Djibouti

The United Nations migration agency reported that 21 migrants perished, with 23 still unaccounted for, when a boat carrying 77 individuals overturned off the Djibouti coast. In a recent social media post, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that children were among the occupants of the vessel, marking the second incident of its kind in a fortnight. A large number of migrants from the Horn of Africa, particularly from Ethiopia and Somalia, depart from Djibouti in search of employment in Saudi Arabia…

Reports from the scene are indicating a dire situation in Djibouti, stating that 16 individuals have perished and 28 are currently unaccounted for following a tragic incident involving a migrant vessel. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) shared this unfortunate news and mentioned that they are collaborating with local authorities to conduct search and rescue operations. This recent maritime disaster is among several others that have taken place along Djibouti's Red Sea shoreline. The Ethiopian Embassy in…

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Protesters block Ethiopia-Djibouti rail link as conflict escalates NAIROBI, Kenya - The vital rail and road link to Djibouti was destroyed on Wednesday, which could now cut essential supplies to Addis Ababa, which depends on the port of Djibouti for imports and exports, essential to the Ethiopian economy. A senior government official said the railway had been partly uprooted and some sections…

The president of the Somali regional state, Mustafa Mohammed Omar, said on Wednesday that an important road and rail trade connecting the landed capital Addis Ababa to the port of Djibouti has been blocked. The majority of goods entering Ethiopia, a country of about 110 million people, are transported through that corridor. Reuters was unable to independently verify the reported block. The Ethiopian Prime Minister's office and authorities in Djibouti could not be immediately reached for comment.…

Djibouti, Djibouti - Djibouti has fought against claims that its troops were sent to the common border with Ethiopia, even as the conflict between Addis Ababa and the Tigray Defense Forces rages, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed struggles to restore order in the country. Reports of Djibouti's plans to send troops to the border with Ethiopia emerged on Tuesday, with the end game being to prevent TDF from cutting rail and road links to Djibouti as a strategy to economically stifle Addis Ababa. . Ethiopia depends on the port of…

NAIROBI, Kenya - A contingent of Djiboutian troops would have moved towards the common border with Ethiopia in the north, Axadle has learned, in an attempt to thwart a possible threat from the Tigray Defense Forces. , which is embroiled in a conflict with the authorities in Addis Ababa. TDF fight with Ethiopian National Defense Forces following the latter's operations in the Tigray region, which left thousands dead and millions displaced. ENDF has been temporarily withdrawn from Tigray but TDF accuses them of blocking…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Aden Hassan Aden is leaving Somalia after a rather smooth but difficult stint as Ambassador of Djibouti, which has almost strained relations between the two sister nations, which share almost historic socio-economic and political fortunes. Last week, Aden Hassan Aden bade farewell to Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Gulaid, ending his tenure, in which Somalia nearly severed ties with your small country in the Horn of Africa, whose influence is growing rapidly in the…

Somalia defends its relationship with Djibouti MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali federal government has cleared doubts that her relationship with Djibouti may have been severed, following a series of incidents involving Mogadishu and Djibouti, in particular Kenya's strained relationship with the Horn of Africa. In February, a Djibouti committee sent by IGAD freed Kenya from alleged interference in…

Djibouti extradits TPLF fighters to Ethiopia for trial DJIBOUTI - Djibouti has reportedly handed over a number of Tigray People's Liberation Front is fighting for Ethiopia, state media Fana reports, in what could further trigger hostilities between Addis Ababa and Mekele that have been in conflict. Since November 2020, Ethiopia's national defense force has set up tents in the Tigray region in…