GoodnewsEverybody.com African-Djibouti Outreach


I ignorantly never heard of this republic-nation until today (Tuesday, December 16th of 2008) when I was curious about this local (Morris, MN) fundraiser. The local manufacturer-Superior Industries-past out flier to their employees of donations (food, clothing, etc...) needed that will be shipped to this nation earlier this Fall. I look at this flier and was curious of where this place was located. I thought it was a city of a country, which I'm always learning something new everyday!

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NATION

Government

  • CIA-World Factbook

  • "...Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the mouth of the Red Sea and serves as an important transshipment location for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands. The present leadership favors close ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, but also has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts the only US military base in sub-Saharan Africa and is a front-line state in the global war on terrorism..."

    Military

    -Chaplain
    Oh How I love Jesus

    "HOP in Djibouti, Africa singing a classic"

    GLOBAL

    djibouti (national anthem)

    "Hinjinnee u sara kacaay
    Calankaan harraad iyo
    Haydaar u mudateen.

    Hir cagaarku qariyayiyo
    Habkay samadu tahayoo
    Xiddig dhiigleh hoorshoo
    Caddaan lagu hadheeyaay.

    Maxaa haybad kugu yaal.

    --- ENGLISH TRANSLATION
    Arise with strength! For we have raised our flag,
    The flag which has cost us dear
    With extremes of thirst and pain.
    Our flag, whose colours are the everlasting green of the earth,
    The blue of the sky, and white, the colour of peace;
    And in the centre the red star of blood.
    Oh flag of ours, what a glorious sight!
    Words by: Aden Elmi.
    Music by: Abdi Robleh Qarshiile "

    History

  • Info Please

  • "History
    Ablé immigrants from Arabia migrated to what is now Djibouti in about the 3rd century B.C. Their descendants are the Afars, one of the two main ethnic groups that make up Djibouti today. Somali Issas arrived thereafter. Islam came to the region in 825.
    Djibouti was acquired by France between 1843 and 1886 through treaties with the Somali sultans.."

    Military

  • Global Security

  • "Djibouti has been cooperating in the US-led war against terrorism, and several hundred American troops have been stationed at Le Monier barracks since April 2002. On 19 September 2002 US military officials said 800 special-operations troops have been moved to Djibouti, where they could be used to hunt for al-Qaida terrorists in nearby Yemen. Military Police personnel are also known to be deployed in Djibouti, although Pentagon officials stress police deployments are routine for security purposes during foreign deployments. Dispatching the troops to Djbouti, and also sending a ship to the region with two-thousand Marines, US officials said they had no specific intelligence on any al-Qaida terrorists in Yemen or anywhere else in the region.
    Djibouti is France's largest foreign military base. Djibouti is host to several thousand French military personnel, including the 13e Démi-Brigade de la Légion Étrangère (13e DBLE - 13th Half-Brigade of the Foreign Legion).
    US naval vessels and aircraft use Djibouti's facilities, and the two countries perform joint military exercises. US military and economic aid was $7 million in 2000. This included $2.7 million in emergency food aid, $2 million to start a humanitarian demining program, and $100,000 for self-help, democracy and human rights. The country retains close relations with France and other Western nations as well as with Islamic states..."

    French Marine Commandos - Djibouti 2003

    "Training of french special forces in Djibouti 2003 "

    Miscellaneous

  • Djibouti From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • "...Through close contacts with the Arabian peninsula for more than 1,000 years, the Somali and Afar tribes in this region became among the first on the African continent to accept Islam....
    The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977. Djibouti is a Somali, Afar and Islamic country which regularly takes part in Islamic affairs as well as Arab meetings....

    Travel

  • Lonely Planet

  • "Sadly, for the few travellers who venture here (except, maybe, for the French, who colonised the country and are more acquainted with its assets), Djibouti is usually nothing more than a transit point on the road to Eritrea or Ethiopia. But, you would miss out if you limited your experience of Djibouti to a few hours waiting for a connecting plane, train or bus. Why not settle in for a while and enjoy its dishevelled nightlife, luscious cuisine and well-organised infrastructure? Or immerse yourself in its eerie lunar landscapes, such as the other-worldly Lac Abbé or the vast salt lake, Lac Assal. Djibouti is also a great place for a few days’ strenuous activity, with hiking, diving, snorkelling with whale sharks (whisper it softly) and even windsurfing on wheels (yes!) readily available. For such a tiny speck of land, there’s a startling variety of adventure options. But if you need to recharge the batteries, you could simply laze on a pale-sand beach in the Gulf of Tadjoura. True, Djibouti will put a dent in your wallet, but if you have a penchant for bizarre or secretive places, be sure to squeeze it into your African odyssey. It could hold you captive longer than expected..."

    Djibouti drive by

    "Short video of Djibouti downtown"

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