Djibouti

FIFA secretary general, Fatma Samoura, has travelled to the country to meet the leaders of the Djibouti Football Federation with whom she will review the situation of national football

Migrants in the country are being vaccinated against Covid-19 for the first time, while the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) works with the government to support the national immunisation effort

The creation of a specialised agency has enabled the cause of people with disabilities to make a huge leap forward in the country in recent years, with actions that are still very rare on the continent

Thanks to the development of Arabic and English, the country has emerged from the linguistic isolation inherited from a century of French colonisation and has become a de facto trilingual country

Accor, one of the world's leaders in hospitality with more than 400 high-end hotels, is expanding its presence in sub-Saharan Africa with a new Fairmont Djibouti in the capital, due to open 2024

Modern and efficient taxation is a priority; the reforming process started with the acquisition of high-level technological tools for improved efficiency and reduced opportunities for corruption

The 27th meeting, in Arta, of the Djibouti-Ethiopia Joint Committee aims to create "efficient and coordinated" management of cross-border areas so that they become places for neighbouring populations to meet, exchange and share

Djibouti Telecom has announced that it will upgrade its network doubling the speeds of its lines

The Djibouti Human Rights League denounced the police for conducting "a coordinated attack" against civilians that left several people dead in early August

To build awareness and strengthen power to prevent pollution from ships, a specific workshop has been organized by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Ministry of Health and UNFD sign partnership agreement to jointly coordinate preventive activities to combat malnutrition; the Department of Health's Malnutrition Eradication Programme and several technical and financial partners are involved

Djibouti Football Federation, with the support of FIFA, recently organised a four-day refresher course for the trainee referees to revisit the current laws of the game

MyOffice has announced an agreement with the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training to provide 10.000 licenses to state and municipal schools, kindergartens, colleges and vocational training institutes