La Chronique de l’Est

    To President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro”  Dear President Irro, I am writing to you as a citizen of Djibouti following your recent remarks in “The Economist ”, in which you suggested that Djibouti may be seeking to destabilize Somaliland or may be involved, directly or indirectly, in supporting hostile forces along Somaliland’s borders. You also appeared to suggest that Djibouti’s position may be driven by concerns over Somaliland’s growing regional importance. These are serious allegations, and they deserve a response ; not in the spirit of confrontation, but in the spirit of clarity, truth, and good neighborly relations. Since the collapse of President Siad Barre’s government, Djibouti has consistently chosen engagement over confrontation in its relations with the Somali people. At a time when Somalia was experiencing profound political fragmentation and instability, Djibouti repeatedly opened its doors to dialogue and reconciliation. The Arta Conference rema...

  Djibouti-ville , 23 août -- L’œil vigilant du bourgmestre de la capitale, M. Saïd Daoud Mohamed, s’est arrêté avec satisfaction sur les avancées significatives enregistrées sur la place Mahmoud Harbi. Il a salué, dans une déclaration publiée en fin de semaine, la mobilisation sans faille des services municipaux et préfectoraux, dont les efforts conjugués commencent à se traduire par une métamorphose tangible du quotidien des citoyens. Initiée en prolongement des chantiers de réhabilitation ouverts dès l’année 2022, la vaste opération de rénovation de ce poumon de la capitale a pris une ampleur nouvelle à l’approche du 49e anniversaire de l’Indépendance nationale. Ce centre névralgique, lieu de convergence des flux commerciaux et populaires, fait aujourd’hui l’objet d’une refonte systématique, allant bien au-delà du simple embellissement. Il s’agit désormais d’une réponse structurelle aux dysfonctionnements chroniques qui entravaient son attractivité. Les interventions menées conj...

  Transactional Sovereignty and the New Geopolitics of the Horn of Africa   Strategic Analysis By    Al-Aghbari   Sovereignty in the Horn of Africa is no longer protected by law alone. Increasingly, it depends on strategic leverage: how many powers need a state, how indispensable its territory is, and how effectively its government can balance competing external interests. The post-1945 international order was built on the principle that sovereignty and international law could restrain power. That principle was always imperfectly applied, but for small states it provided a diplomatic language and, at times, a measure of protection. In the Horn, that protection has weakened. The region has become a dense arena of competition involving Gulf states, China, the United States, Turkey, European powers and regional governments. Ports, military facilities, trade corridors and political relationships now carry strategic value far beyond their immediate economic functions...