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'

A US medical research team visited Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to find a better treatment for diarrhea to bolster troop combat readiness and reduce the amount of medicines that troops have to carry; the naval team is developing a single, low-dose treatment

Economic diversification is being accelerated through FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative; Djibouti, of strategic importance and renewed opportunity, is reportedly seeking private partners for agri-food, sustainable infrastructure, value-chain development

The Head of State, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, has been nominated as the candidate of his party, the Popular Rally for Progress RPP, for the Djiboutian presidential election of April 2026

The National Assembly will meet in public session on 26 October to discuss a proposed law revising the Constitution; the public opinion is debating passionately on the topics, but everyone agrees that the Constitution is still a vivid, living text