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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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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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Politics | Society
French open new row with Djibouti
afrol News, 15 February - A French investigating judge, Sophie Clement, has summoned the Djiboutian President, Ismael Omar Guelleh, for questioning over the mysterious 1995 death of a French Judge in the African Horn country. President Guelleh, who is in France to attend the Franco-African summit, snubbed a similar request in 2005 and is expected to do the same again.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition
Djibouti, Somaliland in bitter port feud
afrol News, 3 January - After Saudi Arabia last month surprisingly lifted its damaging 2001 ban on the import of live livestock from the Horn of Africa, a lucrative export trade has been revived. But this has sent Djibouti and non-recognised Somaliland into a new fight over becoming the region's leading export harbour, with Djibouti even expelling Somalilander diplomats.
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Labour | Human rights
Djibouti govt continues war on unions
afrol News, 5 April - The government of Djibouti is shocking national and foreign trade unions and UN agencies with a wave of arrests of union leaders and the expulsion of UN representatives looking into labour rights. Prominent union leader Adan Abdou yesterday was arrested on direct order from the Justice Minister, only one day after was freed following a court order.
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Labour | Human rights
Djibouti trade union leaders arrested
afrol News, 21 February - Two Djiboutian trade union leaders have been arrested by the country's security services. The trade union leaders had participated in a syndicalist event in Israel. The two imprisonments come on top of a long list of trade union violations in Djibouti.
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Economy - Development
Djibouti power sector to be diversified
afrol News, 2 November - A total of US$ 7 million are now to be invested in the power sector of Djibouti, with the aim of diversifying electricity supply and increasing the access of underserved populations to electricity services. With more use of renewable energy sources, the government also hopes to improve stability of supply.
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Politics
Djibouti incumbent wins one-man poll
Misanet / IRIN, 12 April - Djibouti's incumbent president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, won 100 percent of the vote in Friday's presidential election - in which he was the sole candidate – according to the official news agency, 'Agence Djiboutienne d'Information' (ADI). President Guelleh will now serve a second and final six-year term as leader of the Horn of Africa nation.
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Labour | Human rights
Unions protest new Djibouti labour code
afrol News, 17 February - As the government of Djibouti prepares to introduce a new labour code, trade unions warn that labour rights, which already are limited, will be seriously undermined. "The new labour code will take us back 100 years," protests union leader Adan Mohamed Abdou.
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Politics | Society
Djibouti in diplomatic row with France
afrol News, 31 January - The French government is concerned over its formerly excellent diplomatic ties with its ex-colony after Djibouti last week expelled six French aid workers. The Djiboutians reacting to a French court's summoning of the Djibouti intelligence chief in a new investigation into the death of a French judge in the country in 1995.
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Politics
Somaliland President visits Djibouti, Ethiopia
afrol News / Awdal News Network, 26 January - President Dahir Riyale Kahin of the non-recognised republic Somaliland departed today on a working visit to Djibouti, Ethiopia and South Africa, according to informed sources. He was given an official welcome at Djibouti airport and later met with Djiboutian President Omar Guelleh. A similar reception is expected in Ethiopia.
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Economy - Development
Djibouti, Ethiopia integrate power networks
afrol News, 14 December - Access to electricity in Ethiopia and Djibouti is now to be increased through regional cooperation in the energy sector. Power trade will give Ethiopians access to the relatively large electricity coverage in Djibouti, while it will give Djiboutians access to much cheaper electricity from Ethiopia.
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» 13.08.2004 - Giant French movie production shot in Djibouti
» 17.06.2004 - Renewed govt action against Djibouti media
» 07.06.2004 - Djibouti anti-poverty plan not approved
» 24.03.2004 - German President "to be murdered" in Djibouti
» 19.03.2004 - Economic growth still too slow in Djibouti
» 09.03.2004 - Women's development highlighted in Djibouti
» 03.02.2004 - Foreigners expulsion had mixed results on Djiboutian economy
» 16.01.2004 - Djibouti turns into US long-term Africa intelligence base
» 04.12.2003 - New bulk terminal in Djibouti financed
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