Africa Djibouti More than seven out of ten women and girls, aged between 15 and 49, have experienced female genital mutilation in Djibouti; there has been an 8% decrease between 2012 and 2019
Africa Djibouti To expand schooling to all five-year-olds by 2030 new strategies are being promoted by the Ministry of National Education and Technical Training
Africa Djibouti Diplomatic ties with Iran resumed; over seven years ago Djibouti had joined other regional nations in severing ties with Tehran in support of Saudi Arabia
Africa Djibouti Djibouti's first wind farm, the 60 MW Red Sea Power project, has been inaugurated; it is the country's first significant international investment in the energy sector, estimated at USD 122 million
Africa Djibouti The Director General of the National Police, Colonel Abdourahman Ali Kahin, received the Commander of the Japanese base in Djibouti, Colonel Suzuki Kosuke, for talks on strengthening bilateral cooperation relations
Africa Djibouti The Djibouti Palace Kempinski hosted the fifth ministerial meeting of member countries of the African Renewable Energy Initiative
Africa Djibouti The presence of a wild cheetah on national territory was confirmed by local media, pointing out that this is a significant discovery, as the cheetah had been missing from this region for more than 30 years
Africa Djibouti Djibouti's ambassador to Saudi Arabia attended the ritual washing of the sacred Kaaba at the Al-Haram Mosque
Africa Djibouti The World Bank said the Addis-Djibouti corridor will receive a significant upgrade with a $730 million grant following the recently approved Horn of Africa Initiative Regional Economic Corridor project
Africa Djibouti The European Investment Bank has decided to invest €79 million on a solar-powered desalination project to guarantee the water security of 550.000 people in Djibouti
Africa Djibouti The President of the Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh, paid tribute to the memory of the late Aden Farah Samatar, a leading figure on the national art scene and a well-known and much-loved figure in Djibouti
Africa Djibouti UNFPA in Djibouti and the Italian ambassador signed an agreement to launch the gender violence response programme, creating a multidimensional centre for access to various free services for victims of gender-based violence
Africa Djibouti The 14th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) opened in Djibouti