The Sultanate of Afar, led by Sultan Ahmed Alimirah Hanfare, has condemned the 30 January 2025 drone strike by Djibouti's security forces, calling it a "heinous and indiscriminate" attack that ...

In this respect, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi recently made a point of bypassing Djibouti during his tour of East Africa in early January, opting instead for Eritrea and Kenya.