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Djibouti's IOG aims to strengthen ties during visit to Paris

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is scheduled to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron late January in Paris to talk about energy sector investments, among other things. [...] (396 words)

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Diplomacy

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Paris and Djibouti set to renew defence deal amid regional turmoil

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly is due to travel to Djibouti on 21 November to discuss renewing the 10-year agreement that allows France to station troops there. Djibouti, which hosts seven foreign military contingents, is an island of stability in a region wracked by a coup in Sudan, the escalation of war in Ethiopia and political deadlock in Somalia. [...]

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly will visit Djibouti on November 21. © Vincent Isore/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

FRANCE DJIBOUTI Diplomacy 10/05/2021

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. [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron with his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG). © Lafargue Raphael/ABACA via Reuters Connect

DJIBOUTI Energy Business 09/03/2021

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. [...]

DJIBOUTI Politics 26/02/2021

Jean Castex ensures IOG has an election opponent

Thanks to a decree signed this Thursday by the French Prime Minister, the only candidate declared against the outgoing President Ismail Omar Guelleh will be able to compete in the presidential election of 9 April. [...]

DJIBOUTI Diplomacy 08/02/2021

IOG and Macron at odds over French military base

The two presidents fail to see eye to eye on the future of France's base on the Ilôt du Héron. [...]

French Mirage fighter jets flying over Djibouti. © Ministère de la défense français/EMA - FFDJ

DJIBOUTI Diplomacy 04/02/2021

IOG finally gets his foot in the Elysée door

At long last, French president Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) on 12 February. [...]

Emmanuel Macron and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, in 2017 in Paris. © Leon Tanguy/MaxPPP

DJIBOUTI Politics 26/01/2021

Guelleh seeks makeweight rival for April poll

While he waits for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Djibouti head of state Ismail Omar Guelleh is desperately looking for a challenger so as not to run alone in the 9 April election he counts on delivering him a fifth term in office. [...]

DJIBOUTI Diplomacy 25/01/2021

Omar Guelleh caught up in the queue to see President Macron

No date has yet been fixed for the visit to Paris planned by Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh for the end of January. According to our information, the French presidency is responsible for this delay. [...]

HORN OF AFRICA Diplomacy 08/01/2021

IOG and Kenyatta join forces to prevent Somalian president's re-election

Following Uhuru Kenyatta's lead, Djibouti's head of state is using Somaliland as leverage to damage Farmajo's reputation. [...]

The President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. © Daniel Getachew/EPA/MaxPPP

DJIBOUTI Politics 07/01/2021

Ismail Omar Guelleh officially adopted on Saturday as his party's presidential election candidate

Djiboutian president Ismail Omar Guelleh should officially be designated candidate of the Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès (RPP) on Saturday 9 January. [...]

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

DJIBOUTI Diplomacy 15/12/2020

French junior foreign minister prepares the way for IOG and Macron

Les échanges diplomatiques continuent de se multiplier, en amont de la visite du président djiboutien Ismaïl Omar Guelleh en France, prévue pour fin janvier. [...]

France's junior foreign minister, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. © Gonzalo Fuentes/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

DJIBOUTI Energy 02/12/2020

'Dormant' and untested Alsandross mysteriously chosen for Djibouti refinery

The contract to build the Damerjog oil refinery in Djibouti, destined to receive crude from South Sudan, has been given to a mystery company which has no experience whatsoever in this type of project. [...]

FRANCE AFRICA Business 12/11/2020

Franck Riester determined to expand French business presence in Africa

French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Franck Riester prepares to invest in agro-technology, healthcare and fintech to boost French business in Africa. [...]

DJIBOUTI Politics 03/11/2020

New sovereign fund will serve to head off IOG's potential rivals in 2021 election

With the spring 2021 presidential election looming, the Djiboutian president is using the board of the country's new sovereign fund to keep a close eye on political figures who could be minded to mount a challenge against him. [...]

The Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. © Reuters

DJIBOUTI Defence Politics 20/10/2020

American firm RMGS to mentor the Djiboutian Navy

RMGS is going to assist the Djiboutian Navy to reorganise itself. The US administration is looking to provide equipment and technical support for Djibouti's naval fleet, which controls a key maritime hub and the strait linking the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. [...]

Breaking newsKENYA 25/09/2020

Kenyatta in Paris with his WTO candidate

A five-minister delegation will arrive in Paris on 29 September with President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss business and to boost Amina Mohamed's bid to take the helm of the WTO. [...]

President Uhura Kenyatta. © Nicolas Kovarik/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

DJIBOUTI Infrastructures Business 18/09/2020

DP World resumes court battle with Djibouti

After the failure of negotiations with President Ismail Omar Guelleh over the Doraleh port concession, the Dubai operator has turned to the US justice system in its efforts to recover $485m. [...]

DJIBOUTI Energy Business 10/07/2020

Engie doubles up on solar and wind power

Engie's expansion into Djibouti is continuing apace. Just weeks after signing a partnership deal on the Grand Bara solar power station, its subsidiary Tractebel is gearing up for the Ghoubet wind farm project. [...]

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DJIBOUTI ETHIOPIA FRANCE KENYA Business 08/02/2019

Emmanuel Macron takes Africa by the Horn

The trip being planned by the Elysee to the Horn of Africa from 12 to 15 March will offer the French president Emmanuel Macron an opportunity to bolster France's presence in a number of strategically important business sectors. [...]

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