Vol 40 No 12 | DJIBOUTI Francophilie 11th June 1999 French officials were taken aback by the success of the visit to Paris on 24-29 May by Djibouti's new President, Ismael Omar Guelleh. They were particularly pleased by his apparen...
Vol 40 No 7 | DJIBOUTI Gouled's choice 2nd April 1999 Ismael Guelleh is set to win the elections – having an uncle for President helps The ruling group reckons it is sure to win the presidential election on 9 April; the opposition keeps up its spirits by claiming the result is open. The probable winner, Ismael Oma...
Vol 40 No 4 | DJIBOUTI Paris and the prince 19th February 1999 Nomination by the ruling Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès on 4 February has formally set Ismael Omar Guelleh on the path to succeed Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who steps d...
Vol 39 No 22 | DJIBOUTI Severed supplies 6th November 1998 As Eritrea and Ethiopia prepare for the much postponed Organisation of African Unity meeting to discuss their border conflict, in Ouagadougou on 7 November, a convoy of Ethiopian l...
Vol 38 No 12 | DJIBOUTI Unhappy anniversary 6th June 1997 The President's men come up against wary donors and a socialist government in Paris On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of Independence, ministers went to Geneva to ask for help. After two years' wrangling with donors over conditionality, Finance Minister Moha...
Vol 37 No 14 | DJIBOUTI My uncle, the President 5th July 1996 Hassan Gouled's nephew is leading the succession race but is yet to convince Paris Ismael Omar Guelleh, chef de cabinet to President Hassan Gouled Aptidon, has won another round in the struggle to succeed his uncle as President (AC Vol 37 No 3). Hassan Gouled ret...
Vol 37 No 3 | DJIBOUTI Paris calling 2nd February 1996 The Djibouti government has still not signed the letter of intent that it should have sent to the International Monetary Fund in early January. Nobody really expected the governmen...
