Worrying article on the rise in female genital mutilation (FGM) in Africa, particularly in conflict zones where the rights of women and girls are being eroded.
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show #Djibouti has experienced an internet disruption with high impact to Djibouti Telecom as hacking group Anonymous Sudan claims a "catastrophic cyberattack" targeting the state telco over the country's ties with paramilitary group RSF 📉
#Généalogie 🎄 sur la trace d'une famille corse du XIXe siècle qui émigre en #Algérie et qui essaimée un peu partout dans les grandes villes coloniales (Alger, Constantine, Sétif, Batna .. ) jusqu'à #Djibouti.
On remonte la piste des Noceto avec Tony Neulat dans la presse ancienne indexée sur #RetroNews
NEW: Landlocked Ethiopia's increasingly open territorial claim of sea ports in neighbouring countries has heightened anxiety across the Horn of Africa in recent months about a potential war over ports.
I just knew our kababayan would be there. The only question was how many 😨
The Philippine government is preparing to evacuate #Filipinos from #Sudan, a country caught in a deadly power struggle between the military and paramilitary groups. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has requested more information to ensure the safety of around 300 Filipinos in the African country.
The 3rd plane is a #KC767 aerial refueling plane. The rescue team from #Japan is coming in fully prepared. They're throwing in 370 personnel from the Ground and Air Self-Defense forces.
"The three planes, including a #C130 and #C2 transport aircraft, will be stationed in #Djibouti, a country in the #HornOfAfrica about 1,200 kilometers southeast of #Khartoum, the capital of #Sudan, while the ministry and #SDF assess the situation.. "
"We are looking at three exit points. One would be from #Khartoum, by land, and exit via Aswan into #Egypt. That’s a land trip. The second one would be by land to #PortSudan and then by ship to #Jeddah. The third one would be by air through #Djibouti in cooperation with the US government, because they have a #US base in Djibouti,” said Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople
Kawahara said he boarded the #SDF plane to #Djibouti after traveling to #PortSudan in the country's northeast from the capital #Khartoum, but he "cannot talk about it because doing so could endanger the lives of Japanese nationals still in the country."
A #HongKong 🇨🇳 -based company will build and operate a #spaceport covering at least ten square kilometres (four square miles) in #Djibouti 🇩🇯. The facility will include seven #launchpads and three #rocket 🚀 testing pads.