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djibouti news

Indian Navy's brave act in Gulf of Aden: INS Trikand carries out fire rescue

Indian Navy's warship INS Trikand during rescue operations after a fire broke out on Cameroon-flagged LPG carrier MT Falcon on Saturday, which was sailing southeast of the port of Aden, Yemen.
Published on Oct 22, 2025 10:53 pm IST

African woman dances to Indian song at Korean wedding. Watch

The image shows a woman from Africa dancing to an Indian song while attending her Korean friend’s wedding.
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 10:13 pm IST

Japan evacuates people from war-torn Sudan, closes embassy

Japanese officials evacuate people from Sudan.
Published on Apr 25, 2023 06:11 am IST

US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation

Smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital.
Published on Apr 22, 2023 03:41 am IST

South Korea to send military aircraft, soldiers to rescue nationals from Sudan

More than 300 people have been killed after violence erupted Saturday in Sudan.
Published on Apr 21, 2023 02:43 pm IST

Xi projects dominance in Indian Ocean, names 19 sea bed features

File photo of Wang Yuan 5 ballistic missile tracking sea surveillance ship at Sri Lanka Hambantota Port in August 2022.
Published on Apr 17, 2023 07:08 am IST

Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report

Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 06:27 am IST

Djibouti autonomy at risk due to China's investment strategy: Report

Djibouti, a small African country located in the Horn of Africa, devoid of natural resources, has opened itself to international powers in order to profit from its strategic location at the entrance to the Red Sea.
Published on Apr 11, 2021 07:15 pm IST

India to send 270 metric tonnes of food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea

The Ministry further said that India has been working closely with the Governments in these countries on repatriation of each other’s nationals through special flights and for supply of medical assistance.
Published on Oct 27, 2020 09:54 am IST

Chinese warships in Indian Ocean spotted by surveillance network

Indian Navy’sP-8I spy planes successfully track Chinese amphibious warship Xian-32 in Southern Indian Ocean Region. Pics of Landing Paltrorm Dock Xian 32 clicked by P-8I surveillance aircraft in 1st half of Sept before it entered Sri Lankan waters.(Pic source:Indian Navy sources)
Updated on Sept 17, 2019 01:23 am IST

India to open 18 new missions in Africa, including four this fiscal year

Presenting the budget for 2019-20 in Parliament, Sitharaman said five embassies had already been opened in Rwanda, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Guinea and Burkina Faso in 2018-19.
Updated on Jul 06, 2019 01:37 am IST

30 bodies of migrants found after two boats capsize off Djibouti

Thousands of migrants from the turbulent Horn of Africa region set off every year from Djibouti to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait for the Arabian Peninsula with hopes of finding work in rich Gulf countries.
Updated on Jan 30, 2019 11:33 pm IST

The economy is moving in the right trajectory

This is evidence that the flurry of reforms made by the Indian government to improve business conditions, after Modi’s promise to the global business leaders in the US Capitol, have paid off
Updated on Dec 05, 2018 06:34 pm IST

Indian Navy keeps a tab on Chinese base

Beijing established the base in the eastern African nation a year ago. Triggering concerns in India, China began deploying troops to Djibouti in July 2017, signalling its intent to expand its foreign military presence.
Updated on Jul 27, 2018 09:52 pm IST

US accuses China of targeting lasers at its military planes near Djibouti, Beijing denies

Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, hosts a US military base that is home to about 4,000 personnel, including special operations forces, and is a launch pad for operations in Yemen and Somalia.
Updated on May 04, 2018 05:49 pm IST

Issue of ‘Chinese land grabbing’ in Maldives cause of concern: Pentagon

An ariel view of the Pentagon from Air Force One, March 29, 2018.
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 05:08 pm IST

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ‘not feeling well’, cancels activities in Kenya

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti on Friday March 9, 2018.
Updated on Mar 10, 2018 11:42 pm IST