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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.

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.

Radio France Internationale

Head of Sudan’s paramilitary RSF visits Djibouti amid ceasefire efforts

Hemedti visits Djibouti as East African countries attempt to broker a ceasefire between the RSF and the Sudanese army.

Al Jazeera

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France's waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer

The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over

The Independent UK

UK officials make contingency plan in violence-hit Sudan as allies prep airlift

Reports have suggested that military forces are being put on standby should they be required to airlift Britons out of the African country.

The Independent UK

UK and Djibouti leaders urge Sudan ceasefire

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Friday, and both urged an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, Sunak's office said.

Reuters

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of Djibouti

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Sunday a written message from President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh. The message tackled the strong and close bilateral relations that bind their countries and ways to bolster and develop them in various fields. The message was received by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Armed attackers kill seven Djibouti soldiers - presidential adviser

Seven Djiboutian troops have been killed in clashes between the army and an armed opposition group, a presidential adviser told Reuters on Saturday.

Reuters

Sisi Asserts Political Will to Reach Legally-Binding Agreement on GERD

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Monday that Egypt was willing to reach a legally-binding agreement, within an appropriate timeframe, on the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam, which Addis Ababa began constructing on the Blue Nile, sparking disputes with both Cairo and Khartoum. Sisi received the President of Djibouti,…

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