Djibouti Insight

06/01/2023

06/01/2023

The figure is the most CEO Mark Zuckerberg has ever paid to resolve a private class action.

29/12/2022

Qudbadii taarikhiga ahayd ee manta uu madaxwayne Guelleh ka hor jeediyay baarlamanka Somalia labadisa aqal.

26/12/2022

FRENC COLONIAL INFECTED IMMUNIZATION FOR THE DJIBOUTIAN CHILDREN

Djiboutian kids who suffered from the poisonous children’s immunization 💉 side affects between 1950-1977 during the colonial era could be viewed as coordinated plans for the depopulation of Africa in general. It was an unfortunate period for the society to have witnessed such abuses in addition to the preexisting brutalities and tortures of the French occupation in Djibouti. As results, many children across the country were sickened by the unfamiliar chemicals injected into their bodies. Children and infants mortality rates exponentially increased since the implementation of the vaccines.

The republic of Djibouti 🇩🇯 discontinued the utilization of the French colonial immunization vaccines for its children and replaced them with more modern and effective vaccines post independence in 1977 instead. The new generation were fortunate enough to not experience these man made diseases that were spread in the face of immunization for children by the colonists. However, nearly all individuals who were part of this experimental program were left with huge marks and bruises in their arms because of the wounds caused by the injections.

13/12/2022

President Ismail Omar Guelleh Touched Down in DC today.

08/12/2022

MAHAD WAAD NAGA FARXISEY

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13/07/2022

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/igad-brings-sudan-ethiopia-to-the-mediation-table-3873942

In the Nairobi meeting, the talks did not resolve the long-running border problem.

07/07/2022

DJIBOUTI SUSPENDED KHAT IMPORTS FROM ETHIOPIA

Djibouti’s largest Khat drug supply company, SOGIK, along with three other franchises that also provided special khats to authorities and wealthy individuals announced over the weekend a provisional suspension of the Ethiopian khat import effective yesterday, July 5th. The heads of these organizations blamed the Ethiopian government for lack trading consistency in terms of commitment to prices and supplies.

07/07/2022

SOMALI MILITIA FORCES CONTINUE TO ATTACK DJIBOUTI 🇩🇯 ON TWITTER SPACE PLATFORM

False information regarding Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelleh’s interferences in neighboring countries is being circulated in Twitter Space. Djiboutians everywhere must be aware of the lead perpetrator of this claim (Twitter account).

They’re aiming to transfer the political unrest, irredentism, ethnocentricity, slouch of the Somalis to the peaceful and progressive country of Djibouti.
This can translated into an attack of Somali militias towards the sovereign of the republic of Djibouti.

Djiboutians in the diaspora are well aware of the situation and the individuals behind this foolishness. They are ready to take actions on Twitter space forums.

The republic of Djibouti has been a peaceful and progressive country since its independence 45 years ago. There are zero political slouchiness unlike its neighbors of the Horn of Africa in the past three decades. It’s citizens are grateful for their existence as a nation.

28/06/2022

President Ismail Omar Ghelleh Address On The Occasion of The 45th Independence Anniversary

The Head of State, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, made this declaration in the speech delivered this Monday morning at the Palace of the Republic, on the occasion of the traditional reception given on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary our country's National Day.

In this speech with strong accents of evaluative assessment, the President of the Republic indexed the continued success of our society to the ability to acquire high resilience to exogenous shocks in the world, which is increasingly interdependent.

"In a world connected and open to all the winds of globalization..., it often happens that the interactions..., come to strike the sovereignty of the peoples and the Nations", has, for this purpose, indicated the President Guelleh who, cited the example of the "COvid-19 pandemic" and that of "the price spike" following the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In this speech, the Head of State outlined the main lines of his strategy aimed at giving our country an immutable autonomy and a non-negotiable capacity to assert its needs and its development.

And reveal ensuring the sovereignty of our country on the nutritional level "in line with what we have already undertaken in certain neighboring countries, with the rental of farms, in order to give us the means to strengthen our food security".

As for the phenomenon of soaring prices, he stated his determination to combat this phenomenon through “additional measures, social mechanisms to cushion the shock but also with dissuasive sanctions against certain traders who have made speculation a sport national ".

The speech of June 27 by the President of the Republic also dedicated an important part of its content to the story of a brief retrospective of the path traveled by our country since its accession to national independence.

In this regard, it was recalled that priority has always been given to the preservation of the key achievements of our sovereignty, in particular unity, cohesion and stability.

And that the work of development has been continuously pursued through emblematic reforms including, "an education system, school for all, rid of the cancer of elitism which reserved knowledge for a tiny minority, a system of health, universal health insurance, rid of the inequality of access to care which confined the poorest to their own suffering".

“Today, our society, thanks to the social and political reforms undertaken, has released the energies of women that the patriarchal conception was stifling”, also declared the President of the Republic.

As usual, President Ismail Omar Guelleh also took advantage of his speech on June 27 to pay tribute to the martyrs of our Independence.

"I would first like to express the eternal gratitude of the nation to our martyrs..., To these Djiboutians and Djiboutians, known or unknown, who did not hesitate to exchange their lives for our freedom..., who preferred dignity, however mortal, to the indignity and dishonor of enslavement”, indicated the Head of State on this subject.

Central stage of the official events dedicated to the celebration of the Djiboutian national holiday, the reception which took place at the Palace of the Republic under the aegis of President Guelleh, took place after the Head of State deposited, earlier in that same morning, a wreath of flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldier, located in the Palais du Peuple.

But it is the traditional military parade, parade of collectives representing all the armed and security bodies of the country which had, under the high patronage of the President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, opened early this morning the official festivities of National Independence Day.

About the military parade, it is the addition of drones that acted as new actors in the parade this year.

Three of them recently acquired by the Republic of Djibouti, these major military deterrent devices combine their skills with the ability to provide highly strategic work in identifying threats and attacks.

In addition to the Representatives of the Consular and Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Republic of Djibouti, the members of the Government, of Parliament as well as civil, military and religious dignitaries took part both in the military parade and in the reception at the Palace of the Republic. .

Also note the participation of the First Lady and President of the National Union of Djiboutian Women (UNFD), Mrs. Kadra Mahamoud Haid in these various events related to the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of our national independence.

27/06/2022

DJIBOUTI'S MILITARY PARADE TODAY REVEALED THEIR LATEST WEAPON - TURKISH BAYRAKTAR TB2 DRONES

It is official that the Republic of Djibouti is the latest utilizers of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. Their newest weapons were displayed during a military parade today to mark the 45th independence anniversary. Ethiopian government also purchased these types of weapons last year for combating the TPLF rebels.

The Bayraktar TB2 is manufactured by Baykar Makina, a Turkish aerospace defense company. The Bayraktar TB2 is a proven tactical drone with more than 200,000 operational flight hours and 400,000 overall flight hours under its wings. The Turkish military is the primary user of the Bayraktar TB2. Each drone costs nearly $5 millions according to ArmedForces.eu a European website that focuses on European armed forces.

23/06/2022

https://www.ntv.co.ug/ug/news/business/will-djibouti-become-a-market-for-uganda-s-organic-food--3856858

Uganda could earn millions of dollars from its fresh organic agricultural products from neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa such as Djibouti, which is estimated to be 90% a desert.

23/06/2022

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2093796/amp

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23/06/2022

https://www.icij.org/investigations/ericsson-list/former-ericsson-executives-acquitted-of-djibouti-bribery-charges-by-swedish-court/

The telecom giant had previously admitted to engaging in bribery and other misconduct in Djibouti and other countries in a U.S. settlement, and is separately facing multiple probes for alleged corruption in Iraq.

18/06/2022

DJIBOUTI INDEPENDENCE EVENT IN MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH.

12/06/2022

Djibouti 🇩🇯 45th anniversary of independence coming soon.

07/06/2022

DJIBOUTIAN ARMED FORCES 45th ANNIVERSARY

Monday, June 6th, 2022 marked the 45th anniversary of the Djiboutian Armed Forces (DJAF) or Force Armee Djiboutienne. The republic of Djibouti’s armed forces were established in June 6th, 1977 and they are consisted of an army, navy, air forces, and gendarmerie.

General Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim is the current chief of the armed forces of the country since the mid 2000s. Former generals of the country, general Fathi Ahmed Houssein who was the chief of defense from 1990-2010 and general Ali-Meydal who was the top general and chief of defense from 1977-1990, are the only other generals who previously headed the defense of Djibouti.

The armed forces consist of:

_ The General Staff of the Armed Forces.

_ A Defense Staff.

_ An infantry force: one rapid action regiment, two paratrooper battalions, one combined arms regiment at Obock, one combined arms regiment at Tadjourah, one combined arms regiment in Dikhil, one combined arms battalion in Ali-Sabieh and one reinforced company in Damerjog.

_ Specific forces and fire support: one armored regiment, one artillery regiment and one group of combat engineer.

_ The Navy

_ The Air Force

_ The Schools Command.

_ The Headquarters Regiment.

_ The Central Material Directorate.

_ The Health Service.

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07/06/2022

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How Idi Amin Renamed Colonial Roads, Lakes & Mountains So As To Decolonise Uganda

Article by Faustin Mugabe, Daily Monitor Researcher/Historian.

On December 17, 1972, former president Idi Amin made a proclamation that led to the renaming of some of Uganda’s physical features such as national parks, lakes and roads.

The promulgation was made on national radio and television following a campaign he had started codenamed “Uganda’s economic war” in which he expelled Indians, Israelis and the British. Amin told the nation that he had decided to rename those physical features because their colonial names were insignificant to independent Ugandan.

“I have decided that Queen Elizabeth National Park shall henceforth be known as Rwenzori National Park and the Murchison Falls as well as the Murchison Falls National Park shall henceforth be known as Kabalega Falls and Kabalega National Park,” he announced.

“Kabalega is a name that is very important. The king of Bunyoro determinedly fought the British who were advancing into Uganda from Sudan and several battles routed them. It was only after the British had been on alliance with a neighbouring local king that Kabalega was finally subdued. Names like Kabalega have much more meaning for the people of Uganda than names like Murchison which are foreign and of whose origin and significance not many people in Uganda are aware of.”

Lake Albert was renamed Lake Idi Amin Dada while Lake Edward was renamed after his friend the president of Zaire, Mubutu Sese Seko. Lake Victoria was given back its Kiganda name, Nalubaale.

“In addition, we have decided to change the names of a number of roads in Kampala as follows,” Amin said.

“1. Prince Charles Drive becomes 25 January Avenue to signify the date of the birth of the second Republic of Uganda. You are aware that the battle for our nation was commanded from the command post which lies on the new 25 January Avenue and it is only fitting that a place that important in our country should be served by a road whose name has a real meaning in our national history.

2. Queen’s Road becomes Lumumba Avenue. As the people of Uganda and Africa know, Patrice Lumumba is one of the greatest Africans that have ever lived. He strongly fought against the imperialists and Zionists for the freedom of Africa. It was due to his courageous and uncompromising stand against these evils that he was assassinated. He was a strong national and international leader. It would be a good thing for all Africans to follow the teachings, practices and principles of Patrice Lumumba.

3. Salisbury Road becomes Nkrumah Road. Kwame Nkrumah as again you will be aware was another great African who tirelessly struggled against imperialism for the liberation of the whole of Africa. He was a firm advocate of African Unity and a great pan-Africanist. He greatly contributed to the founding of the Organisation of African Unity. We must honour his memory.

4. Rosebury Road becomes Nasser Road. Gamel Abdul Nasser fought the imperialists and Zionists until his death and that is why they always hated and feared him. We know that the fire of his teachings and beliefs still blaze strong in the whole of Africa, the Arab world, Asia and Latin America. We must remember his courageous stand for the freedom of Africa and the Arab world.

5. Hunter Road in Bugolobi becomes Luthuli Avenue. The late chief Albert Luthuli also courageously fought against the racists of South Africa and they kept him in jail for many years. He died an unnatural death and the circumstances of his death are still a mystery. He was awarded the Noble Prize in 1961.

6. Borup Avenue becomes Malcolm X Avenue. Malcolm X was a strong Afro-American political leader who bravely exposed and resisted the activities of the imperialists. He was assassinated because of his beliefs.

7. Kings Road in Nakasero will be Sukano Road. Dr Sukano was for many years president of Indonesia having guided that nation to independence. He was a strong anti-imperialist leader and he convened the first non-aligned conference which was held at Bandung.

8. Kings Avenue becomes Nehru Avenue. Pandit Nehru was the first prime minister of India which he led to independence in 1947.

He was imprisoned by the British rulers of Indian.

9. Harcourt Avenue becomes Kimathi Avenue. Dedan Kimathi was a very courageous nationalist and freedom fighter who as a Mau-Mau leader physically and for many years fought imperialism in Kenya until he was slain in battle.

10. Stanley Road becomes Akii-Bua Road: John Akii-Bua as you know was the first Ugandan to get a gold medal at the Olympic Games when he completed first in Munich in august this year. His performance was a world record. Which I know will stand for a long time.”

At the official renaming of Queen’s Road to Lumumba Avenue on January 18, 1973, Amin said: “It is time we took stock of ourselves with a view to restoring our cultural heritage, human dignity and respect which has hitherto been denied to us by forces of imperialism and their agents.”

“To fight against the forces of imperialism and Zionism; and to succeed in this fight, we must believe and practice true nationalism as our guiding principle.”

He also warned Africans never to forget that imperialists were in Africa for their own selfish interests and not for African interests.

“In addition, we have decided that subject to consultations with Kenya, Mt Elgon will be known as Mt Masaba. Although most of Lake Victoria is in Uganda, we shall make immediate consultations with our neighbours Kenya and Tanzania with a view to agreeing on a new name for Lake Victoria,” he said.

Because of that technicality, the name Lake Victoria remained unchanged. But later when the Kenyan government accepted Amin’s proposal, Mt Elgon was changed to Masaba Mountain.

“The changes in the names of roads, national parks and mountain I have announced tonight are only the beginning of what must be a concerted campaign to make similar changes in respect of all roads, institutions, etc. bearing colonial and imperial names in Uganda,” he said.

“I want to ask all urban and local authorities and institutions to make immediate arrangements to change meaningless foreign names of roads, streets etc. in their areas and to replace them with meaningful African or other names as indicated above. The proposal should be submitted to the Cabinet for approval before any road or institution is renamed.”

As a result of this decree, districts such as Rukungiri, Mbale and Arua have a road named Republic road or street after the Second Republic of Uganda.

It was also after this decree that roads in Uganda were named after Ugandans. In Rukungiri District, for instance, a road was named after Karegyesa, a former minister and Member of Parliament.

In Jinja District, many roads such as Nadiope, Luba (Lubas) and Gabula were named after local leaders and politicians.

Unfortunately, when Amin fell in 1979, most of the colonial names were reinstated.