The Guardian - 30-May-2008
s hungry and triggered riots in more than thirty countries. Last week Saudi Arabia donated $500 million to the World Food Programme allowing it to meet its $755 million appeal to maintain its food aid operations. The fast-track World Bank money would be available immediately, bypassing the normal project vetting procedures, and would help fund safety net support for the hungry, in the form of school...
The Guardian - 24-Jul-2007
s Livingstone airport of a plane containing Djibouti...
The Guardian - 05-Dec-2006
Estaing recognised the advantage of conceding, with the important proviso, which Gouled was canny enough to accept, that the French maintain nearly 4,000 troops at the Djibouti naval base. This was important for the economy and security of the new mini-state, and became a symbol of French global weight, of great value to the west in the Gulf war and since. A new referendum supported independence, and...
