June 16th Africa somalia--G8The Somali nation and I thank the world for their sustained support over the past few years. As things have got steadily better, you have worked with us to build on that confidence and maintain the momentum. Read more...

June 8th Africa 2012 11 16 Belet Weyne Djibouti a-580x400The Djiboutian contingent serving under the umbrella of the African Union Mission in Somalia in the Beledweyne city of Hiraan region yesterday marked the anniversary of the creation of the Djibouti Armed Forces (DAF). Read more...

May 23rd Africa saacidHis Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon today praised parliament’s decision to withdraw a planned no-confidence vote in the government and updated ministers on recent progress on Jubaland and ongoing discussions with Somaliland at the weekly Cabinet meeting. Read more...

May 22nd Africa editorial 333There has been a recent influx of oil companies to Somalia, but the country has been offered only a 7% share of the proceeds from the exploitation of its oil. This problem was foreshadowed by the former Somali President Mohamed Siad Bare, who famously said: Read more...

April 30th Africa Daf In Paris MeetingReporters Without Borders strenuously objects to former journalist and opposition politician Daher Ahmed Farah's detention for the past four days. Farah was taken into custody when he responded to a summons to report to gendarmerie headquarters on 23 April in the afternoon and was transferred to the capital's Gabode prison the next morning. Read more...

April 30th Africa sam 1102-smallFollowing the decision of the government of China to finance the Ethio-Djibouti railway project, it was learned yesterday (April 29) that high level officials of China's Exim Bank will arrive in Addis Ababa in the coming days to finalize an agreement between the finance Ministers of both Ethiopia and China. Read more...

April 28th Africa xasan-garowe-3Somalia’s President Hassan Shiekh Mohamud payed his first visit to Garowe, The administrative capital of Puntland, since he was elected on September, last year. Read more...

March 22nd Africa Shacab MudaharadayaAs many as 90 people remain detained at Gabode central prison in Djibouti since the February 22nd elections, according to a joint statement from the Djiboutian League of Human Rights (LDDH) and the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights. Read more...

March 10th Africa askar xariiradThe Somaliland administration on Wednesday (March 6th) deployed police and army troops to the Seyla district after clashes between two clan militias on Tuesday killed one person in Harirad. Read more...

March 9th Africa djibouti-forcesTensions remain high in Djibouti with three political opposition leaders due in court for a Sunday (March 10th) hearing connected to street protests following last month's legislative elections. Read more...

March 6th Africa barkhadThe Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces the engagement with the demonstrators by the security forces. The demonstrators have assembled to protest against the arrest of the opposition leaders and the the legislative elections results. Read more...

March 4th Africa Abdourahman20Mohamed20GuellehArresting senior officials are great signs of a government in real stress. Is Djibouti on the verge of collapsing? Following the arrests of influential moderate Imams in Djibouti the government has now turned its back on its own senior officials raiding the office of the mayor and arresting him. Read more...

March 1st Africa mudaharadka djibouti jimcahaRiot police in Djibouti city fought street battles on Friday with protesters alleging fraud in last week's parliamentary election and demanding the release of detained opposition activists. Read more...

March 1st Africa djibouti-618x416Few people will have heard of the Republic of Djibouti, and even fewer would be able to identify it on the map. But despite its size, this tiny east African state of less than one million people, nestled between Somalia, Ethiopia, Eriteria and lying on the Gulf of Aden, has a crucial place in the West’s counter-terrorism and anti-piracy strategy in the region. Read more...

February 24th Africa Farah-has-also-OIC-supportThe 3rd Africa-South America Summit held on 22 February 2013 in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea supported the candidature of Rachad Farah, Djibouti's Ambassador to France, for the position of Director General of UNESCO. Read more...

February 23rd Africa 1election-vote 400Djibouti's ruling coalition declared victory on Saturday in the Red Sea state's parliamentary election, but the opposition rejected the vote as flawed and said it planned demonstrations to protest against the outcome. Read more...

February 23rd Africa 1election-vote 400The ruling party in the tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti said on Saturday it had won a parliamentary election based on preliminary results, as the opposition denounced what it called widespread fraud during voting. Read more...

February 22nd Africa djibouti-campaigns-oppositionChief of Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Major General Fathi Ahmed Houssein refuted accusations of military partisanship in election campaigns, the Djibouti Information Agency reported. Read more...

February 21st Africa barkhadDjibouti - The regime of President Ismael Omar Guelleh, in power in Djibouti since 1999, is up against its most serious threat in a decade at legislative elections on Friday for which opposition forces have united. Read more...