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China dispatches troops to set up military base in Djibouti

July 11, 2017 viralworldnews0

The photo shows China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning on July 7, 2017. (Reuters) China has dispatched its naval forces to the Horn of Africa to set up an army base in Djibouti, where several global players have a military presence. Members of China’s People’s Liberation Army marked the incident at a ceremony at a naval […]

UN Security Council urges Djibouti, Eritrea to end border dispute

June 20, 2017 viralworldnews0

The UN Security Council urges Djibouti and Eritrea to resolve their border dispute peacefully. The UN Security Council have urged Djibouti and Eritrea to resolve their border dispute peacefully after tensions flared following the withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers from a buffer zone. Djibouti accused Eritrea of moving its forces into the buffer zone last week, […]

Qatar pulls troops from Djibouti-Eritrea border

June 14, 2017 viralworldnews0

A Qatar Airways plane lands at the Hamad International Airport in the Qatari capital Doha on June 12, 2017. (Photo by AFP) Qatar said Wednesday it has pulled all of its troops from the border of Djibouti and Eritrea, east African nations that have a long-running territorial dispute which Doha had helped mediate. Qatar offered […]

Saudi Arabia mulls military base in Djibouti amid Yemen crisis

December 4, 2016 viralworldnews0

Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (Photo by AP) Djibouti says Saudi Arabia is planning to set up a military base in the African country amid the Riyadh regime’s deadly military campaign against neighboring Yemen. In an interview with the Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsatreleased on Sunday, Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf welcomed the initiative, saying Saudi […]