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INTERPOL is to provide essential equipment and training to law enforcement across East African countries tackling maritime piracy as part of a EUR 1.6 million project funded by the European Commission.A significant part of the funding will be dedicated to developing forensic and investigative capacity in the Seychelles, which has found itself increasingly on the frontline as the hub for

Publié le : 24.01.2011La secrétaire d'Etat auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération, Latifa Akharbach et le ministre djiboutien des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, ont inauguré, vendredi, un important projet de cultures sous serres dans la région de Damerjog, initié et financé par le Maroc.Ce projet agricole expérimental,

ARTA , 3 février 2011 (IRIN) - Le 27 janvier à Arta, IRIN a interviewé le président de Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh au sujet de la sécheresse, des défis humanitaires qui touchent le pays et des questions régionales. Q : La sécheresse qui touche actuellement Djibouti est-elle plus grave que les précédentes ? R : Nous sommes touchés par ce que les météorologues appellent le phénomène La Niña. Le

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, January 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the second and third reviews of Djibouti’s economic performance under the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF)1. The completion of the reviews enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 2.952 million (about US$4.52 million), bringing total

NAIROBI, 12 November 2010 (IRIN) - A "forgotten emergency" has left tens of thousands of pastoralists in Djibouti needing food and nutrition assistance as well as longer-term coping mechanisms, according to the UN.The tiny Horn of Africa state is the subject of a US$38.9 million appeal for food aid ($16.2 million), agriculture and livestock ($6.5 million), health and nutrition ($7.4 million),

UN News - 3 November 2010United Nations agencies and the Government of Djibouti today appealed for nearly $39 million to enable them to continue providing assistance to an estimated 120,000 people who are experiencing severe food shortages after four years of inadequate rainfall in the Horn of Africa country.An estimated 25,000 children under the age of five - 25 per cent of Djiboutian children

The regular presence of warships belonging to the Russian Navy off the Horn of Africa will continue, said a Defense Ministry spokesman.According to him, in December of this year a large anti-submarine ship “the Admiral Vinogradov”, a tanker "Pechenga" and a rescue tug will begin operating there to fulfill the tasks of protecting merchant shipping. Currently on combat duty in the dangerous waters

A criminal court in Djibouti sentenced Abdourahiman Boreh, the self exiled but richest businessman from Djibouti, to a 15-year prison term and a fine of 56,000 dollars. Djibouti’s prominent businessman and once staunch ally of Ismael Omar Guelleh (IOG), the second president of Djibouti since independence in 1977, was sentenced on June 23, 2010, in his absence. He was charged with involvement in “

2010-07-13The European Union has asked India to co-chair a key group that coordinates piracy patrols off the Horn of Africa, a position that China had been coveting as it seeks to bolster its presence in the Indian Ocean. But India is reluctant to accept it as it means a larger naval deployment that may not be feasible at the moment.The offer was made during the visit of the European Union High

Laventhal, William. and Tamura, Setsuko -- "Arab or African? Identity in the Horn of Africa: Djibouti’s role in regional and international conflict"Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 19, 2009This paper discusses the convergence of Arab and African geopolitical interests in the Horn of Africa. Using

Communique of the 15th extra-ordinary session of the IGAD assembly of heads of state and Government of SomaliaADDIS ABABA, 5th JULY 2010 The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 15th Extra- Ordinary Summit Meeting in Addis Ababa, on 5th July 2010, under the Chairmanship of H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of the

Gedab News,(June 2, 2010)Qatari mediators brokered an agreement between the Djiboutian and the Eritrean governments after months of shuttle diplomacy.Qatar has deployed its forces on the border between the two countries starting late Tuesday night; and by Wednesday morning, the forces had been deployed on the entire disputed areas between the two countries. The number of the Qatari forces is

DJIBOUTI (Tier 2)Djibouti is a transit and, to a lesser extent, a source and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically conditions of forced labor and forced prostitution. There is little verifiable data on the human trafficking situation in Djibouti. Large numbers of voluntary economic migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia pass

Press Release No. 10/253June 22, 2010A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Djibouti from June 2-9, 2010 to discuss progress under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which replaced the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) approved in September 2008. Mr. Carlo Sdralevich, IMF Mission Chief for Djibouti, issued the following statement today:“The Fund mission had

Press Release No. 10/253June 22, 2010A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Djibouti from June 2-9, 2010 to discuss progress under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which replaced the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) approved in September 2008. Mr. Carlo Sdralevich, IMF Mission Chief for Djibouti, issued the following statement today:“The Fund mission had

Ethiopia’s oil consumption has been increasing from year to year because of the rapid economic growth being registered in the country, the Ethiopian Petroleum Enterprise said. Public Relation Officer with the Enterprise, Damenu Kebret said on Monday that 195 fuel tanker trucks enter the country daily carrying 45,000 litres oil each.Damenu said Ethiopia imports fuel from Sudan and Djibouti.He said

- Mokhtar Thabet [Global Arab Network], Tuesday, 22 June 2010A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Djibouti from June 2-9, 2010 to discuss progress under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which replaced the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) approved in September 2008. Mr. Carlo Sdralevich, IMF Mission Chief for Djibouti, issued the following statement today:“