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Polls Close in Djibouti’s Parliamentary Elections

Polls have closed in the tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, where President Ismael Omar Geulleh’s ruling party faced a strong challenge from an opposition coalition in parliamentary elections. No opposition lawmakers have been elected in Djibouti since its … read more »

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The increasing US shadow wars in Africa

Nick Turse They call it the New Spice Route, an homage to the medieval trade network that connected Europe, Africa and Asia, even if today’s “spice road” has nothing to do with cinnamon, cloves, or silks. Instead, it’s a superpower’s … read more »

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4 die in US military crash near Somalia

Nairobi – The US military says an American reconnaissance plane crashed 10km from the only US base in Africa, killing four service members on board. A military statement on Monday said that the crash occurred at about 20:00 on Saturday. … read more »

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Djibouti president re-elected: provisional results

NAIROBI, Kenya – The president of the tiny East African nation of Djibouti won a landslide re-election victory, an official said Saturday, in a vote colored by an opposition boycott and a clampdown on dissent. President Ismail Omar Guelleh had … read more »

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US election monitoring group kicked out of Djibouti

Djibouti’s government has kicked out an American election monitoring group less than a month before the nation’s presidential election, a vote opposition politicians are boycotting because they say the president is repressing dissent. Djibouti is a tiny East African nation … read more »

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