News Djibouti: Boat disaster off Djibouti leaves at least 139 dead, with toll feared to rise
At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday.
News Djibouti: 15 Children Among 139 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died after a boat carrying over 300 people capsized off Djibouti last week, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM ...
News Djibouti: Djibouti Faces 2 Wars as Egypt Weighs Troops
Djibouti is squeezed between Ethiopia’s war and Bab el-Mandeb risk as Egypt weighs sending forces to defend Saudi Arabia from the Houthis.
News Djibouti: Djibouti Rises to Tier 2 in US Trafficking Report
The US State Department upgraded Djibouti to Tier 2 in its 2026 trafficking report, citing more convictions but warning that victims still lack care.
News Djibouti: Top SA investigative journalist who went missing in Djibouti, confirmed to be in custody
South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy and his local “fixer” Kooki Mahmoud have gone missing while on assignment in the tiny African state of Djibouti on the Red Sea, causing alarm to ...
News Djibouti: Somalia and Djibouti Leaders Meet Amid Ethiopia War
Ethiopia’s war has flared near the route that carries over 90% of its trade. Somalia’s president flew to Djibouti on 30 September to talk security.
News Djibouti: Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants held in Djibouti to South Sudan
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport to South Sudan a group of migrants that have been held for weeks on a military base in Djibouti. The high court’s ...
News Djibouti: More than 2,000 Yemenis flee to Djibouti as fighting intensifies
More than 2,000 refugees from Yemen have arrived in Djibouti, as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
News Djibouti: Bishop Daibes: International pressure needed to protect Palestinians in the Holy Land
Bishop Jamal Daibes, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Somalia, shines the spotlight on the region and calls for international and ...
News Djibouti: Qatar Tourism, Djibouti to enhance collaborations in tourism sector
Doha, Qatar: H E Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, Chairman of Qatar Tourism welcomed H E Mohamed Warsama Dirieh, Minister of Commerce and Tourism of the Republic of Djibouti, and a delegation from the Republic ...
News Djibouti: Scores of migrants, asylum seekers found dead in shipwreck off Djibouti
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least six other people were missing and presumed dead, and that 22 survivors were being assisted by the IOM and local authorities.
News Djibouti: Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday’s election. Guelleh, 78, has ...
News Djibouti: Qatar Charity starts construction of two schools in Djibouti
Qatar Charity (QC) has commenced the construction of two primary schools in Djibouti in partnership with the country’s ministry of national education and v ...
News Djibouti: Djibouti, Rwanda celebrate national days; Mexico welcomes new envoy
Djibouti and Rwanda recently celebrated their national days. A new Mexican ambassador arrived in Washington, Roberto Lazzeri.
News Djibouti: EU bolsters Red Sea mission amid reports Houthis may shut Bab el-Mandeb
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Djibouti and signed a new security agreement to strengthen Europe's naval presence, as reports say Tehran has asked the Houthis to shut the Bab el-Mandeb if the US strikes Iranian infrastructure, threatening a second global shipping chokepoint.
News Djibouti: Djibouti Presses National AI Strategy Talks With ITU and Smart Africa at WSIS 2026
Djibouti used the sidelines of the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva last week to press its national AI and digital-transformation agenda in ...
News Djibouti: Djibouti - African Development Bank Group Signs $10.75 Million Trade Finance Facility With Intercontinental Investment Bank East Africa to Support SMEs and Women Entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank signed a US$10.75 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility with Intercontinental Investment Bank (iib East Africa), based in Djibouti. Signed on 23 June 2026, the strategic facility will enable iib East Africa to expand its trade finance services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and women-owned businesses.
News Djibouti: Djibouti suspends China and other loan repayments, banks on forgiveness
Djibouti – the tiny nation at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden where China has vast commercial and military interests – has suspended debt repayments to two of its main bilateral ...
