Djibouti’s President, Omar Ismael Guelleh, recently made an official visit to Burundi, part of an ongoing roadshow to sell Djibouti as a location as a hub for land-locked COMESA members (”Djibouti and Burundi coordinate their efforts to build a New Africa”, Al Qarn, December 21). Burundi, according to Al Qarn, looks to benefit from Djibouti’s geo-strategic position at the crossroads of Africa, and Asia and Europe, on the one hand, and the country’s modern port infrastructure on the other. The article notes Djibouti’s strengthened and developing trade exchange with the Gulf Arab countries, and increasing trade with COMESA countries. During his visit, Guelleh praised Burundi’s government for its efforts to solve the ongoing crisis in Somalia, and expressed Djibouti’s determination to work with other African countries to face the most important problems facing the Continent, including food security, AIDS and unemployment, and to improve the position of women, all of which will require an added degree of regional solidarity. –EDC
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