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The Republic of Djibouti, is a territory which constitutes the archetype of the strategic zone by definition allowing the access and the control of the maritime routes, located at the strait of Bab el ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Security: At least nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti, IOM says
The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it went down on Tuesday. A boat packed with migrants ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Security: As fighting in Yemen intensifies, more flee to Djibouti
OBOCK, Djibouti, Nov 11 (UNHCR) - Yemeni fisherman Seif Zeid Abdulah was riding home on his motorbike when an airstrike pounded his native Bab El Mandab region. A sudden, concussive blast sent the ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Security: UNHCR chief visits Somalia, Djibouti to highlight plight of the displaced
OBOCK, Djibouti, December 7 (UNHCR) - A chance encounter last weekend in a Djibouti port with António Guterres, head of the UN refugee agency, may have saved the life of a 14-year-old Ethiopian called ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Security: U.S. AFRICOM Commander Confirms Chinese Logistics Base in Djibouti
The head of U.S. Africa Command confirmed China is establishing a forward military base in Djibouti — joining French, Japanese and U.S. installations already in the country. U.S. Army Gen. David ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Security: Confirmed: Construction Begins on China’s First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti
China’s defense ministry has confirmed that construction has started on its “support facilities” in Djibouti. A pier in Obock, Djibouti. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st ...