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Ethiopia ready to secure route to Djibouti port - Zenawi"They (Eritreans) do act silly sometimes, but I don't think they would go totally insane."
Ethiopia is prepared to secure its vital trade corridor with the Red Sea port of Djibouti in the event of any conflict between Djibouti and Eritrea, its Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday. via Sudan Tribune
(Topix.net)Country in Position to Secure Its Djibouti Corridor - PM
Ethiopia has the means to secure its vital trade corridor with the Gulf of Aden in the event of conflict between Djibouti and Eritrea, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Monday. (AllAfrica)
Peace Talks to Begin in Djibouti
Representatives of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and an Eritrea-based opposition alliance were gathered in Djibouti on 12 May for peace talks, with the government expressing optimism about the outcome. (AllAfrica)
Djibouti army in 'tricky' standoff with Eritrea troops - president
"We will be compelled to defend our country and our national sovereignty, that is my duty"
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said his army is in a dangerous border stand-off with neighbouring Eritrea's military, according to a release issued Friday. via Sudan Tribune
(Topix.net)Country to Work With UN to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation
Djibouti has become the first country to launch a joint programme by United Nations agencies to move more quickly to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM). (AllAfrica)
Second Dry Port to Ease Congestion
Formed recently through a decision of the Council of Ministers, the Ethiopian Dry Ports Enterprise is set to have a second dry port built at Semera Town of the Afar Regional State, 558Km to the east of Addis Ababa. (AllAfrica)
Djibouti accuses Eritrea of border violation
"We have asked for international arbitration from the Arab League and the African Union."
Djibouti has accused Eritrea of violating its border in a worsening dispute over the Horn of Africa neighbours' shared frontier. via Mail & Guardian
(Topix.net)May African Holidays
Celebrated in: Algeria 5 Liberation Day Anniversary of the day in 1941 which ended five years of Italian occupation of the captial city Addis Ababa. via BellaOnline
(Topix.net)Ethiopia, Djibouti move to cushion food crunch
"Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said the government has no other urgent agenda than issues connected with bringing down the skyrocketing cost of living in the country"
Ethiopia and Djibouti on Wednesday each announced urgent measures to alleviate the effects of the global food crisis on their populations. via Sudan Tribune
(Topix.net)VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias' Apostolic Visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti, as Special Envoy of the ...
Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will visit Ethiopia where in Addis Ababa, as Special Envoy of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, he will conclude the celebrations ... via Fides News
(Topix.net)M 4.7, Golfe de Tadjoura, Djibouti
Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes
(Topix.net)Profile: The Republic of Djibouti
Constitution: Ratified September 1992 by referendum. Independence: June 27, 1977. via Harowo.com
(Topix.net)Eritrea soldiers go into Djibouti
"Top level negotiations are under way to resolve the problem."
Eritrean soldiers have crossed the border into Djibouti and begun building defences, Djiboutian officials said. via Sunday Times
(Topix.net)Efforts to Contain Soaring Food Prices And Drought
Djibouti is to implement emergency measures to ensure food security amid soaring prices and persistent drought that have particularly hurt the poor across the Horn of Africa country, the government said. (AllAfrica)
DJIBOUTI: Efforts to contain soaring food prices and drought
NAIROBI Thursday, April 17, 2008 (IRIN) - Djibouti is to implement emergency measures to ensure food security amid soaring prices and persistent drought that have particularly hurt the poor across the Horn of Africa country, the government said. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Costly food opportunity to review aid responses
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (IRIN) - High food prices have brought social unrest but they have also provided a "window of opportunity" to review global policies on the response to food insecurity, said a leading food aid analyst as experts and aid agencies began an unprecedented strategic re-think at a three-day meeting in Rome on 16 April. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Eat local produce, help farmers, says FAO
JOHANNESBURG Friday, April 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Rely more on local produce to cut food import bills and provide subsidised inputs to boost production, advised the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as it announced measures to help poor countries, many of which will now have to pay 74 percent more for food - up by US$6 billion from February 2008. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Climate change linked to spread of disease
BRAZZAVILE Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (IRIN) - Climate change is emerging as a major threat to health and adding pressure on public health systems, especially in Africa, a senior UN official has said. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Climate change poses humanitarian challenges - top UN official
DUBAI Tuesday, April 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Global demand for humanitarian assistance is likely to grow in the coming decade because of climate change, warned John Holmes, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Welcome mat worn thin in SA
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, April 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Recent attacks on Somali, Zimbabwean and Mozambican migrants in South Africa have been labeled xenophobic: but could the violence point to a much bigger problem than fear of the foreign, a problem much closer to home? (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Soaring food and fuel prices may hurt growth
ADDIS ABABA Monday, April 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Tayech Ali arrived half an hour before the grain distribution centre in Gojam Berenda, in the capital, Addis Ababa, opened, but still had to queue for three hours before she could buy some wheat. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: "Let them eat subsidies?"
JOHANNESBURG Monday, April 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Food prices have the potential to change regimes and the course of history. When Marie Antoinette allegedly said, "Let them eat cake" in 1789, she was wondering why higher bread prices were causing so much trouble in Paris. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Rich must pay climate change health costs
BANGKOK Monday, April 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Countries, mostly in the developing world could spend between US$6 to $18 billion a year by 2030 to manage additional costs to health services as a result of climate change, according to independent research cited by a World Health Organisation (WHO) official, hence the need for rich countries responsible for global warming to help pay towards these additional health costs. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Differing views on a “new deal” to counter soaring food prices for the poor
NEW YORK Sunday, April 06, 2008 (IRIN) - With soaring food prices expected to continue for the foreseeable future, the World Bank is calling for a “new deal” of long-term measures, ranging from increased investment in African agriculture to genetically engineering fuel-producing plants. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Gates Foundation moves to fight killer wheat disease
DUBAI Thursday, April 03, 2008 (IRIN) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given US$26.8 million to Cornell University in the USA for a new global project to fight wheat (stem) rust disease, which specialists say poses a threat to world food security. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Killer wheat fungus a threat to global food security?
DUBAI Thursday, March 27, 2008 (IRIN) - The Ug99 strain of the killer wheat fungus (stem rust), which recently infected wheat farms in western Iran, is a serious threat to global food security, agricultural scientists have warned. They have said the fungus may affect additional wheat-producing countries. (irinnews.org)
DJIBOUTI: Efforts to contain soaring food prices and drought
"The rainfall will not enable sufficient regeneration of pasture and browse, and many pastoralists will become highly to extremely food insecure"
DJIBOUTI: Efforts to contain soaring food prices and drought NAIROBI, 17 April 2008 - Djibouti is to implement emergency measures to ensure food security amid soaring prices and persistent drought that have ... via IRIN News
(Topix.net)Freed Yacht Crew Heads to France
The crew of a luxury yacht held for a week by Somali pirates was headed Monday to Paris, where President Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to welcome them. via The Tocqueville Connection
(Topix.net)Heavy Trucks to Dock at Djibouti
The first batch of 300 semi-trailers and dump trucks the federal government bought from China are expected to arrive at the Port of Djibouti on Tuesday, April 15, sources active in the maritime sector disclosed. (AllAfrica)
Country Loses $1.4m Daily in Opportunity Costs Says Expert
Only few years ago, Djiboutians were of the view that their port was bigger than Ethiopia's demand to its international trade. (AllAfrica)
Djibouti Cracks Down on Illegal Immigrants
"This period is the season to pass through the border because it is the cooler November-to-May season. Otherwise in the summer many immigrants die in the desert from thirst"
Djibouti has arrested and repatriated nearly 7,000 immigrants this year, mostly Somalis and Ethiopians, in a crackdown on illegal migration to the Red Sea state, police said on Friday. via Harowo.com
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