Arbitrary Arrest of ARD Member Following Denunciation of Violent

“Arbitrary Arrest of ARD Member Following the Denunciation of Violent Assault on Eritrean Refugees in Obock Refugee Camp”. On April 12th, 2023, the opposition group, Republican Alliance for Development (ARD), a signatory of the Charter for a Democratic Transition in Djibouti (CTD), announced that their colleague Ahmed Ali Mohamed, who serves as the organization’s secretary […]

“Violent Assault on Eritrean Refugees in Obock Refugee Camp”. The Djiboutian political opposition party A R D (republican alliance for the development) , signatory of the C T D (charter for a democratic transition in Djibouti), reports that law enforcement officers violently assaulted Eritrean refugees in the Obock refugee camp for protesting against relocation to […]

Ongoing tensions at Dikhil in the south of Djibouti On the morning of Sunday, March 05, 2023, an armed conflict broke out in the locality of BAKERE, located a few kilometers from the sub-prefecture of AS EYLA (in the district of Dikhil). Armed individuals, from the recent wave of displaced Ethiopians, attacked the natives of […]

Major demonstration in Brussels pays off The CTD, a political organization fighting for democracy in Djibouti, along with the Somali people of Las Anod, organized a protest in Brussels (in front of the European union parliament) against the interference of the Djiboutian dictator IOG and the war crimes of Somaliland’s dictator Muuse Biixi in Las […]

Authorities confiscate passport belonging to the President of the ARD (signatory member of the CTD) Djiboutian authorities have confiscated the passport of Mr. Adan Mohamed Abdou upon his arrival at Djibouti International Airport. Mr. Abdou, President of the ARD, secretary general of the UDT and a member of the Horn of Africa Trade Union Confederation […]

Washington DC Djibouti’s bloodthirsty dictator IOG (Ismail Omar Guelleh) is now officially the cancer in the horn of Africa. Besides instigating violence  between the AFAR and the ISSA communities within Djibouti (see our article (https://djiboutian.com/dictator-iog-interfering-in-the-afar-issa-traditions/), the Djiboutian dictator is now accused of providing military support (ammunition and weapons) to the Somaliland dictator in Las Anod […]

WORKERS WITHOUT RIGHTS Employees of a public company at Lake Assal, located 90 minutes from the capital, have gone without pay for 5 months in stark contrast to their foreign colleagues who are paid on time and without delay. Despite complaining to the authorities multiple times, the workers have so far failed to assert their […]

JUSTICE FOR HOUMED Protests at As Eyla (see our previous update: https://fb.watch/iymVNYX_Ce/ ), in the district of Dikhil, continue as locals demand justice for the young Abdoulkader Obakar Houmed. Houmed died in incarceration on the night of January 30, 2023. Medical reports have since confirmed the allegations of torture and abuse as evidenced from this […]

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CONTINUE UNABATED The autopsy carried out on the remains of young Abdoulkader Obakar Houmed, the day after his death on Jan 30, 2023, confirmed that he died as a result of the abuse he received at the hands of the authorities while being incarcerated. Violence toward the incarcerated has spiked in recent […]

Opposition parties in Djibouti declare that they will not participate in unfair elections CTD (largest political platform with FRUD-ARD-UDJ-FPC-CBBD-LDDH-AJDD), other opposition parties (RADDE, MODEL, MRD) and independent personalities of the civil society have unanimously boycotted the legislative election (planned for February 2023) owing to the absence of a fair ‘’National Independent Election Commission” or “CENI”. […]