Tag: Djibouti
Africom Commander visits Kenya, Djibouti
US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command, completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti in December to conduct strategic engagements with...
Africom commander travels to East Africa
US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander of US Africa Command, was joined by acting US Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller on a multi-day trip...
Africom commander meets with Djiboutian Foreign Minister
US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command, and US Ambassador to Djibouti Larry E Andre met with Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali...
KBR wins $65 million contract to support US bases in Djibouti...
Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) has been awarded a $64.8 million US military contract to support base operations at three locations in Djibouti and...
A400M transports Griffon armoured vehicle from Djibouti
As part of an operational trial, an A400M Atlas transport aircraft of the French Air and Space Force transported for the first time a...
Migrants die after being thrown off boat
Twelve migrants died and others are missing after they were thrown off a boat by smugglers off Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the...
Ten migrant bodies washed up on Djibouti coast
The bodies of ten migrants washed up on the coast of Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
The...
Eight migrants dead, 12 missing off coast of Djibouti: IOM
At least eight migrants died and 12 are missing at sea after being forced off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti,...
French military tests Griffon vehicle in Djibouti
Two Griffon wheeled armoured combat vehicles have been embedded with the French Army’s 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, based in Djibouti, for hot weather trials.
French...
ISS: AFRICOM may be looking for a new home
When the Pentagon sought to locate its newly formed Africa Command (AFRICOM) somewhere in Africa in 2007, Botswana and Liberia were reportedly eager to...
Armscor in-house expertise can generate revenue
Sweating Armscor assets, mainly property, was at one stage trumpeted as the way to eventually ensuring financial independence for the State-owned defence and security...
