By Josh Wood, ACROSS the world, the rhythm of the day is determined by different things: the nine-to-five grind of financial hubs, the intervention of the afternoon siesta in some hotter reaches and the cycle of prayers in parts of the Islamic world. Djibouti moves to a different cadence. Djibouti moves to khat (aka Qat). […]
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By Craig Whitlock (for The Washington Post), THE skies above the U.S. military’s counter-terrorism hub on the Horn of Africa have become chronically dangerous, with pilots forced to rely on local air-traffic controllers who fall asleep on the job, commit errors at astronomical rates and are hostile to Americans, documents show. Conditions at Camp Lemonnier […]
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By Washington Post, CONDITIONS at an African base used by U.S. military pilots flying missions over Yemen and Somalia have become chronically dangerous, with fliers relying on local air-traffic controllers who sleep on the job and commit frequent errors, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Conditions at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti are so bad that […]
Continue ReadingBy AFP, FOR a town seen as a key trading centre for khat, a drug that is banned in many countries, Ethiopia’s Awaday can seem pretty drowsy and laid-back. As the sun sets on the small eastern town, farmers and brokers of the amphetamine shrub rouse from an afternoon slumber to cut deals in the bustling […]
Continue ReadingBy IRIN, Poor rains and lack of expertise to boost local food production are some of the challenges facing Djibouti’s population, says a senior UN official. “The major gap in Djibouti is the very low capacity of the partners. Partners are missing the technical expertise to develop relevant activities to enhance the agricultural production or […]
Continue ReadingBy Janet Otieno, The first thing I noticed when I arrived in Djibouti was that people usually disappear from around midday to about 4.30 pm. The streets are deserted, shops and government offices are closed, not for afternoon prayers, but because people have gone to take a nap or enjoy their hobby of chewing khat […]
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