The ongoing assault on the Afar community

The ongoing assault on the Afar community, concentrated on the suburbs of the capital city of Djibouti, has targeted the neighbourhood of Warabale. For the third time since May 27, the neighbourhood has been set on fire, in an attempt to incite communal violence between the Afar and the Issa. It is clear now that […]

The British parliamentary lobby group, Conservative Friends of Djibouti (CFoD), has once again come down hard on the government of Djibouti for carrying out crimes against humanity. It has called for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to immediately denounce the Republic of Djibouti as a member state. The group is working closely with the […]

Nima Farah Adaweh known as ‘’Nima Dhaqan’’, a young mother employed as an animator at RTD DJIBOUTI was verbally assaulted, intimidated, insulted by her director in front of her co-workers for demanding her rights. According to Dhaqan, she has been a subject of abuse of power at the hands of her boss.  06-06-2022 Explore

Another massacre targeting the Afar community in Djibouti has been unleashed by the Djiboutian law enforcement. Similar to the brutal attacks of August 1 and 2 from last year, Afar civilians living in the neighbourhoods of Warabale and Arhiba in the capital city of Djibouti and the Dikhil district have been subjected to deadly assault […]

The British Parliamentary lobby group, Conservative Friends of Djibouti, has reported the recovery of over 227 million dollars’ worth of assets by Djiboutian authorities. As part of the government’s on-going anti-corruption campaign, financial settlements with private sector agents as well as top government officials and civil servants has led to a transfer of the seized […]

Sources including the national television network in Djibouti – RTD DJIBOUTI – confirm that the former Police Chief and two former Budget Ministers have now been imprisoned in Gabode in connection to a communications leak concerning the President making death threats to the Police Chief against his opponent at the Radde Parti. (We had reported […]

The British Parliamentary lobby group, Conservative Friends of Djibouti, has warned foreign travellers from visiting territories of the Republic of Djibouti. The warning has been issued to foreign travellers, businessmen, IMF and World Bank representatives as well as NGOs and international charities. Such visitors are typically required to obtain an e-Visa three days in advance […]

The police in Somaliland arrested Souleiman Aouled Arreh from the district of Gabiley on the night of May 19. Arreh, a Djiboutian activist, is known for posting short videos on Facebook denouncing the Guelleh’s regime in Djibouti. According to sources, the arrest was connected to Arreh’s social media activity. With the worsening human rights situation […]

Arbitrary arrests continue across Djibouti with the detention of Assoweh Abk, a member of the political opposition movement called Model. This is the latest in a series of blowbacks against peaceful activists by the Djiboutian authorities, DjiboutianTV reports. 05-20-2022 Explore

31-year old Mohamed Osman Robleh was arrested while visiting his brother who had been detained on a misdemeanour charge. The arrest of Mr. Robleh comes at the wake of fresh arrests of peaceful activists protesting against human-rights violations across Djibouti. With rising protests and condemnations at home and abroad, the authorities have fallen back on […]