Category: Djibouti
Gas pipeline to be constructed between Ethiopia and Djibouti
Djibouti’s Energy Ministry last week signed a deal with Ethiopia for the construction of a 767km gas pipeline between Ethiopia’s eastern Ogadem Basin and an export terminal on the Red Sea. According to Djibouti’s Energy Minister, Yonis Ali Guedi: “It is the most expensive project ever built in the Horn of Africa region.” The total cost for the…
Ethiopia, Djibouti Sign Agreement for the Construction of a Pipeline Project
Ethiopia and Djibouti have signed an agreement for the construction of a pipeline agreement, which would help to export Ethiopia’s natural gas. Ethiopia’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum, H.E. Dr Samuel Hurcato, and Minister of Energy in Charge of Natural Resources of Djibouti, H.E. Mrs. Yonis Guedi, signed the agreement in Addis Ababa today (February 15). State Minister…
U.S. Navy Seabees turnover Ali Oune Medial Clinic to Djiboutian officials
U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, turned over the newly constructed, 2,900-square-foot, Ali Oune Medial Clinic to Djibouti government officials, Jan. 31. The 2,900-square-foot clinic, which the Seabees spent five months constructing, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and…
Dubai, Chinese firm battle in Hong Kong for Djibouti Ports
One of the world’s largest port operators has sued a Chinese state enterprise in Hong Kong over infringement of its exclusive port agreement with a strategically located African nation, in the city’s first court case involving China’s Belt and Road Initiative. FactWire (www.FactWire.org) has obtained a legal filing by United Arab Emirates’ DP World (FRA:…
Ethiopia: Maersk decision could lead to market chaos
Ethiopia and Djibouti are denouncing Maersk Line’s decision to impose an additional unloading fee on import containers at Djibouti ports.Recently the world’s largest container shipping company announced they would apply the so called ‘Recovery for Handling Imports (RHI)’ on containerized cargos coming into the Djibouti, ports starting February 1. Djibouti is the main gateway for…
Parliament approves extension of Turkish forces in Gulf of Aden
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of Turkish forces serving in the strategic areas of the Gulf of Aden, Somalia and the Arabian Sea. Parliament ratified a motion extending authorization of the deployment through Feb. 10, 2020. Since it was first approved by parliament in 2008, the motion for the deployment has been extended…
Ethiopia: Jawar twitted Saudi Billionaire “Take him to join his MIDROC crime partners”
Djibouti (HAN) February 5th, 2019. Public Diplomacy and International Financial crimes. According to the newbusinessethiopia and other realdbale sources, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali AL-Amoudi was jailed for corruption charges along other Saudi billionaires in Saudi Arabia, including 11 princes. His release was announced by the CEO of Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies (MIDROC) Technology…
DP World chairman says 2019 will be challenging
The chairman of Dubai’s DP World said on Sunday the port operator was facing a challenging 2019 and the U.S.-China trade dispute had created uncertainty in the market. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said he expected both sides to reach an agreement and that the company would be able to cope, whatever happened with U.S.-China trade…
Hip Hop Culture Politics: “I Can”, Nas
Amongst the influential rap artists of the 1990’s was Nasir Jones, more commonly known as Nas or by his self-proclaimed name, “King of New York”. Although his street credit and reputation has fluctuated throughout his 24-year-long career, he’s proved to be one of the greatest lyrists of all time. From the beginning of his career…
SOMALICOIN Solution to Funds flowing to terrorism: National Security
Mobile money agents in Kenya have become cautious as the police investigate a link between use of the service and terror activities in the East African nation. SomaliCoin a Security Token was working for the past 7 years in building its infrastructure to solve money laundering to terror groups and criminal actors in the Somali…
