Djibouti

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

The Ministry of the Interior organised the closing ceremony of National Identity Week last Thursday at the People's Palace

The country signed a memorandum of understanding with South Sudan for the advancement of industry during the South Sudan conference to expand cross-border trade investment and energy opportunities

President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh praised Vietnam's impressive economic achievements in recent years and called for greater cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation in the fields of trade, port services and fisheries