Theme Week Djibouti
Monday, 20 November 2023 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Africa / Afrika General , Theme Weeks
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Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the
Horn of Africa , bordered by
Somalia to the south,
Ethiopia to the southwest,
Eritrea in the north, and the
Red Sea and the
Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km² (8,958 sq mi).
In antiquity, the territory, together with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland, was part of the Land of Punt . Nearby Zeila , now in Somaliland, was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French Somaliland was established after the ruling Dir Somali sultans signed treaties with the French, and its railroad to Dire Dawa (and later Addis Ababa ) allowed it to quickly supersede Zeila as the port for southern Ethiopia and the Ogaden . It was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967. A decade later, the Djiboutian people voted for independence . This officially marked the establishment of the Republic of Djibouti , named after its capital city . The new state joined the United Nations in its first year. In the early 1990s, tensions over government representation led to armed conflict , which ended in a power-sharing agreement in 2000 between the ruling party and the opposition.
Presidential Palace in Djibouti City © panoramio.com - Nassir Moxa/cc-by-sa-3.0
Djibouti is a multi-ethnic nation with a population of over 920,000 (
the smallest in mainland Africa). French and Arabic are its two official languages, Afar and Somali are national languages. About 94% of Djiboutians adhere to
Islam , which is the official religion and has been predominant in the region for more than 1,000 years. The
Somalis and
Afar make up the two largest ethnic groups, with the former comprising the majority of the population. Both speak a language of the
Cushitic branch of the
Afroasiatic languages .
Djibouti is near some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, controlling access to the
Red Sea and
Indian Ocean . It serves as a key refuelling and transshipment center, and the principal maritime port for imports from and exports to neighboring
Ethiopia . A burgeoning commercial hub, the nation is the site of various foreign military bases. The
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional body also has its headquarters in Djibouti City.
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