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Djibouti
IOG tries to mend fences with Moscow

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. © Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS via Reuters Connect

Newly appointed foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf led a Djiboutian delegation to Moscow last week. [...]

Published on 15/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Djibouti
IOG tries to mend fences with Moscow

Djibouti
IOG forges links with Monaco

Djibouti
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Somalia
Weakening of Farmajo and Bihi could open way to resumption of dialogue

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

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Djibouti
IOG sows the seeds of discord over his succession