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Djibouti.

Republic of Djibouti · Djibouti · 1.0M people · africa

Governmentpresidential republicArea23.2K km²Sanctioned entities18Active conflicts1Mentions 7d2 ▲ 100%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
88.4
Moderate risk
27-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Djibouti becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Djibouti · 90-day event volume
29
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
3 of 12
DJIBOUTI PRESIREFUGEE FLOWAFRICA EXPOSED2026-02-132026-03-302026-05-13
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 2 milestones · hover for context
MAY 12
2026
Fuelstor Terminal Launch
energy_project · severity 2
Moderate
MAY 9
2026
Egyptian PM visits Djibouti
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 115
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
65/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 6.98%inflation pct: 2.11%unemployment pct: 26.01%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 4negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
96/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 18is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
58/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 66.2literacy rate:
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
42Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
21Stable
Regulatory
4Stable
Operational
1Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 37 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
38.8
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
42.6
03Republic of South Sudan
48.7
04Arab Republic of Egypt
48.8
05State of Libya
49.0
06Federal Republic of Somalia
58.8
07Democratic Republic of the Congo
59.6
08Western Sahara
60.7
37Republic of Djibouti· this country
88.4
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 14 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$4.2B
$253.7M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$3.6K
$171 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
2.1%
0.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
26.0%
0.1% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
1.2M
15.8K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
66.2 yrs
0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
65.3%
0.5% YoY
Security12 recent events · 1 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
29
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
1004
High-severity events
2026-05-12
SEV 2
Fuelstor Terminal Launch
Energy Project
2026-05-09
SEV 2
Egyptian PM visits Djibouti
Diplomatic Visit
2026-05-01
SEV 6
Africa Exposed
Border Incursion
2026-04-23
SEV 1
Djibouti President Re-elected
National Election
2026-04-21
SEV 6
Djibouti coast migrant deaths
Refugee Flow9 killed
2026-04-20
SEV 6
Red Sea Conflict Escalation
Conflict Escalation
2026-04-19
SEV 6
EUNAVFOR ASPIDES Launch
Military Exercise
2026-04-18
SEV 3
US Military Base in Djibouti
Military Base
Active conflicts involving Djibouti
Sudan civil war
Civil War · 8156 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Geopolitical Economics

Energy: Why Salaam’s Fuelstor hub marks a new era for eastern Africa

Salaam Group's Fuelstor Terminal, a 400,000-metric-tonne fuel storage hub in Djibouti, enhances East African energy security by improving petroleum redistribution capacity for import-dependent nations facing global supply disruptions and price volatility.

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Firstpost
Geopolitical Economics
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Gulf News
International Relations
PM joins inauguration of Djibouti’s President Guelleh
Egypt Independent
Geopolitical Economics
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Moneycontrol
Estados Unidos empezó a desclasificar documentos sobre ovnis y vida extraterrestre
La Nacion
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Middle East Council on Global Affairs
Ethiopia Dams the Nile for Power. Cairo Prepares for War
Middle East Forum
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Times of India
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IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
Think tanks · this country1 article from research institutions tracking Djibouti
European Council on Foreign Relations
Anatomy of a chokepoint: Mapping power and conflict in the Red Sea
Anatomy of a chokepoint: Mapping power and conflict in the Red Sea
Apr 19, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Djibouti-tagged articles · last 30 days
Ismail Omar Guelleh
personlast · May 9
26
Mohamed Farah Samatar
personlast · Apr 18
6
Ifrah Ali Ahmed
personlast · Apr 17
5
Mohamed Farah
personlast · May 11
3
Ismail Guelleh
personlast · Apr 16
3
Dya-Eddine Bamakhrama
personlast · May 7
2
Ismael Omar Guelleh
personlast · Apr 25
2
Ilyas Dawaleh
personlast · Apr 15
2
Houssein Ahmed Houmed
personlast · May 12
1
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
personlast · May 9
1
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
Related
Active conflicts
Sudan civil war100
+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Djibouti will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.