Ismail Omar Guelleh

France and Djibouti renew defense partnership

France and Djibouti renew defense partnership

  • Accord, signed at Macron’s office, governs the 1,500 French troops based in the small but strategically located East African country
  • Defense agreement was first signed in 1977 when the former French colony won independence, and was renewed in 2011
By AFP ·