Vol 58 No 8 | DJIBOUTI Guelleh quells opponents 14th April 2017 Human rights campaigners and a main opposition party are targeted by a severe crackdown overseen by President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh amid apparent international indifference.
Vol 57 No 15 | DJIBOUTI Saudi wants one too 22nd July 2016 Saudi Arabia looks certain to join the growing band of nations with military bases in Djibouti, Africa Confidential can reveal. On 12 July, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Sau...
Vol 57 No 8 | DJIBOUTI Guelleh opts for landslide 15th April 2016 President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh won with a disputed 87% of the vote in the 8 April presidential poll. The leader of the opposition Union pour le salut national, Omar Elmi Khaireh, c...
Vol 57 No 7 | DJIBOUTIERITREA POW row heals 1st April 2016 President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has been trying to capitalise on obtaining the release of four Djiboutian soldiers from Eritrean custody after mediation by Qatar. He hopes it will h...
Vol 57 No 5 | DJIBOUTI Guelleh's court shame 4th March 2016 Two months ahead of national elections, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has experienced what must rank as one of most spectacular drubbings of a foreign head of state on British soi...
Vol 57 No 3 | DJIBOUTICHINA Bengal paper tiger 5th February 2016 Concern about China's new naval base in Djibouti is not going away after Indian forces spotted a Chinese submarine in the Bay of Bengal. China signed an agreement with Djibouti in ...
Vol 56 No 24 | DJIBOUTI Base motives 4th December 2015 As China deepens its commitment to a base in Djibouti, a London court has heard how illicit Chinese funds may have indirectly helped President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh win election...
Vol 56 No 22 | DJIBOUTIBRITAIN Guelleh battles in court 6th November 2015 It started as a legal dispute with a business partner but now the President’s credibility is on trial and his wealth is on open display It points to the fragility of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh's position that a mismanaged legal battle with one of his political rivals in London's High Court could undermine h...
Vol 56 No 20 | DJIBOUTI Red sea rivals 8th October 2015 Now that Japan has relaxed its prohibition against overseas military operations, its move to revamp its base in Djibouti may offer new opportunities for confrontation with China. J...
Vol 56 No 19 | DJIBOUTIBRITAIN High Court awaits Guelleh 24th September 2015 A High Court judge in London has ordered Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh to give evidence in person next month in the increasingly fraught case between the Djibouti govern...