Tag Archives: Sudan

The sad similarity between Sri Lanka, Zambia and now Djibouti that best exemplifies China’s ‘debt trap’ diplomacy

BUSINESS INSIDER 11 September 2018 One such African country that is exhibiting all the red flag signals of going Sri Lankan and now Zambian way is Djibouti. Chinese...

Is Peace in the Horn of Africa Bad News for Djibouti?

FUTURE DIRECTIONS INTERNATIONAL 12 September 20183 Background Located in the strategic Horn of Africa region, Djibouti has successfully exploited its coastline by offering both port access and military bases to foreign countries. Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a thirty-year struggle. The resolution of a border war in 2000 has since then left...

UPDATE 1-Ethiopia PM says China will restructure railway loan

REUTERS 6 September 2018 ADDIS ABABA, Sept 6 (Reuters) – China has agreed to restructure some of Ethiopia’s debt, including a loan for a $4 billion railway linking its capital Addis Ababa with neighbouring Djibouti, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday. Abiy described the rescheduling as limited, but added that repayment of the railway debt has...

Eritrea hopes planned port attracts global investment cash

Africa 23 August 2018 Eritrea is considering building a port on its Red Sea coastline to export potash from deposits being developed in the Horn of Africa...

Ethiopia earns $81.6m from electricity sale to neighbours

Journal du Cameroun 20 July 2018 Ethiopia has made $81.6 million from the sale of electricity to Djibouti and Sudan in a year which runs from July 8,...

Sudan summons EU envoy over criticism of Bashir visits

Mail Online 11 July 2018 Sudan summoned the European Union ambassador to its country on Wednesday to protest against an EU statement criticising Uganda...

Sudan’s al-Bashir travels to Djibouti for Africa-China trade forum

Sudan Tribune 5 July 2018 The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir on Wednesday travelled to Djibouti to participate in the China-Africa Economic Forum and...

Horn of Africa summit to discuss cross-border trade, security

The East African 19 June 2018 Trade ministers from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) member states will on Thursday meet in Mombasa...

Middle East Power Struggle Plays Out on New Stage

The Wall Street Journal 1 June 2018 BERBERA, Somaliland—The battle for hegemony in the Middle East is playing out at an ancient African port where traditional dhow fishing boats now share space with giant container ships loaded around the clock by men in yellow high-visibility vests. Berbera, in the breakaway republic of Somaliland, is perched on a narrow shipping lane...

Sanctions extension likely to hamper US-Sudan relations

The East African 15 July 2017 Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gives a press conference in the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum, on March...