Kiir heads to Djibouti for presidential inauguration

President Salva Kiir leaves Juba International Airport for Djibouti on Friday. [Photo: Presidential Press Unit]JUBA – President Salva Kiir Mayardit travelled to Djibouti on Friday to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Ismail Omar Guelleh as …

President Kiir travels to Djibouti for President Guelleh’s inauguration

Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 4 hours ago President Salva Kiir boards aircraft at Juba International Airport ahead of his departure for Djibouti on Friday morning – photo credit: Office of the President. President Salva Kiir has travelled to …

PM Nsengiyumva in Djibouti for Guelleh's inauguration

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Onishi to attend inaugurations in Djibouti and Uganda

Arab News Japan TOKYO: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI Yohei will visit Djibouti and Uganda from May 7 to May 14 to attend the inauguration ceremonies of the countries’ presidents. The Foreign Ministry announced that he will attend …

Xi's envoy to attend Djibouti, Uganda presidential inaugurations

The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that Losang Jamcan, Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will attend the presidential inaugurations in Djibouti …

Xi's special envoy to attend presidential inauguration ceremonies of Djibouti, Uganda

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Losang Jamcan will travel to Djibouti City for the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh on May 9, and to Kampala for the inauguration of Ugandan President Yoweri …

Somalia bids farewell to Djibouti ambassador after end of tenure

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Tuesday received Djibouti’s Ambassador to Somalia, Mohamed Ibrahim Youssouf, for a farewell meeting marking the end of his diplomatic mission.   During the meeting in …

DJIBOUTI: ‘The election was a ritual confirmation of permanent power’

Djibouti’s strategic location at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical global shipping route, gives it considerable geopolitical importance. China, France, Italy, Japan and the USA all operate military bases there for counterterrorism, maritime security and …

The Djibouti-Ethiopia corridor powering Ethiopia’s trade offers lessons for Africa

More than 95% of Ethiopia’s imports and exports travel along a single corridor linking Addis Ababa to the Port of Djibouti. Every truck on that road carries the weight of an economy serving more than 120 million people. What happens at those checkpoints …

CADJ Executes Mass-Casualty Exercise, Validating New HLZ

CADJ Executes Mass-Casualty Exercise, Validating New HLZ By Senior Airman Abigail Duell Combined Joint Task Force Horn Of Africa Public Affairs CHABELLEY AIRFIELD, Djibouti – In the pre-dawn hours, an alarm comes screaming from a loudspeaker, launching …