Economy - Development | Society
Djibouti qualifies for IMF’s poverty disbursement
afrol News, 18 June - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement with Djibouti, thereby immediately qualifying the country for the disbursement of US$ 2.3 million. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights
Regional cooperation key to uprooting Somali piracy
afrol News, 30 January - Efforts to uproot piracy in the Somali waters received a further boost when Indian Ocean and Red Sea countries pledged to cooperate in seizing, investigating and prosecuting pirates off the coast of war-ravaged Somalia in a stepped-up campaign to curb a scourge that has wrought havoc with international shipping, including delivery of emergency food aid. Read more
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Politics
Iran offers Djibouti, Eritrea mediation
afrol News, 4 November - The government of Iran, one of few states being on good terms with both Eritrea and Djibouti, has offered the two Horn neighbours to "promote ties" after troops clashed on the border in June. Djibouti meanwhile is making sure to strengthen its military alliances.
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Economy - Development
Ethio-Djibouti railway may get rehabilitation
afrol News, 23 July - A Dubai-based company, which already has great interests in the Djibouti port, is eying possibilities to invest into the rehabilitation of the Ethio-Djibouti railway, connecting Addis Ababa with Djibouti and representing landlocked Ethiopia's main import-export lifeline.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Eritrea debunks overstepping in Djibouti
afrol News, 11 July - The government of Eritrea has dispelled allegations that it has been involved in "good-faith territorial dispute" with the neighbouring Djibouti, insisting that it "harbours no territorial ambitions, or claims whatsoever on Djibouti." Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Eritrea shuns border dialogue
afrol News, 17 June - The government of Eritrea is not prepared to hold dialogue with the neighbouring Djibouti to resolve the deadly frontier dispute. Recent clashes between the two countries has left at least nine Djibouti soldiers dead. Read more
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Politics
French army backs Djibouti against Eritrea
afrol News, 13 June - As the UN Security Council, the Arab League and the African Union urge Eritrea to stop its aggression against neighbouring Djibouti, French officers stationed in Djibouti reveal France is providing military support to the country. France is to step up its military presence in Djibouti with immediate effect.
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Politics
Eritrea condemned over Djibouti border clashes
afrol News, 12 June - The international community has condemned the military aggression and use of arms in this week's border clashes between Eritrea and Djibouti, which killed nine Djiboutian soldiers and wounded over 60 in three days. Increasingly isolated Eritrea is blamed for the aggression.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Gender - Women | Health | Human rights
Djibouti female genital cutting linked to poverty
afrol News, 13 May - Djiboutian authorities have been asked to conquer poverty and ignorance if they want their country to "win the struggle against the age-old Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C). Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature
Sahel nations lose 1.7m ha land
afrol News, 28 April - On average each year, Sahelian countries lost 1.7 million hectares of arable land to desertification, environmental experts told journalists. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
More Somalis flock Djibouti
afrol News, 6 February - Djibouti has become a common migration route for Somali asylum seekers wanting to reach the Middle East, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported. Most of them travelled by patched boats from Djibouti to Yemen.
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» 05.04.2006 - Djibouti govt continues war on unions
» 21.02.2006 - Djibouti trade union leaders arrested
» 02.11.2005 - Djibouti power sector to be diversified
» 12.04.2005 - Djibouti incumbent wins one-man poll
» 17.02.2005 - Unions protest new Djibouti labour code
» 31.01.2005 - Djibouti in diplomatic row with France
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