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The China Merchants in Djibouti: from the maritime to the digital silk roads (by Thierry Pairault)
African Press Organization
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March 12, 2019
Download logo byThierry Pairault Overall Context* Translated from French (Source : Espace Géographique et Société Marocaine) The article examines the financial and trade aspects of China Merchants’ presence in Djibouti, particularly in its port....
More than 130 Migrants reported missing following two shipwrecks off Djibouti Coast
African Press Organization
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January 29, 2019
Download logo More than 130 migrants went missing on Tuesday morning (29 January) off the coast of Djibouti after two boats capsized. The tragedy occurred off Godoria, a locality in the Obock region of northeast Djibouti. After being alerted by...
Statement of the Nineteenth International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus
African Press Organization
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November 30, 2018
Download logo The nineteenth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director General on 27 November 2018 at WHO headquarters...
Impoverished Djibouti has nothing to show for its wealth
African Press Organization
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September 9, 2018
WITH vast amounts of aid flowing into government coffers and its strategic position boasting one of the busiest shipping lanes, Djibouti ought to be among the wealthiest countries in the African continent. However, the irony is that the tiny...
Despotic Djibouti a dragnet to Horn of Africa development
African Press Organization
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September 24, 2018
Despite its immense economic potential, owing to its strategic location, Djibouti risks becoming an island of poverty in a sea of wealth as investors make the most of a conducive atmosphere promoted by respective governments in the Horn of Africa...
Subsidies on school uniform mask deeper Djibouti anomalies
African Press Organization
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September 11, 2018
THE autocratic regime of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has yielded to public pressure to lower the price of uniforms for students at basic education level but this is seen as a smokescreen to divert attention from major issues afflicting the...
Aid Ironies and Djibouti’s "Invisible Undercitizens"
African Press Organization
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June 7, 2018
This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former employers. Returning from an early autumn...
Earth Science Tech, Inc. Announces New Agreement with Axcelon Biopolymers Corp. for Distribution of Nanoderm™ Medical Device & Advances with Its MSN-2 Medical Device
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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September 19, 2017
Doral, FL, Sept. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earth Science Tech, Inc. (OTC PINK: ETST) ("ETST" or "the Company"), an innovative biotech company that operates in the fields of hemp cannabinoid (CBD), nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device,...
Earth Science Tech, Inc. Initiates Pre-Launch on its MSN-2 Human Clinical Trials with Clinique Sante Amite
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 14, 2017
Doral, Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earth Science Tech, Inc. (OTC PINK: ETST) ("ETST" or "the Company"), an innovative biotech company that operates in the fields of industrial hemp cannabinoid (CBD), nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, medical...
Africa: Press Availability With Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
U.S. Department of State
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March 9, 2018
FOREIGN MINISTER YOUSSOUF: (Via interpreter) The Secretary of State has had two crucial meetings with myself and with the President of the United States. The Secretary of State is here at the beginning of his five-nation African tour, and Djibouti...
Courtesy visit of the new Japanese Ambassador to Djibouti with H.E. Mr. Ahmed Araita Ali
African Press Organization
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November 10, 2017
On November 1, 2017, the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Koji Yonetani, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Mr. Ahmed Araita Ali at the Djiboutian embassy in Japan. The Ambassador congratulated his counterpart, H.E. Mr....
Seabees Establish Strong Bonds With Djiboutian Villagers
U.S. Department of Defense
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August 22, 2017
By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Harwood Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2017 — As the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, deployed with Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, transfer...
U.S. Service Members Provide Humanitarian Aid in Djibouti
U.S. Department of Defense
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August 28, 2017
By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti, Aug. 28, 2017 — Members of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier helped mitigate the likelihood of disease transmission...
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Examines the Report of Djibouti
African Press Organization
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August 11, 2017
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined first and second periodic report of Djibouti on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of...
Japan Steps up Support to Fight Hunger and Boost Nutrition in Africa
African Press Organization
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September 9, 2016
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US$21.6 million cash contribution from the Government of Japan to provide vital food and nutrition assistance to the most vulnerable people in 11 countries, with 90 percent of the...
Fish Fund Steering Committee advances work on Call for Proposals, welcomes new members
World Trade Organization
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May 20, 2025
The agreement on next steps brings the Steering Committee closer to opening its first Call for Proposals. The Fund will receive funding requests for project grants that will support developing and least developed country (LDC) members to implement...
Wingu Africa Partners with Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute to Accelerate AI Innovation in Ethiopia
EIN Presswire
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May 21, 2025
Wingu Africa and EAII partner to empower Ethiopian AI startups with infrastructure, mentorship, and global access to drive innovation and growth. ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu Africa Partners with Ethiopian...
European Union and FAO launch new programmes to boost food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture and resilience
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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July 16, 2015
A farmer working in a rice field in Bangladesh. The EU-FAO partnership seeks to boost food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture and resilience in some 35 countries. 16 July 2015, Addis Ababa - The European Union and the UN Food and...
Africa: Remarks With Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
U.S. Department of State
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May 6, 2015
FOREIGN MINISTER YOUSSOUF: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, we are happy and proud to welcome in Djibouti Secretary of State John Kerry and his delegation. This is a historical visit which reflects the excellent relationships between...
FAO and ACP member states share strong focus on nutrition and climate change
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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April 14, 2015
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Patrick I. Gomes, Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). 15 April 2015, Brussels - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in a speech today to the...