Profiteering on location

By Alain Lallemand

Djibouti's repressive regime, not its people, has prospered since 9/11

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ismail Omar Guelleh":

"… ; its budget is a confusing, unreliable mess. And its strongman president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, seems to care little about economic development despite the deep poverty …"

A society consumed with qat

By Alain Lallemand

Drug's soothing effects mask its true roles: revenue and control

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ismail Omar Guelleh":

"… tical will to clamp down on the drug. In an interview with ICIJ, President Ismail Omar Guelleh said that Djibouti has tried to stop qat imports but that he views qat as …"