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Djibouti forces brace for action as Ethiopia tension spirals

With its neighbour Ethiopia threatening to descend into chaos, Djibouti placed its gendarmerie and national police on high alert on 2 November.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.11.2021

Djibouti's president Ismail Omar Guelleh. © Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

IOG fears Tigrayan advance in Ethiopia could lead to unrest in Djibouti

President Ismail Omar Guelleh ("IOG") is afraid that the Tigrayan forces' march on the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, could lead to a state of instability favourable to the Afar opposition in north western Djibouti.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.11.2021

Jordana Rémon-Coubèche becomes Monaco's new consul in Djibouti

At the start of this month, Djibouti's foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf received the exequatur officially making Jordana Rémon-Coubèche Monaco's new consul in #Djibouti, for a renewable five-year term.

Subscribers only Business 27.10.2021

Olusegun Obasanjo, African Union (AU) special envoy to the Horn of Africa, was received on October 7, 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron (right). © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

The African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa is coordinating with his Western partners on the strategy to be adopted to encourage the parties to the Ethiopian conflict to negotiate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.10.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Sudanese Sovereignty Council Chairman Abel Fattah al-Burhan. © Yoan Valat/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

The heads of Sudanese intelligence agencies are expected in Paris at the end of this week to discuss questions of security with their French counterparts and the ministry of foreign affairs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.10.2021

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and French president Emmanuel Macron. © Ian Langsdon/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Ambassador Frédéric Clavier is to be France's new special envoy for the Horn of Africa. His job will be to follow the conflict in Tigray and consolidate the work of his predecessor in Sudan since 2019.

Free access Diplomacy 08.10.2021

Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

Against the backdrop of tensions between the Afar and Somali populations on both sides of Djibouti's border with Ethiopia, President Ismail Omar Guelleh has overhauled his military high command.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.10.2021

The Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.

IOG forges links with Monaco

The president of Djibouti wants to strengthen diplomatic, but above all economic, relations with the principality of Monaco.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.09.2021

Alexis Mohamed, special advisor to the president of the Republic of Djibouti, and Pierre Dartout, Monaco Prime Minister.

Pandemic puts the brakes on China's military aid

The health crisis is preventing two Chinese warships given to the Djibouti navy earlier this year going into operation. The inertia is surprising given Beijing's growing military presence in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.09.2021

Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Egypt and Ethiopia are fighting to get their voices heard in Washington, and have hired new PR professionals to help them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.09.2021

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Four months after opening the port of Berbera in Somaliland, DP World's chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, tasked his teams to conduct a study on Chinese activism in the ports of the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.09.2021

Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

State-run Port of Djibouti, the country's main source of income along, in equal measure, with the rent from foreign military bases, is in the throes of a management war.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.09.2021

The Doraleh Multi-Purpose Port, managed by the state company Port of Djibouti.

IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Mohamed Warsama Dirieh will travel to Rabat and Casablanca on 6 and 7 September at the head of a small delegation of business leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2021

MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

Attending a meeting in Paris of Francophone entrepreneurs, Djibouti Chamber of Commerce president Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh won an assurance from the head of French employers' group MEDEF about a visit to Djibouti before the end of the first quarter of 2022

Subscribers only Business 31.08.2021

The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

Three months after a visit to Djibouti by Andrew Forrest, the billionaire boss of Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), an online meeting is due to be held in mid-September between representatives of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh's presidential administration (IOG) and the mining group.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 30.08.2021

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Djibouti

Djibouti forces brace for action as Ethiopia tension spirals

IOG fears Tigrayan advance in Ethiopia could lead to unrest in Djibouti

Jordana Rémon-Coubèche becomes Monaco's new consul in Djibouti

After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

IOG forges links with Monaco

Pandemic puts the brakes on China's military aid

Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

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Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

IOG fears Tigray war domino effect in Afar regions

Inner circles
IOG makes key changes to top diplomatic posts in Africa, Asia and Gulf

Feltman gradually eclipses Booth

Addis Ababa and Djibouti about to call for bids for a second interconnection line

Regional expert Annette Weber appointed EU special envoy for Horn

IOG continues to ring the changes in ambassadorial corps

Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

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Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam

IOG tries to mend fences with Moscow

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Djibouti

Djibouti forces brace for action as Ethiopia tension spirals

IOG fears Tigrayan advance in Ethiopia could lead to unrest in Djibouti

Jordana Rémon-Coubèche becomes Monaco's new consul in Djibouti

After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

IOG forges links with Monaco

Pandemic puts the brakes on China's military aid

Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

Spotlight Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

IOG fears Tigray war domino effect in Afar regions

Inner circles IOG makes key changes to top diplomatic posts in Africa, Asia and Gulf

Feltman gradually eclipses Booth

Addis Ababa and Djibouti about to call for bids for a second interconnection line

Regional expert Annette Weber appointed EU special envoy for Horn

IOG continues to ring the changes in ambassadorial corps

Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Spotlight Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam

IOG tries to mend fences with Moscow

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Spotlight
Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

Inner circles
IOG makes key changes to top diplomatic posts in Africa, Asia and Gulf

Spotlight
Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam