Six months after the inauguration of its first military base in Africa, Beijing has expressed its “displeasure” to the president of Djibouti BY SEBASTIEN LE BELZIC | LE MONDE AFRICA * In November 2017, Djibouti’s President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was received in Beijing with great fanfare by the Chinese president. But behind the official statements and […]
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BY AGENCIES * Construction of a UAE naval base in Somaliland has started with the facility expected to be completed by June 2018. Sharjah-based engineering group Divers Marine Contracting is leading the project after being awarded the $90m contract in April, Arabian Business reported, citing company managing director Abdulla Darwish as saying.
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Somali defense minister says military base will open in September BY TESFANEWS Turkey is set to open the largest military training camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu next month, where locals are battling an Islamist militant group in addition to drought. Somali Defense Minister Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed said in a statement that the camp which […]
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By Sputnik News, The United Arab Emirates is in the process of landing permission to establish a military post in Somaliland, a self-governing province that has so far failed to achieve international recognition as a sovereign nation. UAE delegates submitted a formal request to establish a defense base in the region, Somaliland foreign minister Sa’ad […]
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President Al-Sisi invited President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Egypt-Saudi tension bubbling over planned Djibouti base. By TesfaNews, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt will receive on Monday President of Djibouti، Ismail Omar Guelleh، to conduct bilateral talks between the two countries. The summit is due to be followed by a joint press conference to talk to […]
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“Djibouti [too] would like to strengthen exchange and cooperation with China in political, economic and military fields.” – President Guelleh By Ben Blanchard | for Reuters, China will boost military ties with Djibouti, strategically located in the Horn of Africa, state media quoted a senior Chinese army officer as saying during a visit to a […]
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By Sophia Tesfamariam, Ever read a news report and get the feeling that something simply does not add up? Seems to be a lot of “stories” in cyberspace nowadays that simply don’t make sense-and some are being reported by what the public considered “credible” and “reliable” outfits. One such story that is trying to gain […]
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By Foreign Policy Diary, The Emirati Armed Forces has started to use actively the Eritrean ports. According to our information, at least, three landing craft belonging to the United Arab Emirates were docked in the port of Assab on September 16. A diplomatic row between Djibouti and UAE took precedence of these developments. On 28 […]
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