Djibouti

Coordinates: 11°30′N 43°00′E / 11.500°N 43.000°E / 11.500; 43.000

Djibouti (/ɪˈbti/ ji-BOO-tee; Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī, French: Djibouti, Somali: Jabuuti, Afar: Gabuuti), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somaliland in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti occupies a total area of just 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).

In antiquity, the territory was part of the Land of Punt. Nearby Zeila (now in Somaliland) was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French Somaliland was established following treaties signed by the ruling Somali and Afar sultans with the French and its railroad to Dire Dawa (and later Addis Ababa) allowed it to quickly supersede Zeila as the port for southern Ethiopia and the Ogaden. It was subsequently renamed to the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967. A decade later, the Djiboutian people voted for independence. This officially marked the establishment of the Republic of Djibouti, named after its capital city. Djibouti joined the United Nations the same year, on September 20, 1977. In the early 1990s, tensions over government representation led to armed conflict, which ended in a power sharing agreement in 2000 between the ruling party and the opposition.

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Djibouti eyes diversifying economy to become regional hub for logistics, finance, ICT

Beijing News 15 May 2024
Major cooperative projects, such as the Chinese-built Doraleh Multipurpose Port, the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone, and the transnational railway that stretches 752 km from the Port of Djibouti to the landlocked Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, have been hailed as connecting bridges to fulfill the country's socio-economic transformation....
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Roundup: Djibouti eyes diversifying economy to become regional hub for logistics, finance, ICT

China.dot.org 14 May 2024
Major cooperative projects, such as the Chinese-built Doraleh Multipurpose Port, the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone, and the transnational railway that stretches 752 km from the Port of Djibouti to the landlocked Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, have been hailed as connecting bridges to fulfill the country's socio-economic transformation....
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Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway

People Daily 13 May 2024
... and Djibouti ... He said the railway's fast and streamlined transport system has enabled the port nation of Djibouti with infrastructures to decongest its port, promote the comfort and safety of passengers without forgetting its commendable role in terms of environmental protection....
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Transshipment business thrives amidst regional challenges

Capital Ethiopia 13 May 2024
The transshipment business continues to expand despite the unstable conditions in the region, according to the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA), a governmental organization that oversees and operates the Port of Djibouti, as well as several other sizable facilities in the country....
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Ethiopia-Djibouti railway transports 9.5 million tons cargo with average annual revenue up by 39 pct

China.dot.org 11 May 2024
ADDIS ABABA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway has transported ... The railway also brings development opportunities along the corridor, connecting sea ports in the Red Sea nation of Djibouti to dry ports and industrial parks in land-locked Ethiopia....
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China-Africa trade expo in Kenya ends with call for robust business ties

China.dot.org 11 May 2024
During the expo, at least ten trade agreements were signed between African and Chinese enterprises including those involving Tanzania Sunflower Oil Processing Plant Project, Yongzhou Inland Port Group-Djibouti Overseas Public Warehouse Construction project as well as a cooperation project on trade in Kenya's dried fish ... Enditem ....
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Ethiopia, Djibouti establish technical committee to review port use agreements

Capital Ethiopia 06 May 2024
They stated that the committee will assess the ‘Ethio-Djibouti Utilization of Port of Djibouti and Services to Cargo in Transit Agreement,’ which was signed in April 2002 between the two countries, in accordance with the JMC agreement ... The Djibouti Ports and Free Zones ......
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Yemen: container ship reportedly targeted with missiles, says security firm

Middle East Monitor 29 Apr 2024
... of Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha while en route from Djibouti to the Saudi city of Jeddah, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday....
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Likely missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a container ship in the Red Sea

Wtop 29 Apr 2024
The private security firm Ambrey said a salvo of three missiles targeted a Malta-flagged container ship traveling from Djibouti onward to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ... Shipping manifests and vessel-tracking data suggested the vessel targeted was the CMA CGM Manta Ray, which had been due to sail from Djibouti on Monday....
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Houthis target MSC ship in Gulf of Aden

LBC International 26 Apr 2024
The Houthis also fired a number of ballistic and winged missiles at several targets in Israel's port city of Eilat, the group's ... The Liberian-flagged MSC Darwin VI ship was in the area of the attack, traveling between the ports of Aden and Djibouti, according to Refinitiv data....
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Yemen’s Houthis launch attacks on US, Israeli vessels as warships defend

Al Jazeera 25 Apr 2024
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi armed group says it attacked US and Israeli vessels, with a Western coalition of warships defending amid the continuing fallout from the war on Gaza ... The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had earlier confirmed an incident some 72 nautical miles (133km) southeast of the port of Djibouti in the Gulf of Aden ... ....
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Palace Museum exhibitions show civilizations don't necessarily clash

China Daily 25 Apr 2024
The modernization of ports (including Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Islamic Port and the United Arab Emirates' Jebel Ali Port in Dubai) has boosted trade and improved logistics for supply chains ... The Doraleh Multipurpose Port, a major Belt and Road development project in Djibouti, is serving as a new gateway from the Middle East to Africa ... ....
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