Squeezed. (Djibouti's precarious role in the Horn of Africa crisis)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: October 12, 1991 | Copyright information

Djibouti is in a no win situation in the Horn of Africa political crisis. The country, which is sandwiched between Ethiopia and Somalia, is dependent mainly on French economic aid. France seeks an end to Djibouti's one-party rule.

BETWEEN the frayed Ethiopian empire and two neighbouring states that do not yet exist, Djibouti is the latest casualty of the chaos in the Horn of Africa. Neither the people who seek to make a nation of the former Italian colony of Eritrea, nor those who have proclaimed independence in the former British protectorate of Somaliland, are on speaking terms with ...

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