[East African] Djibouti's Salaam African Bank (SAB) is making inroads into the East African banking market after acquiring Kenya's Uwezo Microfinance Bank (Uwezo MFB) at an undisclosed fee.

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Djibouti Saturday to witness the inauguration of President Ismael Omar Guelleh, who is set to start his fifth term.

[African Arguments] With only a few exceptions, states have needed a minimum level of freedom and commitment to rule of law for sustained economic success.

[UN News] Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat...

[ISS] President Guelleh's controversial fifth term is more likely to be tested by regional than domestic challenges.

[UNEP] Near Omar Gona's house in Djibouti's Tadjourah city stands a wall three metres high and five metres thick. What might be an eyesore for some is a godsend for the city because the wall holds back the monsoon rains that have decimated people's l...