security issues

Fishing wars between Obock locals and the Chinese

Can Adan Mohamed Abdou unite the opposition?

Djama Speed hinders action on cholera.

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Nicolas Sureau serves up a salt-free diet for the country

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Djibouti

The ploy to undermine Bodeh Ahmed Robleh fails

IOG and his minister Ali Guelleh clash

How the RPP is tearing itself apart

The BDCD turns to a Lebanese buyer

The Tadjourah crisis is proving a challenge for IOG

IOG sends recalcitrant soldiers into Somalia

Djama Speed's media antics provoke the ire of the RPP big guns

DAF's public relations operation in the United States

An electric situation between the Chinese and Electricite de Djibouti

Dirieh Hachi Youfis promoted by Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

A diplomatic clash with Paris looming?

Ali Hassan Bahdon excludes the interior minister from his tour

Eiffage's ambitions now extend beyond desalination…

Confusion over Vitol Group's contract with SIHD

Who is preparing the legislative elections of February 2018?

A secret visitor in Djibouti to discuss security issues

Fishing wars between Obock locals and the Chinese

Can Adan Mohamed Abdou unite the opposition?

Djama Speed hinders action on cholera.

Spotlight Why Ahmed Osman Guelleh's empire is collapsing

Nicolas Sureau serves up a salt-free diet for the country

Sandy Wade, Africa Advisory Partners's ‘local' card

IOG seeks a meeting with Macron

Azoulay drums up African support for UNESCO

End of the line for Red Sea Express

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The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Spotlight
Why Ahmed Osman Guelleh's empire is collapsing