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Meet Aliko Dangote: How a trader’s son turned a $500,000 family loan into a $32.7 billion African empire

Aliko Dangote’s business expansion into East Africa, now linked to proposed pipeline corridors through Ethiopia and Djibouti, is often discussed in terms of scale and strategy. But the deeper story behind these moves stretches far beyond recent headlines. It is tied to a long, uneven journey that began in a…

The Times of India

This children’s village stays cool without air conditioning in one of the world’s hottest regions — here’s how

In the coastal city of Tadjourah in Djibouti, where extreme heat and dry desert conditions dominate much of the year, architects designed a children’s village that functions without conventional air conditioning. The project, known as the SOS Children’s Village Tadjourah, was created by Urko Sanchez Architects for SOS Children’s Villages…

The Times of India

Dangerous mission: Germany could send minehunting boats to secure Strait of Hormuz

According to a report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, the navy could also use its logistics base in Djibouti for maritime reconnaissance missions.

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Djibouti’s Guelleh extends 27-year rule with landslide re-election win

Djibouti’s long-serving president, Ismael Omar Guelleh, has secured another term in office after winning 97.8 percent of the vote, according to state broadcaster Radio Television Djibouti. The result grants him a sixth mandate and extends a rule that has now spanned 27 years in the strategically important East African nation.

Radio France Internationale

Djibouti’s longtime president set to secure sixth term after scrapping age limit

The results of the 2021 election showed him winning nearly 99% of the vote

The Independent UK

Djibouti election unfolds at strategic shipping chokepoint

Djibouti votes in a presidential election on Friday expected to extend President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s 27-year rule, as the strategically located country hosts major foreign military bases and sits on a key global shipping route under pressure from regional conflict.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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Migrant boat capsizes leaving at least 9 dead and 45 missing

The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

The Independent UK

Gulf attention is turning inward: why the Iran war could destabilise the Horn of Africa

Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in this region include Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somaliland, Somalia and Djibouti.

The Conversation

Djibouti is fighting aid cuts with a tax on carbon dioxide emissions

IN FOCUS: A new levy is being used to fund climate adaptation efforts in the tiny East African county – and could be a model for countries across the continent. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

The year ahead for African democracy: who is going to the polls in 2026?

After a tense general election in Uganda last week, presidential elections are set to follow in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March then in Benin and Djibouti in April. With elections also due this year in Libya, Zambia, Ethiopia, Gambia and South Sudan, could the African continent see a…

Radio France Internationale

The ‘mosquito factory’ breeding genetically-engineered insects to fight malaria

IN FOCUS: Malaria cases have skyrocketed in Djibouti in recent years. Rachel Schraer reports on a British company helping produce insects in the city who cannot spread the deadly disease

The Independent UK

Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing

The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Here, international rivalries, regional ambitions and local politics collide. Federico Donelli, who has studied these political…

The Conversation

Djibouti vote to lift presidential age limit allows Guelleh re-run

Djibouti's parliament has voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit, opening the way for its 77-year-old leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term in April 2026 election.

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How to watch Egypt v Guinea-Bissau: Live stream details as Mohamed Salah and co continue World Cup qualifiers

Egypt booked their spot at the 2026 World Cup with victory last time out against Djibouti – here's how to watch Mohamed Salah and his team take on Guinea-Bissau online from anywhere today.

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How to watch Djibouti vs Egypt: Live streams as Mo Salah looks to secure ticket to World Cup 2026

All the viewing details in a key clash in CAF qualifying for next year's World Cup

The Conversation

Africa’s ‘great green wall’ is stalling: in Senegal very few planted areas show progress

Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares…

The Guardian - UK

Germany summons Chinese envoy over laser-targeting of surveillance plane

Berlin says incident risked lives of military personnel protecting Red Sea shipping

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The Independent UK

US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan

The Independent UK

Trump can send deportees to South Sudan and other third-party countries, Supreme Court says

Sonia Sotomayor blasts conservative justices for ‘rewarding lawlessness’ from the Trump administration

Euronews

Rescue operation launched after eight migrants die off coast of Djibouti, IOM says

Thousands of migrants from African, Middle Eastern and South Asian countries seeking a better life in Europe attempt irregular migration every year.

Latin Times

Nearly a Dozen ICE Agents and Eight Deportees Are Reportedly Stranded In Djibouti, Uncertain About Next Steps

Nearly a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with eight deportees are reportedly stranded in a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti

The Guardian - US

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

Deportees and officers are ‘ill’ and face risks after flight to South Sudan was stopped by US court in late May

The Independent UK

Sick ICE agents are stuck in Djibouti at risk of malaria and rocket attacks. Why won’t Trump bring them back?

DHS accuses judge of ‘stranding’ officers in east Africa while legal battle plays out over South Sudan deportations, but he never ordered them there.

The Guardian - US

Court halts Trump administration’s effort to send eight men to South Sudan

The group is in temporary custody of homeland security in Djibouti following challenges in court

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