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Somali pirates demand ransom after commandeering oil tanker

15 Mar 2017 08:55Deutsche Welle

Observers have accused authorities of letting their guard amid a period of relative security for shipping companies operating in the strategic route.

Somali pirates demand ransom after commandeering oil tanker

US, France, Japan already have military bases in Djibouti; now visit of top Chinese general hints Beijing wants in too

10 Nov 2015 10:48AFP

Fang visited the Chinese guided missile frigate Sanya, which was making a port call after patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast.

US, France, Japan already have military bases in Djibouti; now visit of top Chinese general hints Beijing wants in too

Horn of Africa's Djibouti dreams of becoming 'new Dubai' -- and it just might

24 May 2015 14:05AFP

The eastern coast of Africa has only nine coastal countries. This has created 10 landlocked countries and 400m people who have no access to the sea.

Horn of Africa's Djibouti dreams of becoming 'new Dubai' -- and it just might

For years Somalis fled to Yemen; now UN prepares for Yemenis escaping war to Djibouti and Somalia

09 Apr 2015 11:48AFP

Somalia's northern regions are impoverished and suffered knock-on effects of years of outright civil war further south, but are largely peaceful.

For years Somalis fled to Yemen; now UN prepares for Yemenis escaping war to Djibouti and Somalia

70 Ethiopians drown in shipwreck off Yemen, African migrant deaths now over 3,000 for 2014

08 Dec 2014 12:15AFP and M&G Africa Reporter

In the past five years, more than 500,000 people - mostly Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis - have reached Yemen following treacherous journeys.

70 Ethiopians drown in shipwreck off Yemen, African migrant deaths now over 3,000 for 2014
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