CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30, celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Officials from United States Africa ...

Djibouti's port holds the distinction of housing both the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa and first overseas military base established by Communist China.

"Operation Atalanta" is the name of the EU's first combat mission against pirates. At a naval base in Djibouti, the German frigate Karlsruhe is standing ready to join the fight.

Djibouti has the only regional seaports where deep-draft ships can dock with a reasonable expectation of security. The October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen’s Aden Harbor validates the ...

Djibouti’s government will embrace greater Chinese involvement in the nation’s ports and sees no reasons for U.S. concern that its strategic interests may be threatened, Finance Minister Ilyas ...

Linyi picked up the 124 people, including seven women and a child at noon on Sunday from Aden Harbor of Yemen and arrived in Djibouti Harbor eight hours later, Liang said. The Chinese Government on ...

A Djibouti policeman stands guard during the opening ceremony of Dubai-based port operator DP World’s Doraleh container terminal in Djibouti port on Feb. 7, 2009. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters) On his ...

A group of 122 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from conflict-ridden Yemen by a Chinese warship and arrived in the east African country of Djibouti, a Chinese navy spokesperson said on Monday.

Betting on investment. To address these challenges, the authorities’ development strategy Vision Djibouti 2035 aims at transforming the country into a logistics and commercial hub for East Africa. The ...

Djibouti has rejected a U.K. court ruling to return control of a container terminal to DP World after taking it over and allowing a Chinese state entity to build a separate terminal.

Beijing plans to build its second offshore naval base near a strategically important Pakistani port following the opening of its first facility in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa last year. Beijing ...