Djibouti News News Djibouti » Politics: Djibouti’s democracy takes another knock as ageing president engineers yet another term
Djibouti’s president, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, pushed through constitutional changes removing presidential age limits in October 2025. The changes enable him to remain in power beyond 2026. He has already ...
News Djibouti » Politics: Djibouti president re-election confirmed with 97% of vote
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh was officially confirmed as winner of a sixth straight election with a final tally of 97.01 percent of the vote, the Constitutional Council said Tuesday.
News Djibouti » Politics: 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 » Politics: Attorneys have had no contact with migrants held at military base in Djibouti, groups tell Supreme Court
A group of migrants that the Trump’s administration has been holding on a military base in Djibouti have been unable to contact their attorneys, immigrant rights groups told the Supreme Court on ...
News Djibouti » Politics: ‘Our geography is our oil’: Why Djibouti hosts many foreign military bases
Djibouti is a country of fewer than a million people with no significant natural resources. It also hosts the densest cluster of foreign military bases in the world, with bases from the United States, ...
News Djibouti » Politics: Letter From Djibouti
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti — If there were to be a contest for the world’s most beautiful topography, it would take a formidable challenge to knock Djibouti out of last place. From the air, the country calls ...