Africa Djibouti The country launched its first satellite, Djibouti 1A, into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-9 small satellite sharing mission, developed with its technical partner, the Centre Spatial Universitaire de Montpellier
Africa Djibouti Djibouti set up a technical committee with Ethiopia to review the port use agreements signed 20 years ago
Africa Djibouti The shipwreck of a boat with migrants off the coast of Djibouti claimed at least 16 lives; in 2023, over 700 people died along the eastern route considered by the UN agency to be 'one of the most dangerous and complex migration routes in the world'
Africa Djibouti A ship carrying Ethiopian migrants sank off the coast of Djibouti, leaving at least 38 victims, according to IOM; the ship was traveling to Yemen, the main transit country for migrants trying to reach Gulf countries from the Horn of Africa
Africa Djibouti Djibouti's sovereign wealth fund said it is ready to co-invest beyond ports and military infrastructure, as the country prepares to welcome investors from around the world for the inaugural Djibouti Forum in May