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Djibouti
Riyadh puts its army on the coast

President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh never misses an opportunity to go to Riyadh to celebrate his good relations with King Salman [...]

Published on 20/11/2015 at 03:30 GMT

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Ali Aden Houmed
Etablissement central des matériels des forces armées
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Salman bin Abdelaziz
Summit of South American-Arab Countries

Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
Saudis thick on ground in Addis

With Riyadh poised to sign an agreement with Djbouti president [...]

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East Africa
The war in Yemen has resulted in a recomposition of Arab-African alliances

Bashir returns to centre-stage - July 26. One of King Salman bin Abdelaziz's first visitors after he arrived in his [...]

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Spotlight | Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia
US-Arab cold war in the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia, a staunch ally of the United States, will have its work cut out to contain the hostility of its Eritrean and Egyptian neighbours, who in turn have support from certain Arab countries, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab [.

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Djibouti
The Chinese military lands

In the night of February 2 to 3, a first contingent of nearly 300 Chinese troops and marines landed in [...]

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Djibouti
IOG makes promises to APF following threats of sanctions

Already at odds with France, Head of State Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, (ION 1415), is now in the crosshairs of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2015

Djibouti
Al Hamra eyeing a contract to secure the ports

According to our sources, the Emirates company supplying security systems [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2015

Djibouti
IOG officialises he is running for a fourth term via the media

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh invited the French publications Jeune Afrique and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2015

Djibouti
Paris and Djibouti squabbling

President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh should be relieved to see the French ambassador leave his country. Tensions have been high between the two countries.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2015

Djibouti
Free trade zones to be vacated to make way for Chinese army

Three weeks before the launch of the official campaign for the presidential election on 25 March 2016, President Ismaïl Omar [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.11.2015

Spotlight | Djibouti
IOG gets support from Gulf States to counter UAE

Failing to break the ice with the UAE, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is trying to thaw his country's relations with Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Qatar. IOG has managed to win the Gulf countries back to his country, using Djibouti's strategic [.

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2015

Djibouti
What Ismail Omar Guelleh negotiated in Saudi Arabia

During his official visit to Riyadh on 18 and 19 October, the Djibouti Head of State Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2015

Djibouti
Crisis with Abu Dhabi appears to ease

While talks could lead in late September to Djibouti nationals being granted visas to the United Arab Emirates, stumbling blocks still remain.

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2015

Insiders | Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh governs family-style with Kadra, Naguib, Saad and co

Since he became president in 1999, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) has built his core power base on members of his [...]

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Le président djiboutien Ismail Omar Guelleh.

Djibouti
China ousts Americans from Obock

Djibouti has officially asked the United States to leave their military installations at Obock. "The Indian Ocean Newsletter" carries out an exclusive investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 29.05.2015

Spotlight | Djibouti
Clash with Abu Dhabi remodels regional alliances

Following the altercation in Djibouti on 27 April between Wahib Moussa Kalinleh, the commander of Forces aériennes djiboutiennes (FAD – Djibouti air force), and Ali Al Shihi, Vice Consul of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Djibouti and the UAE broke [.

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Djibouti
Riyadh puts its army on the coast

Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
Saudis thick on ground in Addis

East Africa
The war in Yemen has resulted in a recomposition of Arab-African alliances

Spotlight | Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia
US-Arab cold war in the Horn of Africa

Djibouti
The Chinese military lands

Djibouti
IOG makes promises to APF following threats of sanctions

Djibouti
Al Hamra eyeing a contract to secure the ports

Djibouti
IOG officialises he is running for a fourth term via the media

Djibouti
Paris and Djibouti squabbling

Djibouti
Free trade zones to be vacated to make way for Chinese army

Spotlight | Djibouti
IOG gets support from Gulf States to counter UAE

Djibouti
What Ismail Omar Guelleh negotiated in Saudi Arabia

Djibouti
Crisis with Abu Dhabi appears to ease

Insiders | Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh governs family-style with Kadra, Naguib, Saad and co

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