Djibouti

© A woman pushes her luggage at Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi, Kenya, where arrivals are soon to be visa-free.(Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

eliminating borders

Kenya plans to scrap visa for all international visitors

President William Ruto says Kenya is considering abolishing any visa requirement for all international travellers.

Dr Stanford Chidziva of the University of Western Cape looks at hydrogen electrolyser unit at Namakwa Engineering, where Keren Energy first proved green hydrogen production was possible. (REUTERS/Esa Alexander)

Greener Pastures

Premium badgeExclusive: Ethiopia, Angola to join Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance The announcement, to be made at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, shows confidence in green hydrogen’s potential, says Jonas Moberg, CEO of the Gl...
© Rising Internet penetration is expected to lead to growth in Ethiopia’s digital economy. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Digital Lift-Off

Premium badgeEthiopia: Chapa fintech to start SME lending, eyes Djibouti, Somalia Ethiopian fintech Chapa is partnering with local banks to offer loans for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), CEO Nael Hailemariam tells The Af...
© File photo of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation.

military meeting

Premium badgeIGAD mediation in Sudan crisis hinges on generals meeting, says Djibouti minister Can the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) succeed where so many others have failed on Sudan? On 12 June, at its 14th summit in Djibout...

Djibouti top stories

Dr Stanford Chidziva of the University of Western Cape looks at hydrogen electrolyser unit at Namakwa Engineering, where Keren Energy first proved green hydrogen production was possible. (REUTERS/Esa Alexander)

Greener Pastures

Premium badgeExclusive: Ethiopia, Angola to join Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance The announcement, to be made at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, shows confidence in green hydrogen’s potential, says Jonas Moberg, CEO of the Gl...
© Rising Internet penetration is expected to lead to growth in Ethiopia’s digital economy. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Digital Lift-Off

Premium badgeEthiopia: Chapa fintech to start SME lending, eyes Djibouti, Somalia Ethiopian fintech Chapa is partnering with local banks to offer loans for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), CEO Nael Hailemariam tells The Af...
© File photo of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation.

military meeting

Premium badgeIGAD mediation in Sudan crisis hinges on generals meeting, says Djibouti minister Can the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) succeed where so many others have failed on Sudan? On 12 June, at its 14th summit in Djibout...

Djibouti top stories

Dr Stanford Chidziva of the University of Western Cape looks at hydrogen electrolyser unit at Namakwa Engineering, where Keren Energy first proved green hydrogen production was possible. (REUTERS/Esa Alexander)

Greener Pastures

Premium badgeExclusive: Ethiopia, Angola to join Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance The announcement, to be made at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, shows confidence in green hydrogen’s potential, says Jonas Moberg, CEO of the Gl...
© Rising Internet penetration is expected to lead to growth in Ethiopia’s digital economy. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Digital Lift-Off

Premium badgeEthiopia: Chapa fintech to start SME lending, eyes Djibouti, Somalia Ethiopian fintech Chapa is partnering with local banks to offer loans for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), CEO Nael Hailemariam tells The Af...
© File photo of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation.

military meeting

Premium badgeIGAD mediation in Sudan crisis hinges on generals meeting, says Djibouti minister Can the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) succeed where so many others have failed on Sudan? On 12 June, at its 14th summit in Djibout...

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© Abdourahman A. Waberi, author of ‘Why Do You Dance When You Walk?’

into my thoughts

Djibouti: Cassava Republic presents ‘Why Do You Dance When You Walk?’ Twice a month, we bring you an excerpt from a book to be published by the Nigeria-based Cassava Republic, a renowned publisher on the continent, leadi...
© IGAD Summit, the East African Development Authority, in Nairobi, 5 July 2022. State House Kenya

Plan B

Premium badgeSudan: From Djibouti to Kenya, last-chance at diplomacy  The African Union, Djibouti, Kenya, and South Sudan are at the forefront of mediating the conflict between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan D...
FILE PHOTO: Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS

'over-dependency on imports'

Premium badgeBlack Sea Grain Initiative: Renewal gives Africa a painkiller, not a remedy A March 18 deadline was signalling the end of an eight-month initiative that ensured the flow of grain exports from Ukraine and Russia – at war with e...
© Boats docked off the coast in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (Robert Bociaga)

marine security

Premium badgeFalse flagging: Are vessels using African flags to evade sanctions? African countries like Tanzania, Cameroon, and others have been accused of reflagging Iranian vessels, or false flagging, the practice of re-registeri...
On Djibouti Télécom’s premises during 4G installation, in 2018. © Patrick Robert

New Developments

Premium badgeDjibouti Télécom leads the way in privatising national champions Still in a monopoly situation, the historical operator – Djibouti Télécom – is preparing to open up its capital. This trial run could soon impact the ...
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, president of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, on 20 October 2020. © Vincent Fournier for JA

Maritime advancement

Premium badgeBolloré, MSC..‘In Africa, the big shipowners have become the masters of the game’ Aboubaker Omar Hadi, the all-powerful head of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA), looks back at the main developments in the maritime...