Soaring number of migrants trapped in Yemen face abuse and starvation, say NGOs
Urgent funding needed to help people return home as humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels, according to migration organisation
April 2024
Tory MP says he was deported from Djibouti due to criticisms of China
Tim Loughton had sanctions imposed on him in 2021 by Beijing, which has close ties to east African country
At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
Children among those killed in second fatal incident in two weeks close to the Horn of Africa, says UN agency
Refugee who left UK for holiday in 2008 stranded in east Africa for 16 years
Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office failed to keep a record
February 2024
Houthis strike Iran-bound grain ship in first Red Sea attack in six days
Militants fired missiles at Greek-owned ship, says US military, in strike that raises questions over who Houthis are trying to target
April 2023
US prepares troops for possible evacuation of embassy staff from Sudan
The US is preparing to send a large number of additional troops to its base in Djibouti if factional violence continues, officials say
October 2022
The Gravedigger’s Wife review – gentle, funny drama of man and his sick spouse
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s strong, big-hearted film is the classy story of a man seeking money for his wife’s operation
July 2022
A moment of mounting chaos: the Somalia of Mo Farah’s childhood
Farah grew up at a time of deep poverty and instability in the Horn of Africa, where criminal networks smuggling resources and people flourished
December 2021
The world on screen: the best movies from Africa, Asia and Latin America
From a Somali love story to a deep dive into Congolese rumba, Guardian writers pick their favourite recent world cinema releases
October 2021
‘I wanted this film to be 100% Somali’: the fight to make The Gravedigger’s Wife
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, who directed the acclaimed drama, reveals the struggle to portray his community ‘with dignity and compassion’
August 2020
Tiny elephant shrew species, missing for 50 years, rediscovered
The speedy Somali sengi had been lost to science until an expedition to Djibouti
May 2020
Coronavirus border closures strand tens of thousands of people across Africa
Migrants trapped in dangerous conditions at frontiers, ports and transit camps
January 2019
Djibouti: scores feared dead after two migrant boats overturn
The Guardian view on Ethiopia: change is welcome, but must be secured
December 2018
Charlie Hebdo suspect arrested in Djibouti
Peter Cherif to be transferred to France for questioning over alleged links to 2015 attack
May 2018
Observer dispatch
In Ethiopia’s bushlands, promised riches of a railway boom turn to dust
Villagers, lured by new jobs and rich rewards for selling their land, now face poverty and heartbreak as claims of corruption engulf £2.5bn transport project
Deadly journeys: how despair drives young Ethiopians to flee to Yemen
Persecution and hardship drives tens of thousands of migrants to cross the Red Sea each year, risking the dangerous odyssey in a bid to reach the Gulf
Pentagon accuses China of shining lasers at US pilots in Djibouti
US officials issued a formal diplomatic complaint following recent incidents including two pilots suffering minor eye injuries
December 2017
Saudi Arabia told by UK minister to stop blocking Yemen aid
Penny Mordaunt commits aid to help tackle ‘the world’s worst humanitarian crisis’
October 2017
The Guardian view on Xi Jinping: the life and soul of the party
Editorial: The Communist party congress in Beijing is all about one man. How he uses the power he has amassed will have an impact far beyond China’s shores
