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Ethiopia: Nowhere to hide for insurgent forces
At least 123 militiamen of the Ogaden National Liberation Front- the rebel forces fighting the Ethiopian government have been killed by Ethiopian army....
New Djibouti port is “all about Ethiopia”
Ethiopia, Djibouti's biggest port client, expects a boom in its import and export activities as Djibouti gets ready to construct a new port at...
Japan reveals military plan in Djibouti to fight Somali pirates
The Japanese government is to build its foreign military base in Djibouti. The plan is aimed at strengthening and sustaining its fight against Somali...
Ethiopian Airlines negotiates with Djibouti to restore flights
Ethiopian Airlines has been barred flying to one of its international routes, Djibouti, after a dispute between the Djiboutian Civil Aviation Authorities and the...
African Union summit ends with anti el-Shabab plan
As the 15th AU summit closed today in Kampala, African Union chairman, also president of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika said that the big turn...
Somalia: Military reinforcements from African nations begin
AU commission chairman, Jean Ping has said that two African states, Djibouti and Guinea are ready to immediately deploy a battalion each to Mogadishu...
Ethiopia – Djibouti: Row erupts over new port directive
A row has erupted between Ethiopia and the government of Djibouti over the latter’s promulgation of a new directive, issued last week, that will...
Sudan-Eritrea strengthen ties against UN Eritrea sanctions
The Khartoum government of northern Sudan has moved to strengthen alliances with Eritrea by condemning the United Nations sanctions on Eritrea, which came after...
Ethiopian economy highly affected by Djibouti port tariffs
Exorbitant charges, among other factors, incurred by Ethiopia at the Port of Djibouti, have seen the landlocked eastern African country's economy hit the doldrums,...
East African crisis: Cold feet from the West and an unrelenting weather
Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti ... East Africa is currently experiencing a severe drought that is threatening, according to the UN...
Djibouti: American Meteorologists modernize Djibouti Airport weather installation
Last week, service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force in the Horn of Africa installed an antenna at the Ambouli International Airport to...
Horn of Africa: International interest in region growing
While foreign policy specialists believe it is important that solutions to economic and political challenges in the Horn of Africa — Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti...
Djibouti a death trap as conflicts and drought threaten population
According to the official UN report on Djibouti, food supply and emergency aids is would be needed to keep the larger part of the...
The United States monitoring activities in the Horn of Africa
The United States has condemned Eritrea's military aggression against Djibouti in the vicinity of the border between the two countries at Ras Doumeira, a...
GM-UAW reach deal to end strike
Negotiators from the United Auto Workers union and General Motors reached a tentative agreement on a deal early Wednesday to end a two-day old...