Vanguard, Nigeria
Owei Lakemfa
Friday, 21 November 2008
Tragically, Djibouti is threatening to resume its border war with Eritrea. In the first place, the “conflict” between the two countries is childish and stupid.
Going to war like they did on June 10 and 11, 2008 was a great disservice to the African people.
The so-called [...]
Category Archives: Djibouti
The crazy Eritrea-Djibouti conflict
November 21, 2008 – 11:05 am
The lawless Horn
November 20, 2008 – 2:56 pm
The Economist
Anarchy in Somalia
Nov 20th 2008
Pirates are only part of a much bigger problem in east Africa
IT IS tempting to be jaunty about piracy. So what if a few Robin Hoods in skiffs nick the odd tanker off the Horn of Africa? Often enough, the owners pay ransom and nobody gets hurt. Everyone needs a [...]
Somalia ‘to become pirate magnet’
November 20, 2008 – 2:54 pm
BBC
November 20, 2008
Somalia must be helped by the international community to stop it becoming a “magnet for pirates,” a senior Egyptian official has said.
Deputy foreign minister Wafaa Bassem, who chaired a piracy crisis meeting of Red Sea states, called for political, humanitarian and economic help.
And a top African Union diplomat called on the [...]
Islamists poised to seize Somalia again in setback to U.S.
November 20, 2008 – 2:51 pm
McClatchy Newspapers, US
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Shashank Bengali
NAIROBI, Kenya — Al Shabaab, a radical Islamist group that U.S. officials say is tied to al Qaida, has methodically seized much of southern Somalia and is poised to take the capital, Mogadishu, as the country’s internationally backed government nears collapse.
The rise of al Shabaab — from [...]
Djibouti: Pastoralists’ way of life at risk
November 15, 2008 – 10:42 am
ICRC, Switzerland
November 5, 2008
Alex Wynter
Cattle are driven to market for a “distress sale”. Djibouti’s pastoralists are being forced to sell their animals to buy food after two years of continuous drought laid waste to the country’s pasture. (Bhupinder Tomar/International Federation) (p18620)
A combination of population pressure, desertification and above all drought is forcing Djibouti pastoralists [...]
Horn of Africa’s challenges grow
November 9, 2008 – 12:31 pm
Oxford Analytica
November 5, 2008
Horn of Africa’s challenges grow - 05 Nov 2008
SUBJECT: The political and economic outlook for the Horn of Africa in 2009.
SIGNIFICANCE: The region in 2009 will continue to see some of the world’s worst humanitarian, political, and security crises, but major political changes are in the air that could yield new [...]
Djibouti asks Iran to mediate in talks with Eritrea
November 6, 2008 – 8:54 pm
Tehran Times, Iran
November 5, 2008
TEHRAN – Djibouti Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed has asked Iran to help mediate in the talks between Eritrea and Djibouti aimed at ending border conflicts between the Horn of Africa nations.
Osman made the remarks in a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki in Tehran on Tuesday. [...]
Iran ready to aid resolve of problems between Djibouti, Eritrea
November 6, 2008 – 7:41 am
ISNA
November 4, 2008
TEHRAN-Iran is ready to aid Djibouti and Eritrea promote ties, announced Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister meeting with Djiboutian counterpart, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said Iran s ready to start efforts due to its good-will in order to aid Djibouti and Eritrea make better ties.
He alsosaid thatIran is willing to enlarge cooperation [...]
Eritrea ’s Representative Vows Openness to Solve Any ‘Real or Perceived
November 5, 2008 – 9:13 pm
UN Security Council
October 23, 2008
FULL REPORT
Security Council
SC/9480
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
Security Council
6000th Meeting (AM)
PRESIDENT OF DJIBOUTI URGES SECURITY COUNCIL TO PRESS ERITREA ON ENDING BORDER
DISPUTE, SAYS ‘THE LAST THING THE HORN OF AFRICA NEEDS IS ANOTHER CONFLICT’
Eritrea ’s Representative [...]
The Djibouti-Eritrea Conflict
October 28, 2008 – 9:10 am
Produced by the Center for Dialogue on Humanitarian, Peace and Development Issues in the Horn of Africa
The 14-page report is attached as a PDF file.
Report
October 28, 2008
Medhane Tadesse
