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Houssein Ahmed Houssein, General Manager, Horizon Djibouti Terminals Limited (HDTL): Interview
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Interview:Houssein Ahmed Houssein To what extent is energy infrastructure in the Horn of Africa able to cater to regional demand? HOUSSEIN AHMED HOUSSEIN: There has been a 16% growth of throughput for refined products going to Ethiopia. This means we are talking about 3m cu metres in 2014, which increased to 3.5m cu metres in 2015. Taking into consideration the low price of oil products, this…
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Mario Fulgoni, CEO, Air Djibouti: Interview
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Interview:Mario Fulgoni How are the challenges of establishing the new national airline being met? MARIO FULGONI: Working in any developing economy, the biggest challenges are always infrastructure deficiencies and a limited local skills base. In order to launch a technical project it is necessary to bring in expatriate workers and consultants. In addition, the local market for passenger traffic…
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Gregory Meneses, Managing Director, Black Rhino: Interview
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Interview:Gregory Meneses What do you see as the primary challenges in executing the Horn of Africa Pipeline project? GREGORY MENESES: Ethiopia has been undergoing phenomenal growth for the past decade and has and has been growing from a low base. One of the challenges has been to cater to that growth and design a pipeline that is sufficient in size to take into account rising levels of consumption…
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Ahmed Osman Guelleh, Chairman, GSK Group: Interview
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Interview:Ahmed Osman Guelleh What potential exists for manufacturing development in Djibouti over the next five years? AHMED OSMAN GUELLEH: Strategically located, Djibouti has proven to be a beacon of stability and a gateway to more than 100m inhabitants in one of the fastest growing regions in Africa which is not dependent on oil exports. However, the region remains entirely dependent on…
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Abdoulkarim Al Gamil, Chairman, Al-Gamil Group: Interview
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Interview:Abdoulkarim Al Gamil How can Djiboutian retailers move to expand their regional footprint? ABDOULKARIM AL GAMIL: Until recently, Djiboutian retailers were predominantly focused on the domestic market. However, rising levels of purchasing parity and the emergence of a middle class have led to increased local consumption. The development of key infrastructure has resulted in easier…
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Mohamed Assoweh Bouh, Director-General, Djibouti Telecom: Interview
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Interview:Mohamed Assoweh Bouh Which services are driving mobile usage, and how can added-value products be promoted? MOHAMED ASSOWEH BOUH: In terms of our mobile data network, we currently have a 3G+ network that was installed in 2011. While our 320,000 clients use mostly calling services, we have seen that, especially since 2014, data traffic has been on the rise. People are increasingly…
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Amina Abdi Aden, Secretary of State for Housing: Interview
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Interview: Amina Abdi Aden What role does the private sector play in encouraging residential projects? AMINA ABDI ADEN: The need for housing in Djibouti is linked to our population increase, which currently stands at 3% per year, resulting in the need for 3000 housing units annually. On top of that, we have a deficit of around 10,000 units that has accumulated over past years. We believe that a percentage…
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Bertrand Lafrance, Founder and President, Discover and Aid Nature (DECAN) Wildlife Reserve: Interview
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Interview: Bertrand Lafrance What can be done to further the development of ecotourism in Djibouti? BERTRAND LAFRANCE: When talking about tourism in Djibouti, it is important to make the distinction between regular tourism and ecotourism. In ecotourism the core thinking behind these efforts is to use the revenues made from attracting visitors to reinvest locally in protection of the country’s nature.…
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John Kerry, US Secretary of State, on strengthening cooperation with Djibouti: Viewpoint
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In 2014, President Obama and President Guelleh announced the annual US-Djibouti Binational Forum, and we held the initial round of that in 2015 in Washington. We had a very fruitful conversation there laying out a lot of the agenda. We’re following up on that agenda, I must say, speedily and effectively. The US and Djibouti are friends, and we are working together in common interest on any number…
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Djibouti’s role in international cooperation: Viewpoint
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Over the years, Djibouti has demonstrated both the value and the importance of having a foreign policy approach that not only emphasises economic development but also paves the way for close cooperation with external partners in pursuit of this goal. For Djibouti, cooperation with our economic partners has always been a two-way process, and done correctly, it yields benefits for both parties. This…