AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMigrant Tragedy: At least 139 people died and 84 went missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopians sank off Djibouti on Nov. 11 while heading to Yemen, according to a regional situation report. China Ties: China’s Africa envoy Liu Xianfa met President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti on Nov. 10 during a regional tour focused on stability. Red Sea Pressure: Houthi attacks have sharply reduced maritime traffic, hitting Djibouti’s port-dependent economy; one report says port revenue accounts for about 60% of GDP. Military Presence: Djibouti remains France’s only permanent military base in Africa, hosting about 1,500 French personnel after a series of withdrawals elsewhere on the continent. Refugee Support: Qatar Charity distributed 3,380 food baskets in Djibouti’s refugee camps. Diplomacy: Djibouti again backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara at the UN General Assembly.
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