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Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing

The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Here, international rivalries, regional ambitions and local politics collide. Federico Donelli, who has studied these political…

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Djibouti vote to lift presidential age limit allows Guelleh re-run

Djibouti's parliament has voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit, opening the way for its 77-year-old leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term in April 2026 election.

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How to watch Egypt v Guinea-Bissau: Live stream details as Mohamed Salah and co continue World Cup qualifiers

Egypt booked their spot at the 2026 World Cup with victory last time out against Djibouti – here's how to watch Mohamed Salah and his team take on Guinea-Bissau online from anywhere today.

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How to watch Djibouti vs Egypt: Live streams as Mo Salah looks to secure ticket to World Cup 2026

All the viewing details in a key clash in CAF qualifying for next year's World Cup

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Africa’s ‘great green wall’ is stalling: in Senegal very few planted areas show progress

Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares…

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Germany summons Chinese envoy over laser-targeting of surveillance plane

Berlin says incident risked lives of military personnel protecting Red Sea shipping

The Guardian - UK

US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan

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Trump can send deportees to South Sudan and other third-party countries, Supreme Court says

Sonia Sotomayor blasts conservative justices for ‘rewarding lawlessness’ from the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Rescue operation launched after eight migrants die off coast of Djibouti, IOM says

Thousands of migrants from African, Middle Eastern and South Asian countries seeking a better life in Europe attempt irregular migration every year.

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Nearly a Dozen ICE Agents and Eight Deportees Are Reportedly Stranded In Djibouti, Uncertain About Next Steps

Nearly a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with eight deportees are reportedly stranded in a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti

Latin Times

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

Deportees and officers are ‘ill’ and face risks after flight to South Sudan was stopped by US court in late May

The Guardian - US

Sick ICE agents are stuck in Djibouti at risk of malaria and rocket attacks. Why won’t Trump bring them back?

DHS accuses judge of ‘stranding’ officers in east Africa while legal battle plays out over South Sudan deportations, but he never ordered them there.

The Independent UK

Court halts Trump administration’s effort to send eight men to South Sudan

The group is in temporary custody of homeland security in Djibouti following challenges in court

The Guardian - US

Two dead, 186 missing after four boats sink off Yemen and Djibouti: UN

UN migration agency says two bodies recovered off Djibouti while dozens of migrants and five Yemeni crew remain missing.

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Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf elected as AU commission chairman

The Djiboutian presidency's spokesman has said that Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as the chairman of the African Union's executive commission.

Radio France Internationale

Macron champions France's military role in Djibouti as key to Indo-Pacific strategy

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.

The Guardian - UK

Lonely graves, scattered bones: the stark reality of one of the most overlooked and fastest-growing migration routes

Thousands of desperate migrants die in the desert and at sea, or fall victim to murderers and kidnappers, as they make their way along the ‘eastern corridor’ from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera

Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

Small Somaliland is positioned in the middle of a regional spat that some experts fear could escalate further.

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Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn – the risk of new proxy wars is high

Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia’s growing alarm, Egypt is also set to join the multinational force supporting the Somali army against the jihadist threat by al-Shabaab. Egypt’s potentially destabilising presence in…

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 people missing after being forced off boats in Djibouti

Nearly 50 people dead and 108 unaccounted for after smugglers apparently force passengers into the water

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45 Dead In Red Sea Migrant Boat Tragedy

Tragic sinking of migrant vessels in Red Sea off Djibouti coast highlights dangers faced by irregular migrants seeking hope and opportunity. Ongoing search...

The Independent UK

Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN says

The U.N. migration agency says two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people

Al Jazeera

At least 45 dead, dozens missing as boats sink off coast of Djibouti

The boats were traversing a sea route described as one of the busiest and most dangerous in the world.

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