Djibouti

An electronic single window will be implemented to accelerate the modernization of Djibouti Customs with the support of numerous partners, including the Ministry of Commerce, the secretariat of AfCFTA, and Korean agency Cupia

National Technical Directorate of the Djiboutian Football Federation is working to structure and professionalize Djiboutian football by training coaches, identifying talent, supporting clubs, developing women's soccer, building a national playing identity

The 6th edition of Jap’Anime Djibouti opened; thousands of young people from all walks of life took part in the event celebrating Japan's pop culture that has become, over the years, one of the most anticipated cultural events for Djiboutian youth

The contribution of civil society to public development policies has been the focus of conference and debate hosted at the People's Palace that brought together officials, civil society actors, international partners to strengthen participatory governance

The educational reform workshop organized by the Ministry focused on integrating the General History of Africa into the secondary school curriculum; the UNESCO-supported initiative fits in the frame 'rethink educational content based on African reality'

A large-scale operation in District 7, a working-class neighborhood of Djibouti City, led to the arrest of over 330 people suspected of illegal activities, particularly those related to trafficking, of which seven were wanted by the security services

President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.01% of the vote in the election held on 10 April

The Djibouti International Free Trade Zone DIFTZ recorded a significant acceleration in its activities in the first quarter of 2026, driven by sustained increase in land sales, occupancy rates, employment, according to data released by the DIFTZ Authority

Djibouti celebrated International Women's Day no longer as a symbolic date, but as a marker of a social transformation driven by the determination of women and by political will at the highest levels of government

Signed at a ministerial session in Djibouti, the Djibouti-Ethiopia-South Sudan-Uganda DESSU Corridor Authority has been formally established; the accord starts a regional framework for coordinating trade, transport, and logistics across the four nations

Djibouti Ambassador to Paris and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO officially submitted the nomination file for Abourma Rock Art Site; it would be the country's first-ever inscription in UNESCO World Heritage List, celebrating its tangible cultural heritage