EU bolsters Red Sea mission amid reports Houthis may shut Bab el-Mandeb ⊕
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Djibouti and signed a new security agreement to strengthen Europe's naval presence, as reports say Tehran has asked the Houthis to shut the Bab el-Mandeb i…
3 months ago
And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracy
Alexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtim…
Djibouti’s President Guelleh wins sixth straight term in office ⊕⊕
The longtime ruler, in power since 1999, has secured 97 percent of the vote, according to official results.
Djibouti votes as long-time leader seeks sixth presidential term ○
Politicians scrapped the presidential age limit last year, allowing Ismail Omar Guelleh to run yet again.
Djibouti elections: Who’s running against Guelleh and what’s at stake? ⊖
Long-ruling leader faces no real competition as he seeks a sixth term in the strategic Horn of Africa country.
‘Our geography is our oil’: Why Djibouti hosts many foreign military bases ○
Just miles from one another, along Djibouti's coast, sit military bases of rival powers including the US and China.
Djibouti and the Horn of Africa: new front in the war on Iran ⊖
Djibouti built its economy on the strategy of charging rent to different military world powers.
4 months ago
At least nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti, IOM says ⊖
The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it went down on Tuesday.
At least nine people dead, dozens missing as boat sinks off Djibouti coast ⊖
Rescue operation recovers 266 survivors as UN warns deadliest season on the route is just beginning.
7 months ago
Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says ⊖
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The decision has been condemned by Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti, who call it a dangerous precedent.