horn of africa Archives - Voice of Djibouti

China’s new military force is expanding overseas

21 February 2019 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing its most extensive reform in thirty years. Combined with China’s expansionist...

Ethiopia and Djibouti’s renewed resolve for cooperation and economic integration

CNBC AFRICA 18 February 2019 The meeting was held in a spirit of brotherhood that reflected the excellent relations between the two countries. At the same time, it also provided a unique platform for both countries, to serve as a venue for the determination of both governments to demonstrate a renewed resolution to continue to play a pivotal role in the progress of the...

Ethiopia’s plan to privatize and split up its mobile phone monopoly won’t be as easy as it looks

QUARTZ AFRICA 14 February 2019 by ABDI LATIF DAHIR After decades of a centralized economic model and antiquated socialist red tape, Ethiopia is opening...

Ethiopia and Djibouti sign deal to build gas pipeline

REUTERS 17 February 2019 by AARON MAASHO & MARK POTTER ADDIS ABABA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Ethiopia and Djibouti have signed a deal to build a pipeline to transport Ethiopian gas to an export terminal in the Red Sea state, officials said. Ethiopia found extensive gas deposits in its eastern Ogaden Basin in the 1970s. China’s POLY-GCL Petroleum Investments has been...

Ethiopia: Joint Port Dev’t Agreement Not Moving At Desired Pace

ALL AFRICA 7 February 2019 Addis Ababa — the joint port development initiative proposed by Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed during his first foreign visit to Djibouti is not moving at the desired pace. In line with his economic integration vision of the Horn of Africa, the prime minster had secured agreement from the government of Djibouti for the development of a port in Djibouti...