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On April 8, Djiboutians will cast their votes in their nation’s presidential election. Incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh is seeking a fourth term, which would add another six years to his seventeen-year rule. Two candidates...

On June 15, militants in Kenya attacked the coastal town of Mpeketoni in Lamu County, killing an estimated 48 men, most of whom were watching a World Cup match at local bars and hotels. One day later, two nearby towns we...

Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a restaurant in Djibouti City's Menelik Square on May 24. Two suicide bombers-- one male and one female-- killed one person and wounded several dozen others. In li...

Introduction <BR><BR>September’s terror attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, propelled the Somalia-based Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab into the international spotlight. Westgate is the deadliest t...

Introduction Al-Shabaab remains the principal terrorist threat to peace and security in Somalia and East Africa as a whole. In August, al-Shabaab allegedly abandoned its key tactical positions in Mogadishu. Poorly traine...

On July 2, an employee of the U.S. Embassy was subject to a home invasion by armed intruders that lasted over 30 minutes.

This report is a description of criminal activity affecting American citizens in Djibouti during the first quarter of 2006 as reported by U.S. Embassy Djibouti.

On April 8, 2006, at approximately 2000, three Djiboutian teenagers attempted to gain entry to an American’s residence in Djibouti.

On September 29 at approximately 0945 hours, a vehicle belonging to an employee of an American organization in Djibouti was broken into. 100,000 Francs (approximately US $575) was stolen from the vehicle, which had been...

The Regional Security Office at U.S. Embassy Djibouti reports that over the past several weeks there have been three different incidents of violent crime affecting the American community in Djibouti.

Special warnings are issued in response to extraordinary political threats to U.S. shipping, including war, terrorist threats and seizure and harassment of vessel by government authorities.

Two private American sailboats were attacked in the Gulf of Aden, a waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The area is surrounded by Eritrea, Djibouti and Yemen.