My neighbourhood........

Chinese New Year at Djibouti

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February 3rd 2006
Well no CNY celebration here in Djibouti, but I did hear some fireworks from the Chinese Embassy during the nite before 'Nian Chu Yi'........ Voila! This is where I stay, and perhaps my villa does look like those in Mykonos or Santorini. Red Sea may look gorgeous like Aegeon Sea, but it really smells bad especially during low tide…. because every outlet pipe from the villas’ septic tanks is d ... read more

Africa » Djibouti

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The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afars minority during the 1990s led to a civil ... ... read more