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Djibouti

World Bank considers billion-dollar investment in electricity infrastructure for Horn

The five Horn of Africa countries - Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan - could be in line for financing to the tune of $1.035bn from the World Bank.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 07.06.2021

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Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti. © diplomatie.gouv.dj

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - The Renaissance Dam 04.06.2021

IOG sows the seeds of discord over his succession

Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelleh. © AFP

Subscribers only Politics 28.05.2021

IOG gives green light for regeneration of Djibouti's old port

Already the leading player in the Djiboutian maritime sector, China Merchants is set to build a new business district on the site of Djibouti's old port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 20.05.2021

IOG's entourage ousts CEO and takes control of sovereign fund

Before it even hits its stride, Djibouti's new sovereign wealth fund, launched by President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) in September 2020 to better manage the country's revenue, is facing a leadership crisis.

Subscribers only Business 20.05.2021

MBZ dominates fence-mending efforts between Abiy and Hamdok

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan. © Roman Pilipey/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Free access Diplomacy 19.05.2021

France puts its brand new 'Vador' spy plane to the test

One of the French army's two light surveillance and reconnaissance planes has conducted its first test flights in Djibouti. It will later be deployed in Operation Barkhane in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.05.2021

Minor reshuffle expected after Guelleh is sworn in

President Ismail Omar Guelleh is due to be sworn in on 15 May for a fifth term in office after the constitutional court validates the results of the election held on 9 April. We understand that IOG will shortly thereafter reshuffle some of the lesser seats in his cabinet.

Subscribers only Politics 11.05.2021

Macron cautiously endorses Ismail Omar Guelleh

Djibouti's president is set to be inaugurated on Saturday, after an election boycotted by most of the opposition. France is sending junior foreign minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne to represent it at the ceremony.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.05.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron with his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG).

DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Dennis Hranitzky, the US lawyer DP World hired to obtain an exequatur in the United States on several arbitration rulings made against Djibouti, is up against a wall.

Subscribers only Business 10.05.2021

Beijing and Washington shower favours on IOG's navy

In gifting two military vessels to Djibouti and developing its own naval base there, China is consolidating its influence on the Horn but the US has no intention of being left behind. Djibouti for its part is developing its own projects with Damen Shipyards.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.04.2021

IOG fans Afar flames as election looms

The incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) managed to provoke the ire last week of Afar communities on both sides of the country's border with Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Politics 08.04.2021

Accor partnership gives Kamaj boss grand ideas

At 54, Houssein Mahamoud Robleh has an ambitious line of projects ahead of him and many international contacts to help, as well as the blessing of president IOG, who sees his projects as a useful PR tool for his Vision 2035.

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2021

Damen Shipyards tugboats heading to Kenyan navy

The Dutch firm Damen Shipyards is making the final preparations for its delivery of two tugboats to the Kenya Navy to boost its logistics capacity.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 24.03.2021

DP World undeterred by Djibouti's latest legal ploy

The legal proceedings initiated in the United States by the Emirati port operator DP World, which wants several arbitration rulings against Djibouti relating to the Doraleh port container terminal to be enforced, now hinge on the legal status of an email.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 19.03.2021

Germany quits surveillance in Horn of Africa as piracy threats decline

Germany's only maritime surveillance plane is to leave Djibouti, where it has been conducting counter-piracy missions around the Horn of Africa alongside its European allies as part of Operation Atalanta. The aircraft may be redeployed to the Mediterranean to watch over Libyan waters.

Free access Defence, Politics 12.03.2021

The state sets up its own geothermal energy engineering company

Par un décret signé le 7 février, le président Ismaïl Omar Guelleh a créé la société commerciale Red Sea Drilling Company, qui vise à soutenir les ambitions du pays dans la géothermie - et plus particulièrement sur le site du lac d'Assal, dans le centre de Djibouti.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 09.03.2021

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Djibouti

World Bank considers billion-dollar investment in electricity infrastructure for Horn

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Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

IOG sows the seeds of discord over his succession

IOG gives green light for regeneration of Djibouti's old port

IOG's entourage ousts CEO and takes control of sovereign fund

MBZ dominates fence-mending efforts between Abiy and Hamdok

France puts its brand new 'Vador' spy plane to the test

Minor reshuffle expected after Guelleh is sworn in

Macron cautiously endorses Ismail Omar Guelleh

DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Beijing and Washington shower favours on IOG's navy

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Damen Shipyards tugboats heading to Kenyan navy

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Djibouti

World Bank considers billion-dollar investment in electricity infrastructure for Horn

Spotlight Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

IOG sows the seeds of discord over his succession

IOG gives green light for regeneration of Djibouti's old port

IOG's entourage ousts CEO and takes control of sovereign fund

MBZ dominates fence-mending efforts between Abiy and Hamdok

France puts its brand new 'Vador' spy plane to the test

Minor reshuffle expected after Guelleh is sworn in

Macron cautiously endorses Ismail Omar Guelleh

DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Beijing and Washington shower favours on IOG's navy

IOG fans Afar flames as election looms

Accor partnership gives Kamaj boss grand ideas

Damen Shipyards tugboats heading to Kenyan navy

DP World undeterred by Djibouti's latest legal ploy

Germany quits surveillance in Horn of Africa as piracy threats decline

The state sets up its own geothermal energy engineering company

IOG's fifth presidential run begins off-kilter

Jean Castex ensures IOG has an election opponent

Djibouti fights back against DP World's US legal offensive

Awkward times for Bouygues as its subsidiary Colas fined for defrauding US Navy

IOG overcomes hurdles to bag two contracts in Paris

IOG and Macron at odds over French military base

Olympic champion Mo Farah's new business venture

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

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Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti