Sources: Reuters
Mexico’s immigration agency detains two buses carrying 102 migrants in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The majority of the migrants came from the West African nations of Senegal and Guinea, as well as six from Djibouti, two from Congo and one from Mauritania. 2023-12-12
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemns Djibouti for detaining and forbidding a Somali security advisor from leaving the country. The president accused Djibouti of "destabilizing" relations amid a political feud between the Somali president and prime minister. 2021-09-17
Twenty people are killed and others are feared dead after smugglers intentionally throw 80 migrants overboard during a voyage from Djibouti to Yemen. 2021-03-4
After a second round of voting, Kenya defeats Djibouti in becoming a non-permanent member on the United Nations Security Council starting in 2021. They will join four other newly-elected members, India, Ireland, Norway and Mexico. 2020-06-18
Two overcrowded boats carrying migrants capsize off the coast of Djibouti, leaving at least 28 people dead and over 130 others missing, according to the International Organization for Migration. 2019-01-30
Djibouti grounds all flights at a US military base in the country after two accidents in two days. The base is used for counterterror operations in Yemen and Somalia. 2018-04-4
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway is officially completed, creating a rail link between Djibouti and Ethiopia. 2017-01-10
A Daallo Airlines operated commercial plane, bound for Djibouti, makes an emergency landing at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, following an unexplained explosion that left a gaping hole in its fuselage. 2016-02-3
Guinea and Djibouti pledge to contribute troops towards the African Union Mission supporting the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia. 2010-07-23
African leaders meet in Chad to discuss the Great Green Wall tree belt from Senegal to Djibouti in the battle against the Sahara. 2010-06-17