Official Name: جمهورية جيبوتي - République de Djibouti)
Capital: جيبوتي ( Djibouti)
Area: 23,200 km ²
Population (2007): 807,000 (source: World Bank)
Urban Population (2006): 86.1% (source: Africa Economic Outlook 2007)
illiteracy rate (2007): 35% (source: Africa Economic Outlook 2007)
Language: Arabic , French (official), Afar and Somali
Religion: Islam
Ethnic groups: Afar, Issa, Gadabuursi, Isaaq, Arab
GDP (2007): 834 million USD (source: World Bank and IMF)
Independent from France on June 27, 1977
Head of State: Ismail Omar Guelleh (in office from presidential elections on April 9, 1999)
Wikipedia Link: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibuti
Capital: جيبوتي ( Djibouti)
Area: 23,200 km ²
Population (2007): 807,000 (source: World Bank)
Urban Population (2006): 86.1% (source: Africa Economic Outlook 2007)
illiteracy rate (2007): 35% (source: Africa Economic Outlook 2007)
Language: Arabic , French (official), Afar and Somali
Religion: Islam
Ethnic groups: Afar, Issa, Gadabuursi, Isaaq, Arab
GDP (2007): 834 million USD (source: World Bank and IMF)
Independent from France on June 27, 1977
Head of State: Ismail Omar Guelleh (in office from presidential elections on April 9, 1999)
Wikipedia Link: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibuti
know that here in Abu Dhabi There are plenty of Djibouti? But really a lot ... The last time I have known I was at a party at a friend's house when he broke 'is surrounded by a beautiful girl with the face of Ethiopian boys (you know the typical face of the Horn of Africa, yes? ). Well, she hears me talking French with someone approaches me and starts speaking in French, that I thought it was Ethiopian, I take a picture shit and say, "Gee how you speak French well, where did you learn?" and she "really is my mother tongue, and I (idiot)" Come on, and I thought I was Ethiopian. " At that point, looked at me as if to say "but you're there or are you doing" and he replied, matter: "No, Djibouti! Djibouti know?" looking at me contemptuously. Once past this little "diplomatic incident", perhaps because he was happy that I knew at least put Djibouti on the map, it melts a bit 'and begin to talk. When I moved away, I immediately noticed that a herd of English has been thrown on the girl, promptly "defense" of his bodyguard adolescents.
few days later a friend told me that at the end of the party there was a fight between the British and Djibouti: the British continued to insinuate things about the girl and prove to the heavy and her compatriots have responded in kind. Unfortunately, here in the Emirates, some nationalities are marked: for example, as I also told Desiet (the girl eritrea an old post that I am ashamed to link 'cause I just realized that contains a horror of spelling in the title) if you a girl from the Horn of Africa wants you to be the stereotype of a prostitute (or even on board too high ...). I know it sucks, but here it works. Unfortunately. But do not worry, I suck only the Italians! ;-)
few days later a friend told me that at the end of the party there was a fight between the British and Djibouti: the British continued to insinuate things about the girl and prove to the heavy and her compatriots have responded in kind. Unfortunately, here in the Emirates, some nationalities are marked: for example, as I also told Desiet (the girl eritrea an old post that I am ashamed to link 'cause I just realized that contains a horror of spelling in the title) if you a girl from the Horn of Africa wants you to be the stereotype of a prostitute (or even on board too high ...). I know it sucks, but here it works. Unfortunately. But do not worry, I suck only the Italians! ;-)
Moreover, Djibouti is famous because there is a brigade of the French Foreign Legion. What? It is famous for this? And I know, I always read from a small collection of Secret of my father (the original ones, the 60s and 70s, with the covers drawn by hand) and, in one way or another, Djibouti was always mentioned ... I was convinced it was a magical city, charming, a little 'noir ... then I saw the pictures and I realized that I was wrong.
Now, to return to more serious topics, and Family Business (forthcoming), know that Djibouti is experiencing an increase investment by companies from the Persian Gulf, which have already injected more than $ 600 million in major projects, ranging from the renovation of port facilities (for example Doraleh) the construction of refineries, through to luxury hotels.
Djibouti, as well as the entire Horn of Africa, has always had great contacts and trade with the Arabian Peninsula, especially Yemen, which is only about twenty kilometers off the coast of Djibouti (a large community of Yemeni expatriates living in the former French colony). Another project in the approval stage is then building a bridge linking Yemen to Djibouti, the project, this presented dalla Middle East Development di Tariq Mohammed bin Laden (fratellastro del più famoso Osama, nonché zio di… Omar! Bravi, vedo che siete stati attenti!).
La costruzione del Bridge of the Horns è iniziata alla fine dello scorso mese di luglio e la data prevista per il completamento dei lavori e l'inaugurazione del ponte è il 2020: il ponte avrà una lunghezza di 29 km e includerà un'autostrada a 6 corsie, 4 linee ferroviarie leggere, un oleodotto ed un acquedotto, più due città gemelle alle due estremità del ponte (entrambe chiamate Al-Noor City), per un costo totale compreso tra i 20 ed i 30 milioni di dollari. Le stime prevedono che circa 100000 automobili e 50000 passeggeri della linea ferroviaria cross the bridge daily in addition to the thousands of tons of cargo in trucks and wagons: the analysts believe that then the project will increase trade between the Arabian Peninsula and the countries of the Horn of Africa and, moreover, that will help millions of pilgrims Africans to reach the Saudi Arabia for the hajj and facilitate the transport of agricultural products and livestock from the African continent to the markets of the Gulf region. In this regard, has been proposed for a new highway connecting Al-Noor City in Dubai, while there are road projects linking the sparsely populated Djibouti with Addis Ababa populated centers or Khartoum. The Economist, noting that planners have declared that the project of Al-Noor City will be the "center of financial, educational and medical Africa", said: "Africans may wonder why the center is not built in a portion of Africa where more Africans live and which has food and water. " Indeed
Djibouti still has many economic and social problems, and some analysts, particularly given the situation highly volatile Horn of Africa and the presence of jihadi militias in neighboring Somalia, see the Bridge of Horns a threat to the safety of contingent AFRICOM ( an article here in English , for example).
However, all these projects, as well as the project a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Ogaden region of Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti and DP World's investments (eg in the aviation sector through the Daallo Airlines), should help the country to kick-start the economy, which in last year was not very satisfactory, especially due to the large number of imports in the affected country and the rise in prices of certain imported goods in international markets: Djibouti, in fact, exports and imports mainly cattle and hides all foods in common use.
So far, the economy was heavily dependent on military and port revenue and help the little Djibouti (mainly farmers and pastoralists), so that it is estimated that the majority della popolazione è disoccupata. Una grave siccità inoltre si era abbattuta sulle regioni interne da ottobre 2006 ad aprile 2007, lasciando più di 50.000 dipendenti dagli aiuti umanitari.
Un altro problema del Paese è il fatto di avere dei vicini così grandi ed instabili: a giugno, per esempio, un conflitto è scoppiato tra Gibuti e l'Eritrea per questioni di confini. Pare che a gennaio di quest'anno l'Eritrea avesse chiesto il permesso di oltrepassare il confine nella regione di Ras Doumeira, nel nord del Paese, per prelevare sabbia da utilizzare per una strada e che invece abbia occupato delle colline della zona. A metà aprile Gibuti con una lettera ha chiesto l'intervento delle Nazioni Unite, dichiarando che l'Eritrea had set up fortifications and dug trenches on both sides of the border and claimed the area as Eritrean territory.
Given the strained relations between his country and Eritrea, of course, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has not missed an opportunity to throw more wood on the fire, stating that the dispute was "a threat to peace and security of the whole region of the Horn of Africa "(yes, shame on them ... otherwise it is a region of security and stability impeccable! But do me a pleasure!) and that in the event of war, Ethiopia would protect its commercial corridor that passes through Djibouti.
Things are precipitated June 10, when the Eritrean armed forces have opened fire on asking Djibouti Some Eritrean army deserters who had fled the country did return home. The clashes between the two forces have gone on for several days, until June 13, the militia Djibouti announced that the fighting had subsided.
The situation between the two countries, however, continues to be tense and diplomatic relations are at a standstill.
Djibouti, as well as the entire Horn of Africa, has always had great contacts and trade with the Arabian Peninsula, especially Yemen, which is only about twenty kilometers off the coast of Djibouti (a large community of Yemeni expatriates living in the former French colony). Another project in the approval stage is then building a bridge linking Yemen to Djibouti, the project, this presented dalla Middle East Development di Tariq Mohammed bin Laden (fratellastro del più famoso Osama, nonché zio di… Omar! Bravi, vedo che siete stati attenti!).
La costruzione del Bridge of the Horns è iniziata alla fine dello scorso mese di luglio e la data prevista per il completamento dei lavori e l'inaugurazione del ponte è il 2020: il ponte avrà una lunghezza di 29 km e includerà un'autostrada a 6 corsie, 4 linee ferroviarie leggere, un oleodotto ed un acquedotto, più due città gemelle alle due estremità del ponte (entrambe chiamate Al-Noor City), per un costo totale compreso tra i 20 ed i 30 milioni di dollari. Le stime prevedono che circa 100000 automobili e 50000 passeggeri della linea ferroviaria cross the bridge daily in addition to the thousands of tons of cargo in trucks and wagons: the analysts believe that then the project will increase trade between the Arabian Peninsula and the countries of the Horn of Africa and, moreover, that will help millions of pilgrims Africans to reach the Saudi Arabia for the hajj and facilitate the transport of agricultural products and livestock from the African continent to the markets of the Gulf region. In this regard, has been proposed for a new highway connecting Al-Noor City in Dubai, while there are road projects linking the sparsely populated Djibouti with Addis Ababa populated centers or Khartoum. The Economist, noting that planners have declared that the project of Al-Noor City will be the "center of financial, educational and medical Africa", said: "Africans may wonder why the center is not built in a portion of Africa where more Africans live and which has food and water. " Indeed
Djibouti still has many economic and social problems, and some analysts, particularly given the situation highly volatile Horn of Africa and the presence of jihadi militias in neighboring Somalia, see the Bridge of Horns a threat to the safety of contingent AFRICOM ( an article here in English , for example).
However, all these projects, as well as the project a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Ogaden region of Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti and DP World's investments (eg in the aviation sector through the Daallo Airlines), should help the country to kick-start the economy, which in last year was not very satisfactory, especially due to the large number of imports in the affected country and the rise in prices of certain imported goods in international markets: Djibouti, in fact, exports and imports mainly cattle and hides all foods in common use.
So far, the economy was heavily dependent on military and port revenue and help the little Djibouti (mainly farmers and pastoralists), so that it is estimated that the majority della popolazione è disoccupata. Una grave siccità inoltre si era abbattuta sulle regioni interne da ottobre 2006 ad aprile 2007, lasciando più di 50.000 dipendenti dagli aiuti umanitari.
Un altro problema del Paese è il fatto di avere dei vicini così grandi ed instabili: a giugno, per esempio, un conflitto è scoppiato tra Gibuti e l'Eritrea per questioni di confini. Pare che a gennaio di quest'anno l'Eritrea avesse chiesto il permesso di oltrepassare il confine nella regione di Ras Doumeira, nel nord del Paese, per prelevare sabbia da utilizzare per una strada e che invece abbia occupato delle colline della zona. A metà aprile Gibuti con una lettera ha chiesto l'intervento delle Nazioni Unite, dichiarando che l'Eritrea had set up fortifications and dug trenches on both sides of the border and claimed the area as Eritrean territory.
Given the strained relations between his country and Eritrea, of course, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has not missed an opportunity to throw more wood on the fire, stating that the dispute was "a threat to peace and security of the whole region of the Horn of Africa "(yes, shame on them ... otherwise it is a region of security and stability impeccable! But do me a pleasure!) and that in the event of war, Ethiopia would protect its commercial corridor that passes through Djibouti.
Things are precipitated June 10, when the Eritrean armed forces have opened fire on asking Djibouti Some Eritrean army deserters who had fled the country did return home. The clashes between the two forces have gone on for several days, until June 13, the militia Djibouti announced that the fighting had subsided.
The situation between the two countries, however, continues to be tense and diplomatic relations are at a standstill.
For the Mind (Books):
Le Pays Sans Ombre (Abdourahman Waberi)
Transit (Abdourahman Waberi)
Aux Etats Unis d ' Afrique (Abdourahman Waberi)
The Train to Djibouti (Lara Kassa);
Le Mal Djiboutien. Rivalités Ethniques at Enjeux Politiques et (Ali Coubba)
Le Verdict de l'Arbre (Ali Moussa IYE)
the mouth (food):
I know that, despite you chew, not really a food but also in Djibouti on qat is widespread (perhaps on maritime trade with Yemen and Yemeni communities important in this country) and, indeed, is used primarily per aiutare la concentrazione durante le cerimonie religiose. Qui negli Emirati è proibito! (però si trova una specie di "surrogato di qat" pakistano, il nejwar , che non si mastica, ma fa più o meno lo stesso effetto di rincoglionimento…)
I know that, despite you chew, not really a food but also in Djibouti on qat is widespread (perhaps on maritime trade with Yemen and Yemeni communities important in this country) and, indeed, is used primarily per aiutare la concentrazione durante le cerimonie religiose. Qui negli Emirati è proibito! (però si trova una specie di "surrogato di qat" pakistano, il nejwar , che non si mastica, ma fa più o meno lo stesso effetto di rincoglionimento…)
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