DefenceTalkMilitary installations housing US forces in Djibouti were placed under a “precautionary” public health emergency Thursday, as cases of the novel coronavirus continued to surge among the general population in the strategic east African country. Major General Michael Turello, commander of the US Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission, said in a statement the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-bases-in-djibouti-under-precautionary-health-emergency-75256/

DefenceTalkThe Djibouti Logistics Support Base of the People’s Liberation Army conducted a live-fire exercise on Thursday with its heavy-duty weapons, according to the Chinese military. Several wheeled tank destroyers and wheeled infantry fighting vehicles from the base in the Horn of Africa took part in the exercise at a local shooting range and fired dozens […]https://www.defencetalk.com/live-fire-exercises-conducted-by-pla-base-in-djibouti-70863/

DefenceTalkU.S., U.K. and France began Exercise Alligator Dagger 17, April 5. The two-week multilateral amphibious exercise is taking place in international waters off the coast of Djibouti and in the vicinity of Djibouti and Arta Beach, April 5 – April 20. Exercise Alligator Dagger 17, led by U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51/5th Marine […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-uk-and-france-begin-exercise-alligator-dagger-17-69694/

DefenceTalkDjiboutian Armed Forces, also known as the Force Aérienne du Djibouti (FAD) soldiers completed their final test, May 16, and graduated from Area Logistics Training, May 19, 2016. The five month training with the U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces Soldiers taught the FAD several skills necessary for their new logistics company. “Before they started it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/djiboutian-armed-forces-soldiers-finish-a-five-month-training-67571/

DefenceTalkChina’s first overseas naval logistics support outpost－expected to be built in Djibouti－is needed to handle difficulties encountered by Chinese peacekeeping fleets, the Foreign Ministry told China Daily on Thursday. The ministry’s remarks came after senior Djibouti officials and Chinese experts said some media reports about the outpost had been unnecessarily hostile. Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-set-to-start-construction-of-djibouti-naval-logistics-support-base-66669/

DefenceTalkChina is to build its first naval base in Djibouti, the Djiboutian foreign minister said Friday, in the latest sign of China’s growing international security presence. Djibouti is seen as a key strategic location in the Horn of Africa, with United States, France and Japan already having facilities in the country. “The negotiations have come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-build-navy-base-in-djibouti-65986/

DefenceTalkA top Chinese military officer visited Djibouti at the weekend, official media reported, prompting a state-run newspaper Tuesday to downplay concerns Beijing is planning to establish a base in the strategically vital African entrepot. The chief of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) general staff, General Fang Fenghui met Djibouti’s president at the weekend, the official […]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-chinese-general-visits-djibouti-amid-base-speculation-65821/

DefenceTalkThe Chinese military is about to give its American counterpart the boot in the tiny country of Djibouti – the strategically critical entrance from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea located in the Horn of Africa. The United States is about to lose one of its military installations in the Republic of Djibouti, America’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-giving-us-troops-the-boot-in-djibouti-65075/

DefenceTalkDeputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs, agreed to establish a bilateral strategic and defense forum today during a meeting in Djibouti City, Djibouti. “The forum will provide a formal and enduring structure for discussing and coordinating issues of mutual concern between the two nations,” according to a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-djibouti-to-establish-strategic-defense-forum-47754/