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Green Climate Fund approves a record $300 million for FAO-designed projects in Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and the Sahel
Port Moresby/Rome - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall. The...

U.S. Marines, Djiboutian forces reaffirm strategic partnership at AMFS 2025
POINTE AUX PIMENTS, Mauritius (June 25, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa and senior military leaders from the Republic of Djibouti met during the 2025 African Maritime Forces Summit to reinforce their critical security...

Women key to Uganda’s drive to adopt climate smart agriculture
A panel discussion was held at the land governance forum on Friday, June 27. Stakeholders reviewed existing policies and made new suggestions to ensure that land governance priorities, including women’s agricultural land ownership, are integrated...

Climate change: Nigeria to plant 20 billion trees – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government intends to plant 20 billion trees in the next rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. Shettima made this known on Saturday after touring...

Nigeria to plant 20 billion trees for environmental sustainability – Shettima
Cand environmental sustainability efforts. Shettima disclosed this on Saturday after touring several agricultural and industrial sites in Ethiopia. His visit included stops at Adama Dairy Farms, Luke Avocado Nursery, Shera Dibandiba Mojo Family...

FG plans to tackle climate change by planting 20 billion trees
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government intends to plant 20 billion trees in the next rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. Shettima made this known on Saturday after touring...

Uganda rallies IGAD states to empower women on land and climate action
The National and Regional Dialogues with Women Parliamentarians from Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states at Serena Hotel. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken the lead in championing...

Ethio-Djibouti Railway eyes major stake in Damerjog Fuel Facility
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR) has announced its intention to participate in a significant construction project in Djibouti, which includes acquiring a substantial stake in the Damerjog fuel storage facility. The company seeks to enhance...

‘I had an onion thrown at me’: The 10 most unfriendly cities on Earth
Riga It was sub-zero in Riga and I’m not just talking about the weather. Stepping off the bus and into a cab in the Latvian capital, I got a frosty reception from the driver, who rolled his sunken eyes when I gave him the address of my hotel. The...

Egypt Launches First Solar Power Plant in Djibouti
Egypt and Djibouti have officially laid the foundation stone on Wednesday 18 June for the first solar power plant in Djibouti, located in the village of Omar Kaji in the Arta region. This significant project, announced by the Egyptian Ministry of...

8 migrants die, 22 missing off Djibouti
8 migrants die, 22 missing off Djibouti NAIROBI, Kenya -- The U.N. migration agency said Wednesday that eight migrants died and 22 others were missing after they were forced off a boat near the Djiboutian coast. The International Organization for...

Nigeria’s multilateral economic human capital: What next?
At the recently concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) of May 5-8, 2025, in Texas, USA, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), confirmed that the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), led...

Shanxi doctors devoted to medical mission in Djibouti
Two members of China's 23rd foreign medical aid team to Djibouti celebrate a successful surgery with their local patient and colleagues at a hospital in Djibouti in November 2024. CHINA DAILY Zhu Feng's first glimpse into a career in medicine came...

ICE Officers, Deportees Trapped in Djibouti Shipping Container
Fri 06 Jun 2025 | 10:31 PM US federal court documents reveal that approximately 12 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE) and eight deportees are suffering from illnesses and living in harsh conditions inside a metal shipping container...

ICE Strands Migrants in Djibouti After Failing to Send Them to South Sudan
The Trump administration could have sent eight migrants with deportation orders and the immigration agents who were escorting them to a facility in the U.S. after a federal judge recently barred officials from deporting them to war-torn South...

Sick ICE agents are stuck in Djibouti at risk of malaria and rocket attacks. Why won’t Trump bring them back?
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Somali PM Meets Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh to Boost Bilateral Ties
Djibouti City, June 2, 2025 — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held talks on Monday with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti City, during an official working visit aimed at deepening bilateral...

IMF projects Ethiopia’s growth...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Ethiopia’s rapidly growing economy will increase activity at Djibouti’s ports, strengthening the vital trade partnership between the two nations. However, Djibouti is facing significant fiscal...

Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025
However, amidst this challenging economic landscape, a select group of African countries is beginning to reveal a distinct strategic advantage: those that have meticulously managed to maintain relatively low IMF debt profiles. The primary and most...

Somalia Cabinet Reviews Security, PM Travels to Djibouti for Official Visit
Mogadishu, Somalia — The Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Somalia held a special meeting today, chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. The session focused on a comprehensive security assessment across the country, coordination among...