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US admiral tours Persian Gulf as protests spread
By Alex Lantier, February 23, 2011
Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the United Arab Emirates yesterday amid a wave of mass revolutionary struggles in the Middle East that has forced dictators in Tunisia and Egypt from power.
Anti-government action spreads to Djibouti
By Niall Green, February 21, 2011
The wave of popular protests in the Middle East and North Africa has reached the country of Djibouti.
French President Sarkozy backs Washington’s hard line against Iran
By Antoine Lerougetel, October 20, 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s calls for action against Iran’s nuclear power installations have been greeted with surprise and satisfaction by the American media.
German navy in operations off Somalia
By Marius Heuser, January 14, 2009
The German government is sending warships to the Somalian coast—to defend its interests under cover of the fight against piracy.
Fighting erupts over Eritrean armed incursion into Djibouti
By Kumaran Ira and Alex Lantier, June 18, 2008
Fighting broke out between Eritrean and Djiboutian forces on June 10-11 over Eritrea’s incursion into the Ras Doumeira area in Djibouti, according to several media reports. Djibouti, which hosts major French and US military bases, reported that clashes had killed at least nine Djiboutian soldiers and
Air strikes on Somalia: A new stage in Washington’s illegal “terror” war
By Chris Marsden, January 10, 2007
US air strikes against targets in the south of Somalia have claimed a substantial number of civilian lives. The bombing campaign, begun Sunday night and continued on Monday, mark a major escalation in the Bush administration’s lawless use of violence to achieve Washington’s strategic aims under
Toxic chemical spill kills and maims east African dockworkers
By our correspondent, August 9, 2002
The British Government has ordered the return of a shipment of more than 300 tonnes of chemicals plus 2,000 tonnes of contaminated soil from the city-state port of Djibouti on the Horn of Africa to the United Kingdom. The highly toxic chemical, which arrived in Djibouti in January, contains chromic acid and
US steps up pressure on Sudanese government
By Barry Mason and Barbara Slaughter, January 21, 2000
A three-month state of emergency has been declared in Sudan by President Omar al-Bashir. He dissolved parliament, sacked the speaker, Hassan Turabi , and banned the ruling Islamic party, the National Islamic Front (recently renamed the National Congress Party). President Bashir claimed the move was necessar
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