Tag: Djibouti

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Djibouti rejects Ethiopia’s full control of Tadjoura Port, offers joint management deal

Djibouti has announced it will not grant Ethiopia complete control over the Port of Tadjoura, offering instead a joint management agreement to secure trade relations between the two nations. This decision reverses earlier plans to transfer complete oversight to Ethiopia. Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf clarified that while Ethiopia…

Djibouti Ethiopia International Relations News 3 Min Read

Djibouti offers Abiy a coastal compromise as tensions escalate

The offer by Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf that would give Ethiopia access to the port of Tadjoura, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the border with Ethiopia, looks like the most serious and credible attempt to ease tensions that are threatening to engulf the Horn of Africa region (AC Vol 65 No 16, Djibouti…

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Djibouti offers port to defuse Ethiopia-Somalia tension

Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf says his country has a proposal that could solve the dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia. In an interview with VOA's Horn of Africa Service, Youssouf said his country has offered to give Ethiopia access to the port of Tadjoura, about 100 kilometers (62 miles)…

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Is President Guelleh’s iron grip on Djibouti eroding?

By Dr. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad The legacy of colonialism and interference from the U.S. and other states keeps Djibouti's president in office after 25 years. Djibouti needs democracy and sovereignty for its people. Djibouti is a tiny country of one million people, formerly French Somaliland, sitting on the mouth of the…