Djibouti

Djibouti's Ibrahim Hassan won the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, with a record 2 hours, 6 minutes and 43 seconds

Ascott Limited, a leading international owner-operator in the accommodation sector, has partnered with Salaam Properties, a premier real estate group, to launch its first property in Djibouti

A regional project for agricultural training of women in the Oboley sector was launched by the Young Entrepreneurs' Club of the Ali-Sabieh region

The National Gendarmerie celebrated the 46th anniversary of its creation at the Cheick Moussa training centre, presided over by Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed

President Guelleh has attended the inauguration of the Somali regional Academy of Culture in Mogadishu, which was created with a contribution by Djibouti

The government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Serbian developer Cwp Global to pursue a renewable energy and green hydrogen project, that will include cable networks, pipelines, port loading facilities and drinking water for local community

The northern Hayyu region, Obock, saw the opening of a branch of the Salam Bank

Despite slowdown in early 2022 due to war in Ukraine, global inflation, severe drought and low Ethiopian demand, growth is expected to rebound to 5,3% in 2023 and 6,2% in 2024, according to latest edition of World Bank's Djibouti Economic Monitor

Minister of Communications, responsible for Post and Telecommunications, received two experts from the Postal Bank of France within the framework of the FEXTE project for a comprehensive needs assessment and the creation of a digital postal bank

A research observatory to study the impact of climate change has been inaugurated; established with the International Atomic Energy Agency, it will help the country better manage water and food resources

The governments of Djibouti and Ethiopia have expressed the need to increase electricity connectivity to boost socio-economic ties between the two neighbouring countries

Djibouti's National Assembly passed a law classifying the Frud-Armé as a terrorist group; the formation operates in remote areas near Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it also has a training camp, according to a report by UN investigators

In 2022, the first group of students graduates from the Luban Workshop in Djibouti; Africa's first Luban workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with the aim of providing quality vocational training to local population, particularly youngsters