Browsing: Djibouti

Politics Lord Falconer
The curious case of Lord Falconer and his hypocrisy over human rights

Shadow Justice Secretary Lord Falconer, usually keeps a low profile, but that did not seem to hold true when news broke that the man who championed the Human Rights Act during Tony Blair’s tenure received a stunning blow from the High Court in a corruption/terrorism case pitting the Republic of Djibouti (for whom Lord Falconer is serving as lead counsel) against London-based businessman Abdourahman Boreh.

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World Ismail Omar Guelleh
Djibouti: President Guelleh is risking his country’s future

Ever since Djibouti’s official independence from France in 1977, the country has never experienced a civil war, a military coup or one of the many other political calamities that have become commonplace in much of East Africa. The two largest ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar, co-exist peacefully and the economy has grown consistently over the last decade.

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Horn migrants risk new dangerous routes to reach Europe

The shipwreck that claimed the lives of more than 350 mainly Eritrean asylum seekers off the Italian island of Lampedusa last month has focused Europe’s obsession with irregular migration on the area of the Mediterranean separating southern Italy and Malta from North Africa. But this treacherous stretch of sea represents only the final leg of a lengthy journey filled with hazards.

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