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Djibouti and Somalia maintain close relations owing to their shared history and similar demographic composition, with the Somali ethnic group constituting the majority population element in both countries. [1] [2]
The 1991 Zeila incursion (Somali: Dagaalkii Saylac) was a Djiboutian-backed incursion during the Somaliland War of Independence led by the United Somali Front (USF), purporting to politically represent the Issa clans in the western Awdal region of Somaliland, [1] with the goal of annexing the towns of Zeila, Loyada and Gerisa (Zeyla triangle) to Djibouti.
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See Germany–Somalia relations. Diplomatic relations between Somalia and Germany were established on 1 July 1960, shortly after the Somali Republic's independence. [182] After a pause due to the Somali Civil War, relations where reestablished in 2012. Germany provides development aid to Somalia and both countries have established a security ...
Foreign relations of Djibouti are managed by the Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Djibouti maintains close ties with the governments of Somalia , Ethiopia , France and the United States .
Somali Civil War (1991–present) War in Somalia (2006–2009) Somali Civil War (2009–present) Djiboutian Civil War (1991–1994) Hanish Islands conflict (1995) between Yemen and Eritrea; Second Afar insurgency (1995–2018) Insurgency in Ogaden (1995–2018) 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden; Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000)
In 1967, shortly after the referendum was held, French Somaliland was renamed Territoire français des Afars et des Issas. This was both in acknowledgement of the large Afar constituency and to downplay the significance of the Somali composition (the Issa being a Somali subclan). [12] French VLRA SS.11 platoon in Djibouti City, Bastille Day 1971.
The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Djibouti, Eritirea and Somalia was reaffirmed, as was the Djibouti Peace Agreement as a basis for a solution to the conflict. Concern was expressed at acts of intimidation against the Monitoring Group in interference in its work, and flows of weapons and ammunition supplies to and through Somalia and ...