Consultancy Africa , South Africa Madie Schutte On 8 April 2011, the Republic of Djibouti held its third Presidential election since gaining independence from France in 1977. This election saw incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh extend his rule to a third term. However, opposition parties boycotted the election, alleging irregularities. This resulted is Guelleh only [...]
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Ethiopia: Power network links to Sudan, Djibouti finalised
April 28, 2011 – 7:43 am
Sudan Tribune April 26, 2011 Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – As part of the plans to export electric power to neighbouring countries, Ethiopia has completed installation of power transmission lines that stretch to Sudan and Djibouti, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) disclosed on Monday. Ethiopia has an initial agreement to supply 200 megawatts to [...]
Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI
April 17, 2011 – 9:58 am
Amnesty International April 2011 Djibouti – Amnesty International Report 2010 Head of state: President Ismael Omar Guelleh Head of government: Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 900,000 Life expectancy: 55.1 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 134/116 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 70.3 per cent Freedom of expression was restricted. The government [...]
A Friendly Little Dictatorship in the Horn of Africa
April 13, 2011 – 7:19 pm
Foreign Policy, US April 8, 2011 ALY VERJEE Why the world doesn’t care about Djibouti’s autocracy. In the shadow of the extraordinary events under way in the Middle East, Djibouti’s presidential vote was always going to struggle for attention. Indeed, the plight of this tiny country, sandwiched between Somalia and Yemen, remains almost completely ignored. [...]
2010 Human Rights Report: Djibouti
April 12, 2011 – 6:43 am
US State Dept. April 8, 2011 Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Djibouti is a republic with a strong elected president and a weak legislature. It has an estimated population of 818,000. In 2008 legislative elections, President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s five-party coalition won all 65 national assembly [...]
Djibouti president leads in vote, calls for unity
April 10, 2011 – 7:30 am
Reuters April 9, 2011 Abdourahim Arteh DJIBOUTI – Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh garnered 80.58 percent of votes cast in the country’s elections on Friday, provisional results showed on Saturday, giving him a third term in power. Interior Minister Yacin Elmi Bouh said Guelleh’s rival, Mohamed Warsama, got 19.42 percent of votes cast in the [...]
PROFILE-Key facts about the Red Sea state of Djibouti
April 9, 2011 – 5:45 pm
Reuters April 8, 2011 Here is a profile of the former French colony of Djibouti which holds presidential polls on Friday. Independent candidate Mohamed Warsama is the sole challenger to President Ismail Omar Guelleh. * ECONOMY: — Djibouti’s port, run by Dubai’s DP World(DPW.DI: Quote), is the lifeblood of its economy. Djibouti hosts France’s largest [...]
Djibouti President to Win Third Term After Opposition Crackdown
April 9, 2011 – 5:43 pm
San Francisco Chronicle/Bloomberg April 7, 2011 Djiboutian President Ismael Guelleh will probably win a third term in an election tomorrow following a crackdown on the opposition that advocacy groups say may undermine the credibility of the vote. Guelleh’s only challenger will be Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, the former head of the country’s Constitutional Council whose candidacy [...]
Human Rights Watch to Djibouti Govt: End Abuses ahead of Elections
April 5, 2011 – 8:10 am
Human Rights Watch April 4, 2011 Djibouti: Allow Peaceful Protests (London) – The government of Djibouti should immediately end its systematic crackdown on peaceful critics and the political opposition, Human Rights Watch said today. Presidential elections are scheduled for April 8, 2011, but since February, the government has banned all demonstrations and arbitrarily arrested and [...]
Djibouti asks opposition to ‘refrain’ from rally
March 25, 2011 – 3:54 pm
Capital FM/AFP, Kenya March 24, 2011 DJIBOUTI – The Djibouti government Thursday asked opposition parties to “refrain” from holding a meeting they had planned for Friday to coincide with the start of the electoral campaign. The Horn of Africa country will hold presidential elections, which the opposition plans to boycott, on April 8. The only [...]