Topic - Djibouti

Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. - Source: Wikipedia

Related Stories

In this photo provided by the Spanish Defence Ministry passengers from Sudan disembark from a Spanish Air Force aircraft at Torrejon Air Base in Madrid, Monday April. 24, 2023. (Spanish Defence Ministry via AP)

Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan?

Associated Press

Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Washington's top diplomat said Tuesday, April 18, 2023, that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced "indiscriminate military operations" as the country's armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day. (AP Photo/Abdullah Moneim)

U.S. troops posted for rescue mission as Sudan clashes continue

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh casts his vote in the capital Djibouti city, Djibouti Friday, April 9, 2021. The Horn of Africa country of Djibouti is going to the polls on Friday as President Ismail Omar Guelleh seeks a fifth term in the small but strategically important nation home to military bases for the United States, China and others. (AP Photo)

Djibouti says longtime president on way to winning 5th term

By HASSAN BARISE - Associated Press

Djiboutians queue to cast their votes in the presidential election, in the capital Djibouti city, Djibouti, Friday, April 9, 2021. The Horn of Africa country of Djibouti is going to the polls on Friday as President Ismail Omar Guelleh seeks a fifth term in the small but strategically important nation home to military bases for the United States, China and others. (AP Photo/Mahad Mohamed)

Djibouti votes as president Guelleh seeks a 5th term

By HASSAN BARISE - Associated Press

UN: 20 migrants die after thrown overboard en route to Yemen

Associated Press

In this July 25, 2019 photo, Ethiopian Tigray migrants stand in line as they are counted by smugglers after arriving to the coastal village of Ras al-Ara from Djibouti, in Lahj, Yemen. According to the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration the number of women making the trip jumped from nearly 15,000 in 2018 to more than 22,000 in 2019. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Determined: Ethiopian female migrants risk all for Saudi

By NARIMAN EL-MOFTY and MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

US service member dies in non-combat incident in Djibouti

Associated Press

DP World wins ruling against Djibouti over seized port

Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. U.N. experts said in a report circulated Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 that al-Shabab extremists in Somalia remain &quot;a potent threat&quot; to regional peace and are manufacturing home-made explosives, expanding their revenue sources and infiltrating government institutions. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

UN adds explosive components ban to Somalia arms embargo

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this July 21, 2019 photo, Ethiopian migrant Eman Idrees shows her shoulder with a wound from torture after being held and abused for eight months in a desert compound known in Arabic as a &quot;hosh,&quot; run by an Ethiopian smuggler in Ras al-Ara, Lahj, Yemen. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Migrants endure rape and torture on route through Yemen

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

In this July 21, 2019 photo, Ethiopian migrant Eman Idrees shows her shoulder with a wound from torture after being held and abused for eight months in a desert compound known in Arabic as a &quot;hosh,&quot; run by an Ethiopian smuggler in Ras al-Ara, Lahj, Yemen. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Migrants endure rape and torture on route through Yemen

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

China dispatched members of its People's Liberation Army to Djibouti two years ago to man the rising Asian giant's first overseas military base, a key part of a wide-ranging expansion of the role of China's armed forces. The base's proximity to the U.S. military's Camp Lemonnier has been a continuing source of tension. (Associated Press/File)

China, U.S. military clash over Djibouti airspace

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

National Security Adviser John Bolton once said the Djibouti deal showed the "effects of China's quest to obtain more political, economic and military power." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Djibouti harbor battle escalated by court order

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

France’s Macron visits Ethiopia, Djibouti on new Africa tour

Associated Press

Rescuers search for survivors on the beach after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the shore near Godoria, in northeast Djibouti Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. More than 130 migrants were thought to be missing after the two boats capsized Tuesday off the East African nation of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration said. (International Organization for Migration via AP)

52 bodies of migrants found after boats capsize off Djibouti

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press