Djibouti News News Djibouti » Trade: Djibouti: Ethiopia’s High-Stakes Quest for Maritime Freedom
Today, over 90 percent of Ethiopia’s imports and exports pass through Djibouti’s ports, creating a relationship that is both economically interdependent and strategically fragile. As Africa’s second ...
News Djibouti » Trade: Djibouti launches ‘Africa’s biggest free trade zone’
Djibouti on Thursday launched the first phase of Africa's biggest free-trade zone, seeking to capitalise on its strategic position on one of the world's busiest trade routes. At a ceremony in the ...
News Djibouti » Trade: Djibouti—Harnessing Trade and Technology for Inclusive Growth
Governor Ali, Minister Dalawaleh, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: Good morning—As Salam Alaykom. I would like to thank the government of Djibouti for inviting me to this high-level dialogue on the ...
News Djibouti » Trade: Djibouti breaks ground on massive Chinese-backed free trade zone
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh arrives for a Reuters interview at his home in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 30 ...
News Djibouti » Trade: 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, ...
News Djibouti » Trade: International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Signs US$750 Million Framework Agreement with Djibouti to Finance Strategic Trade in the Horn of Africa
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) ( a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$75 ...
News Djibouti » Trade: While China slaps tariffs on the US, it's also championing free trade in Africa
Djibouti, a tiny state in East Africa, opened a Chinese-built International Free Trade Zone on Thursday. The area enables users to operate without paying several types of tax. Once complete, the $3.5 ...
News Djibouti » Trade: Djibouti: New Project to Improve Trade Connectivity and Boost Regional Integration
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2021 – The World Bank today approved US$70 million in credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s program for the poorest countries, to ...
News Djibouti » Trade: Djibouti breaks ground on massive Chinese-backed free trade zone
DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - The president of Djibouti on Monday formally launched the construction of a project touted as Africa's largest free trade zone, to be built in the tiny Horn of African nation with ...