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Djibouti

Businessman and presidential son-in-law Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro's ministerial dreams

The Ivorian entrepreneur happily installed in Djibouti with his airline and services firms now has his sights on a ministerial portfolio.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2020

Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

The Salaam Group's Djibouti bank often accused of being a little too close to the jihadist insurgents is now controlled by property developer Al-Rayan.

Free access Finance, Business 23.06.2020

AFRICOM won't plug into Electricité de Djibouti

As General Stephen Townsend flexes AFRICOM's muscles, the state-owned Electricité de Djibouti is locked out of all Camp Lemonnier contracts.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 11.06.2020

Bonkoungou tries out banking and building recipe in Horn of Africa

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

Guelleh gives Captain Abar oversight of Emirates Oil

President Ismail Omar Guelleh has asked one of his officials to keep a close eye on Emirates National Oil Co, which Djibouti suspects is playing a double game over the port.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

US Air Force beefs drone capacity against al-Shabaab

The American military is set to expand its Chabelley airfield to increase flights of the unmanned aircraft that lead its fight against al-Shabaab militants.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 19.05.2020

CR Energy Concepts gets green light for trash-fired power plant

Having conceded 12.43-ha to the firm last December, authorities in Djibouti have approved plans by US firm CR Energy Concepts to build a 40-MW waste-to-energy plant at Damerjog, a village located to the southeast of the capital.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 18.05.2020

What happened to Covid-19 food aid money?

The president's office and the prime minister are rowing over how funds meant to feed Covid-19 patients are being used.

Subscribers only Politics 14.05.2020

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Nchi Private and Investment Bank - the Russian connection

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, western intelligence services have been taking an interest for some time in Nchi Private and Investment Bank (NPIB), which was set up in Djibouti in 2016.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.03.2020

Raj Dussoye takes over as MD at International Investment Bank

At a board meeting at the end of February, International Investment Bank (IIB), which has been active in Djibouti since [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.03.2020

Ismail Omar Guelleh infected with the virus of power

As the rest of the world's leaders concentrate on containing [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.03.2020

Inmaa severs ties with Yacin Aouled Farah

The Emirati businessman Ibrahim Saeed Ahmad Lootah and his sons [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.03.2020

KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

The provider of services to the US government, KBR (Kellogg [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.03.2020

Moroccan union and Algerian divorce for Ismail Omar Guelleh

On 28 February, Djibouti's ambassador in Rabat, Ibrahim Bileh Doualeh, presided together with the Moroccan foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, over [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2020

Who is behind IB Bank-Djibouti?

The Burkinabe magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou is seeking to establish with the Djiboutian president Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) the same close [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 13.03.2020

Kadra Mahamoud Haid sparks tensions once again

Celebrations for International Women's Day on 8 March took place [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2020

Al-Kbous looks to trade with Horn

One of the largest Yemeni conglomerates, Al-Kbous, recently set up [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.03.2020

Daher Youssouf Daher takes charge of finances at port of Doraleh

According to a memo dated 19 February from the managing director of the Société de gestion du Terminal à conteneurs [...]

Subscribers only 28.02.2020

Naguib Abdallah Kamil in starting blocks for 2026

Naguib Abdallah Kamil, the secretary-general at the prime minister's office [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.02.2020

Ruling party defies Ismail Omar Guelleh

As Ismail Omar Guelleh embarked on a pre-election tour of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.02.2020

Privatisation of Djibouti Telecom in the pipeline

According to our information, President Ismail Omar Guelleh is making [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2020

Change of owner at Boston PLC

There have recently been significant changes in the shareholdings at [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2020

World Bank supports GHIH wind farm via a Mauritian company

The bank has provided a $100.81 million guarantee for a wind farm in Djibouti through the Mauritian-registered Djibouti Wind Co. The Djiboutian sovereign wealth fund Great Horn Investment Holding is financing the project, together with the Africa Finance Corp, Dutch development bank FMO and the Climate Fund Managers fund.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy, Business 26.02.2020

Djibouti fearful of exclusion from regional cooperation

Having not received an invitation to the meeting held on 27 January in Asmara that was attended by the Ethiopian [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2020

New monopoly for president's family with Delic'Air

The Franco-Ivorian Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro, the son-in-law of President Ismail [...]

Subscribers only Business 14.02.2020

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Djibouti fearful of exclusion from regional cooperation

New monopoly for president's family with Delic'Air

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Businessman and presidential son-in-law Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro's ministerial dreams

Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

AFRICOM won't plug into Electricité de Djibouti

Bonkoungou tries out banking and building recipe in Horn of Africa

Guelleh gives Captain Abar oversight of Emirates Oil

US Air Force beefs drone capacity against al-Shabaab

CR Energy Concepts gets green light for trash-fired power plant

What happened to Covid-19 food aid money?

Spotlight Nchi Private and Investment Bank - the Russian connection

Raj Dussoye takes over as MD at International Investment Bank

Ismail Omar Guelleh infected with the virus of power

Inmaa severs ties with Yacin Aouled Farah

KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

Moroccan union and Algerian divorce for Ismail Omar Guelleh

Who is behind IB Bank-Djibouti?

Kadra Mahamoud Haid sparks tensions once again

Al-Kbous looks to trade with Horn

Daher Youssouf Daher takes charge of finances at port of Doraleh

Naguib Abdallah Kamil in starting blocks for 2026

Ruling party defies Ismail Omar Guelleh

Privatisation of Djibouti Telecom in the pipeline

Change of owner at Boston PLC

World Bank supports GHIH wind farm via a Mauritian company

Djibouti fearful of exclusion from regional cooperation

New monopoly for president's family with Delic'Air

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About Africa Intelligence

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

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

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Nchi Private and Investment Bank - the Russian connection