At least 33 Ethiopian migrants – including an eight-year-old boy – have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials have told the BBC. They were among 77 people crossing the Red Sea from Yemen to Ethiopia, the UN’s migration agency reported. Fishermen alerted coastguards to the tragedy on Tuesday after witnessing […]
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At least 38 migrants are dead and others are missing off Djibouti after a shipwreck
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says 38 migrants are dead and 22 others have been rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a popular route to Yemen. Rescue teams searched for six other migrants who were thought to be on board, the International Organization for Migration aid Tuesday. Djibouti is the […]
German foreign minister’s Djibouti trip diverted over lacking permit
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has taken a stop in Djibouti in East Africa off her travel itinerary after her government jet failed to receive permission to fly over Eritrea. Baerbock’s plane was instead diverted to Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia, where the delegation will spend the night. The delegation had hoped to continue the […]
German foreign minister’s Djibouti trip diverted over lacking permit
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s trip to Djibouti in East Africa has been delayed because her government jet failed to receive permission to fly over Eritrea. Baerbock’s plane was instead diverted to Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia, where the delegation will spend the night before attempting to continue the trip to Djibouti on Thursday. Baerbock’s […]
German FM Baerbock’s trip to Djibouti diverted due to lacking permit
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s trip to Djibouti in East Africa has been delayed because her government jet failed to receive permission to fly over Eritrea. Baerbock’s plane was instead diverted to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, where the delegation will spend the night before attempting to continue the trip to Djibouti on Thursday. Baerbock’s Airburs […]