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Macron's Visit to Djibouti and Erdogan’s Offer to Mediate the Sudan Crisis: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Macron's Visit to Djibouti and Erdogan’s Offer to Mediate the Sudan Crisis: Two Sides of the Same Coin The Arab and African regions are currently witnessing a new wave of international competition between major powers, especially in strategically...

Ethiopia, Djibouti agree to combat anti-peace forces along border

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The security institutions of Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to establish a joint task force to combat anti-peace forces operating along their common border area. Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security...

Ethiopia, Djibouti to Establish Task Force to Curb Anti-Peace Elements in Border Areas

Addis Ababa December 23/2024 (ENA) —The security institutions of Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to establish a joint task force to stop anti-peace forces operating in the border area. Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS)...

Macron champions France's military role in Djibouti as key t...

French President Emmanuel Macron has highlighted the significance of France's military base in Djibouti as essential to its Indo-Pacific strategy during a stop-over visit to the country, where he met with Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh....

Squadron Supports Exercise in Djibouti

Djibouti (Dec. 13, 2024) – Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 1B, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, provided maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark, Nov. 26, 2024. Bull Shark, a biannual joint training,...

Macron announces shift in France’s military role in Africa, redefines Djibouti base

(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel macron stated on Friday that he wants the Djibouti military post to be redefined as a "projection point" for his country's varied operations. During a visit to the French military post in the East African...

The 10 Sunderland players in international action on Friday - when do they kick-off and how to watch

Sunderland have a number of players in international action on Friday... One of the many side effects of Sunderland’s impressive summer transfer window is a sudden upswing in the number of Black Cats players who are involved in international...

France eyes Djibouti base as key ‘projection point’ in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that he wants the military base in Djibouti to once again be defined as a "projection point" for his country's various missions. During a visit to the French military base in the East African country,...

Macron stresses Djibouti base as France loses Africa footholds

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday stressed the importance of France’s military base in Djibouti as his country loses strategic footholds in Africa. Macron paid a brief visit to the Horn of Africa state for talks with its President Ismail Omar...

Macron Lands In Djibouti, France's Final African Military Outpost

Macron Lands In Djibouti, France's Final African Military Outpost DJIBOUTI: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that its military base in Djibouti could assume a greater role, speaking after Paris was forced to pull troops out of several...

France's president sees new role for its Djibouti military base

After being forced to withdraw its troops from the Sahel region in West Africa, France’s president said on Friday that its military base in Djibouti could assume a great role. Emmanuel Macron said it would be “reinvented” as a projection point for...

'When I scored for Somalia, my phone was blowing up'

Abu YasinBBC Newsbeat ShareSave "Representing your country is the best thing, there is no better feeling," says Sakariya Abdi Hassan Sakariya Abdi Hassan was playing for non-league side AFC Sudbury when he got an unexpected phone call. It was an...

Macron sees greater role for French military base in Djibouti; withdraws troops from Chad

France's President Emmanuel Macron (second left) gives a speech to French soldiers at an airbase in Djibouti on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Nicolas Messyasz / POOL / AFP) Djibouti: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday its military base...

Macron sees new role for French military base in Djibouti

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday its military base in Djibouti could assume a greater role, speaking after Paris was forced to pull troops out of several other African countries. "Our role is changing in Africa because the world is...

Trump Says Tariffs Make Us Richer. So, Why Are Most Countries With High Tariffs So Poor?

After an appeals court slapped down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose high tariffs without congressional authorization, he complained that if the import taxes go away, the U.S. will...

Macron visits Djibouti, France's last operational base in Africa

French soldiers during training in the desert of Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, in January 2021. DAPHNE BENOIT / AFP French forces were successively pushed out of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger between 2022 and 2023, then recently have suddenly become...

Macron In Djibouti: Facing The End Of France’s Military Legacy In Africa

-Analysis- PARIS – It’s a powerful symbol. Djibouti, the former French territory in the Horn of Africa across from the Arabian Peninsula, is the site of the last significant French military base on the continent and, in fact, the largest outside...

Small Rabbit with a Black Tail Not Seen in 120 Years Found Hopping Around Mexican Mountains

The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit caught in a camera trap – credit, Re:Wild A species of cottontail rabbit endemic to Mexico has been seen again for the first time in over 100 years following a committed search by biologists. For more than 4 years,...

Worries mount for businesses as Bangladesh nears LDC graduation

Bangladesh is poised to graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, marking a significant milestone in its development journey. As per media reports, the interim government has also reaffirmed that the country’s...