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Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti in Germany

First Djibouti - German Economic Conference26th - 28th March 2014, Djibouti

1st Djibouti-German Economic Conference

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Imprint© Embassy of the Republic of DjiboutiGermany, Berlin2015

Participantsb ul i l i l

Farid Al-Saadi

Heiko Ammermann

Alexander Artamonov

Aycha Azzawi

Saleh Azzawi

Stephan Beschle

Andreas Boehlke

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Barbara Brezger

Bruno Boucher

le pitiello

H.E. Aden Mohamed Dileita

Klaus Eldner

Wilfried Ten Elsen

Walter Englert

DC Hans-Peter Feix

Alexander Freuding

Simone Geisser

Ralph Gladiz

Jürgen Hogrefe

Charles Huber

Philip Ibrahim

Prof. Dr. Werner Lichtenegger

Ana Lucia Lind

Ahmed Mahdi

Claudia Maier

Felix Mathiowetz

Bernhard Menzel

Dirk Niebel

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ll ic elle e

Antonia Reglin

Franca Schwarz

Rainer Schubert

Barbara Schumacher

Angelika Schweiger

Hervé Tcheumeleu

Anna Thiersch

Farhanja Wahabzada

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D e e e

Yasmine Said Youssouf

26th -28th March 2014 Djibouti

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e el tio ip be ee Djibouti and Germany goes back to the peri-o e of ou Republic i e i i -dependence from France in the year

e bil e l ee e between our two countries was i e i e e fol-

lowed by several others in the suc-cee i e Du i pe io

e e l e coop-e tio be ee ou cou ie primarily of economical nature. But

i e of e i e tio l ef-fo o co b e o i e the military partnership gained in-creasing importance. In this context

e e c e o Djibouti in 2002 and has been a permanent

ue e e i ce e l e i e i pi c e e e

a further common goal which led to e e p io of e coope tio

be ee Djibouti e

o e o e ec e i p o e u u l el tio ip be ee e

two countries Germany decided to ope e b i Djibouti ic was opened in 2011. The opening of

e Djibouti b i e li fol-lowed in early 2012.

o e Djibouti o e e po-litic l bili i e e o o e ll economic development and foreign

investor’s commitment. People want o i e i ecu e cou i o-

cio-economic stability and security.

This conference therefore stood in e itio of ou oo u u l e-

l tio ip i o l o e e as startup for the improvement of

e eco o ic el tio be ee ou countries. So when we invited repre-e ti e of e e bu i e

community to our country we want-ed to present the economic oppor-u itie e i e o e i

Djibouti

i ce Djibouti i i u e i e-ic po itio o e c o o of -

jo lob l e ou e i c e e eco o ic ub u ll i f -uc u e co ti u e e jo ec-

tor where German investors could be cti e e e l bi i f uc u e p ojec uc e co uctio of

e e e p io of e i ti po e ei e pl e o e already been started. Further con-siderable infrastructure projects are

e co uctio of e i e -tio l i po o il li e

ic co ec e po of Djibouti with the markets in Ethiopia and be-yond.

eleco u ic tio i o e i -po ec o Djibouti i o e of e

bi e eleco u ic tio ce e in Africa. There are currently four submarine cables passing through Djibouti o o e e bei developed. In terms of capacity and co ectio po e of o e i

u li of eleco u ic tio e uip e Djibouti beco e e e io eleco u ic tio ub

Tourism is another promising sector e e ou cou lo o o e e e e c till i co -

e u p i i i e i of cti itie like safaris in the desert or diving with whale sharks.

ll e e ble e e be-came an important area for invest-ment when our government ex-pressed its commitment to make Djibouti e f ic cou i 100% green energy by 2020. We be-lie e i ec o i of p ticul interest for German companies who belong to the global leaders in this technology.

ou c ee Djibouti o e lo of oppo u itie fo e cti itie and engangement of German inves-tors and companies. We hope that this conference could serve as the

ep i e c p e of eco-o ic coope tio be ee Djibouti

and Germany.

Introduction


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Wednesday, 26th March 2014

Networking Lunch with Djiboutian partnerso e b ou ouf ou D le

President of the Chamber of Commerce

eeti i ou ouf ou D le and members of the Chamber of Commerce

o uctio of e e co p ie b e ele tio p ticip

Reception o e b olf iec e b o o Djibouti

Conference at Djibouti Palace Kempinski

Thursday, 27th March 2014

Dinner with Cultural Program at Sheraton Hotel

o e b b oul e il o e i e i i e of Djibouti

Visit of : the Container Terminal DP World in Doraleh the Port of Djibouti and the Djibouti Free Zone

General Program


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09:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony andWelcoming Notes

H.E. Aden Mohamed Dileitab o of Djibouti o e

H.E. Wolfgang Piechae b o o Djibouti

Walter EnglertDepu i Di ec o f i e ei

Abdulaziz Al-Mikhlafiec e e e l o f b e be of

Commerce and Industry

H.E. Charles HuberMember of the German Bundestag

Youssouf Moussa Dawalehe i e of e be of o e ce Djibouti

H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssoufi i e of o ei i e tio l oope tio

H.E. Ilyas Moussa DawalehMinister of Economy and Finance

Opening speech H.E. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamedi e i i e of e Republic of Djibouti

Signature of MOU between Ghorfa Arab German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce of Djibouti

10:00 - 10:30 Networking Coffee

Conference Program


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11:30 – 12:30 Session 2 : Energy & Water

Moderator Franca SchwarzDi ec o e tio l oope tio e e l ti u e fo eo cie ce u l Re ou ce

Panelists H.E. Ali Yacoub MahamoudMinister of Energy and Natural Ressources

Bernhard MenzelDi ec o u i e De elop e e Di i io

e e e tio l

Mohamed Adawa RoblehIngenieur Agro-Alimentaire (ANPI)

10:30 – 11:30 Session 1 : Economic Policy, Banking & Finance

Moderator Jürgen HogrefeManaging Director Hogrefe Consult

Panelists H.E. Ilyas Moussa DawalehMinister of Economy and Finance

Ahmed Osmano e o of e l of Djibouti

Samba ThiamRep e e ti e of

Mahdi Darar ObsiehDi ec o

Me Aref MohamedAdvocate

Conference Program


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Mohamed Fouad Di ec o e u

Homa-Zahra FotouhiRep e e ti e o l

Andreas Boehlkei Di ec o oe l e

12:30 – 14:00 Session 3 : Construction, Infrastructure & Logistics

Moderator Martin Böll o e po e f ic

Panelists Aboubaker Omar Hadie i e Djibouti o ee o e u o i

Bruno Boucheroci e e u o ulti

Aboubaker Houmed AboubakerDi ec o i e e o Djibouti eleco

Mohamed Aboubaker Bililispe e o e co o i ue p ci le

Conference Program


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e ee e D e u e e liebe eu e u Deu c l

e lic ill o e i D c ibuti

First and foremost I would like to ll e o i e e o e -

e of Djibouti ou e i e e i e i i e l i l

b f o R le f o f i e ei fo

e e celle o i tio i coope -tio i e b of Djibouti i e li ou ll

A big thanks goes to the President of e Djibouti be of o e ce

i of e tio l -e e o otio e c ell o ou po o e Djibou-

ti ee o e Djibouti o Djibouti eleco u i i li e e Dji-

bouti l ce e pi i D

Special welcome to Mr. Charles Hu-ber member of the German Bund-estag. Special welcome to Mr. Dirk

iebel o e e e l i i e of oope tio e bi f ie of

Djibouti

I am very happy to welcome you in cou ue fo e

Djibouti e co o ic o u i i i o e e tio e c ll i eeti i o ic l e e i e

el tio ip be ee e Djibouti

This conference is the result of a process which began already in 2012 when we opened our embassy in Berlin. But let me tell you: this pro-cess was not an easy one. For me pe o ll e Djibouti

b o i e e i e po ibili o o e e -i po ible o i p o e e -

e e p e el tio ip be-ee ou o cou ie Do e

e o e el tio be ee Djibouti e e l e e celle u e c o lo of things to widen and intensify our bi-l e l el tio

During the last two years I had nu-e ou e cou e eeti

with many German companies. And I learned a lot from these encounters.

e o i po poi i that I got to know the German peo-ple be e

But I also had to discover that the

e litie of e of Dji-bouti e e i e e i

i co e p ticul l c uci l fo e o i tio of i fo u because I learned that organizing a

eeti i p e f o o if-ferent cultures is not an easy task. It was quite a challenge to mediate be ee e i e e pe ceptio customs and habits.

ell ll e uccee e e e o ll e e i Djibouti

During the coming days we will try o p e e ou ll e oppo u itie

po ibilitie ou cou o o e o e eco o ic le el

u e ou ill li e ou ee and I hope that you will also discover o e o o e i e e ti f ci-

ti pec of ou l of ou culture.

I hope that this forum will be fruit-ful in many ways and lead to the strengthening and expansion of the el tio ip be ee e

Djibouti

iele D

ou e uc

H.E. Aden Mohamed DileitaAmbassador of the Republic of Djibouti to Germany

Strengthening relationships


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This is the largest and most import- e bu i e ele tio

e e o Djibouti

olitic l el tio be ee ou o countries have been increasing con-siderably in recent years: two em-b ie i ce clo e o u e

e ol ie i l o i c o o li o e e -

mans in Eucap Nestor to build civil-i c p citie i iti e e A whole range of development proj-ects are being realized to the total

ou of io b f o -

i e i e o f o e

Trade and investment are lagging li l be i e e po iti e e el-

op e o e ple e e -po i ou e o io

D u e p o e ee o be po ible o i po fo-rum may be a decisive step towards this goal.

o fo u ill i li e e e elop e i e o of f ic

ic i b o ll bou c i i ci -il o e o i e e i Djibouti i is also about regional economic inte-

tio o i e e i public infrastructure and new opportuni-tie Djibouti i p o e its World Bank ranking on „Doing bu i e b o u be

o l i e o if i p of e-fo i co ti ue i cou e

i i io e i e e cli e gets the necessary input for further i p o e e e o oub i uc e i o e of efo Djibouti ill e ce i ctio the regional hub at the Horn of Afri-ca towards private foreign business partners.

H.E. Wolfgang PiechaGerman Ambassador to Djibouti

New developments in the Horn of Africa


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Africa is our business since 1934 and ou e be e o e e -

f ic co p ie e pec us to support them to make new bu i e i ll cti itie e co e

icul u e foo p oce i ecu-i e l c e p ceuti-

c l bu i l i e e oil po e e e ble e e i i -f uc u e i il o po

e e e p o uc e ice from Germany always meet world op u li o le e

luckily even set the standards.

Given this I would like to take the op-po u i loo fo i ti e The key task of this mission is to im-p o e e Djibouti bu i-

e el tio ic e o c e-e bi e o e e bi oppo u itie

in trade and investment.

We all know that this will not be go-i o be e ou b -

o l e i ic e e e u o e u e e e ti point at best.

o u Afrika Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e l e e ecei e o e ele e f o Djibouti o o

of our key events: the German Af-rican Energy Forum ell l Dece be D b ie o e Ger-man African Infrastructure Forum two key topics for our future coop-e tio oul ope u e loo forward to receiving more decision makers from private business as well from public sector.

ee i i io e e e l important step to get to a next level i bil e l eco o ic el tio i

ill fo e ti e b i i o e e e i i fo ce people u i-

e people e bli e i o -e o e e i ti utio

and I again say thank you to all of you who will decide: will the future

cti itie ctio if i i io o e cti itie i e el of

p o otio of bil e l e i -vestment will be sustainable.

e bu i e p ticul l

Walter Englert, Deputy Managing Director, Afri-ka-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft

Africa is our business

capital needed for direct investment is hard to get into Africa. We know

i ou job e o o l e fe co p ie e e e li e

ou f ie f o e e oup for years. But many others have nev-er been here.

And we have to take into consider-tio Djibouti i l e uc-

cessful business model. You are al-e coope ti fo ec e i

many other partners and you have had a lot of success.

e coope tio i e e ll loo i fo bu o co petitio i what we have to face in entering the local and the regional market. I guess I can say on behalf of our German

ele tio e e e o f ce i


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It is a great honour for me to speak to you in the name of the GHORFA Arab-German Chamber of Com-merce and Industry.

e e eli e fo e ti e e e uc e e e pl ce It is a great honour that the confer-ence takes place under the patron-age and presence of Your Excellen-c ou p ticip tio uppo

e e i i c ce lue of this event for the economic cooper-

tio be ee e e e l Republic of Germany and the Republic of Dji-bouti

e Djibouti e co o ic Conference could only be organised b e clo e coope tio e cel-lent work with the Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti i e li e

e b i Djibouti e Dji-bouti be of o e ce f-rika-Verein. We would like to express ou i ce e ti u e o ou p e for making such a high-ranking con-ference possible.

We would also like to express our peci l ti u e o ll o e o -

i tio i ti utio i Djibouti e e be of e ele tio

p ticip of Djibouti o co ib-uted to the success of this event.

The Arab-German Chamber of Com-merce and Industry is the compe-e ce ce e fo bu i e el tio

between Germany and the Arab world. Our role is to open doors for bu i e p e f o bo i e Germany and the Arab world.

e po iti e e elop e of e past years and the bright future en-courage us in our every-day work. Ar-ab-German trade volume more than

ouble i e l e e f o 22 billion euro to around 50 billion euro in 2013. We are clearly heading i e oo i ectio

Djibouti eco o p e e ou -standing growth of 5% in 2013 and

i e ti e o o b i

German companies are not looking fo o e p o bu fo loterm partnerships. With this confer-e ce e b e be of

o e ce lo i i p e o p o i e pl o o e -

tablish and to strengthen these per-sonal contacts and partnerships. We

ill co ti ue o uppo co p ie f o e Djibouti i

ei bu i e cti itie i e lo run.

e po e ti l i e i Djibouti o e bu i e oppo u itie e

conference is an important sign and a concrete step towards develop-

e of e eco o ic coope tio be ee Djibouti e

Abdulaziz Al-MikhlafiSec. General, Ghorfa Arab German Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Establish and strengthen contacts and partnerships


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This event is a great event. I am very u p i e uc u be l e u be of i e o of po e ti l i -e o of people o e i e e -

e i i e ti i Djibouti e e e

i of ll i c e o l i l f o o f

e b o of Djibouti i e Dilei o e

possible. It is outstanding work. This i o e o of iplo tic o

i of ll ou e uc ou e po ible

o ou ee of f ic e-ce e be of Deu c e u e c u ll e e -

ber of Deutsche Bundestag with f ic e ce o i ui e cle

that from my heart I deeply appre-ci e i i iti ti e l o i e -o ce o i i iti ti e e i el

i cu e l e e oppo u itie e e ic i e o e focu i i

Djibouti e e p eci e e i e e ti co fe e ce e e -

e be of o e ce also thank you for that. During yes-e co fe e ce e o e ile

i fo tio bou ll e oppo u i-

tie po lo i tic e e -ter.

e e i cu li le bi e e e ti e e u e of e -

man investors.

First of all the German investor is dif-fe e f o o e e i e o

o co e f o i fo e -ple. The German investor works with money that was earned by several

e e tio e peci ll i e el of e i le cl i e o e efo e e e c pi l i li le bi

Because everybody who is handling this capital has the responsibility for i u e i bi i u e o i e be i i bi

i u i e o focu on Africa.

Due to that what I explained to you befo e ue o oo f i-c e ce e bee i o dynamize the economical vision on

f ic i ce lo ti e e beginning it was not very successful.

i o e e i e i bi change. And I think Germany is focus-i i el o f ic o i e e

Charles Huber, Member of Deutscher Bundestag

We are witttnessing a big change i f ic o politic l coope tio i f ic elf ep e e e o i ee of De elop e e-ie ell e o i ee of o -

ei i e o i ee of co-nomics and Energy and as well as the

cello p i De oc tic io e f ctio of D

I am very happy about that change.

o i e of e el tio ip be ee e Djibouti e-

e o i e fu u e co c pe o i itio o R Englert from the Afrika-Verein. And o if e e i o e i ple e o e i e o co c e

e e ie i i e ou fo e ple i i i tio e e

epu e be of p li e e ep e e e politic l i e of

ou el tio ip i e c give the last input and encourage

e el of i e o i ou cou

o o pe oo lo e e e till couple of pe o l ele-

ments I want to bring up here. My father was a diplomat from Senegal. feel l e e clo e o Djibouti

since I am married to an Ethiopi- til o i

c o i o l i e ol e ie e ecti e e e of

spent in Ethiopia as a consultant of the Minister of Tourism Mr. Yu-suf Abdullahi Sukkar. I heard many ti e bou Djibouti e efo e pp i Djibouti o

I hope we will have a sustainable f ui ul el tio ip o e poli -

ical and on the economical level be-ee Djibouti e


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i iti c l e city of Tadjoura with the new SOS Children Vil-l e e l of Moucha


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e u i e e pl i i pou l Chambre de Commerce et les opéra-eu p i Djiboutie ue je

représente de vous accueillir pour ce forum qui revêt une importance i i c ti e pou o e p ef-

fe o e i i e p p e epui plusieurs mois et qui témoigne de l i ue ou cco e l coop tio e e o eu p

i c i u e p io e f o ble u c e e u i e ti e e

en tous genres.

e e le ec eu p i Djiboutie vient de renforcer en début de se-

i e coll bo tio ec le ou-e e e p le l ce e o ciel u u co eil tio l u i -

lo ue public p i ui co ti ue u e c e e ille e pe e e

ou l e p o lio e e f o i i c ti e le cli e i e

Djibouti e l ce e pl c ou le haut patronage du Président de l R publi ue e Djibouti

R o e ue le ou e e e jiboutie e

co cie e l ce i u p e-nariat fort entre les secteurs pub-lic et privé pour le développement

co o i ue u p e l cc oi e-e e i e ti e e

D ce c e l ju e e l R -publi ue e Djibouti p e e e nombreux atouts.

e e o e p b cie u e po itio o p i ue p i il i e e e l f i ue l ie e l u ope e e ou e l c oi e p i cip le oie e co u ic tio iti e

pou le co e ce i e tio l

ou e le p joui u e bil-i politi ue e oci le o e e

tie e p o ectio e i e -

ti e e e e i ci tio c le e o c le i co i le-ment sur le plan économique une dynamique de croissance soutenue.

ou ce ou jou u i f -structures portuaires modernes per-

e l ccueil e i e e l e i e tio e epo u

u e pl efo e ulti o le fo e l R publi ue e Djibouti u ub

io l e i e tio le

o e ti utio ui p e l i-io u ou e e e e ti e e eloppe e co o i ue c u e co ibue ce e o

tio u e e epui oujou u e politi ue e p o otio u ec-eu p i e le o b eu e ice i i po itio i u i

p le bi i c e co e ci u e cco e coop tio ec le

ti utio ep e ti e u ec-teur privé des pays amis.

ce ti e il e ouli e ue l b e e o e ce e Djibouti

est Membre de la Chambre de Com-merce Germano Arabe (GHORFA) et

ue epui e e b e p -

Youssouf Moussa DawalehPresident of the Chamber of Commerce Djibouti

Amé liorer de façon significative le climat des affaires à Djibouti

ticipe cti e e u o u e i e o i e li c ue

année.

coop tio ue ou elop-pe o ec o e ti utio p le bi i e l cco ue ou llo i e ou l eu e e plu l e-e ec o e p co ti ue u-

jou ui u e pe uppl e i e dans notre mission et nous sommes

i po l e fo ce e e ou pe e oi e c -

es commerciaux directs avec les opérateurs économiques Djibout-iens.

illeu ou o e l cou e pour développer les services adé-

u e f cili e le oppo u-i i e e e o eu p

Je souhaite que votre séjour parmi ou oi p o ble ou e e ou e u il bouti e e ctio

concrêtes pour le développement de o ec eu e pectif


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e ou e e cie ou e l i ue ou po e ce e p e i e

conférence économique djibouto-al-le e Djibouti e tie ou

bo ocie plei e e u ou i e bie e ue l e -

tio e ou o i i eu ui je f i p p e e o i

e le oi p oc i e e bli Djibouti o e ce e occ io

ainsi répéter que notre hospitalité e l o i i e e ce e u li c tio

e e e c e e e e co e ui o e o p p

son indépendance.

Mais plus proche de nos préoccu-p tio e ce jou le po e tiel e l R publi ue e Djibouti i e ue les opérateurs économiques que ou e i e o e co c e-

ment sur les possibilités qui vous o o e e De p po itio o-

p i ue bili politi ue o-ci le e ci e o pp e ce

e e e ble co o i ue e co e ci u o i e l e ses infrastructures de transport et

e l co u ic tio o e e l R publi ue e Djibouti p opo e ou le e e e occ io i e ti e e i le ou e -

e e c e ujou ui e -e o e p e co e plu ctif

en corrigeant certaines contraint-e co o i ue co e le p i e l e ie ou l ti f ctio e be o-ins en eau.

lu e co e co e le o-i e c l ou l fo tio e o

e ou ce u i e e e o i -portants sont accomplis. Le dévelop-pement de notre zone franche indus-trielle en est un exemple. Les lourds i e ti e e p oje ou e cou

e li tio co ti ue le e

u o eu co o i ue pou l co -o ie ou e e ti e ou ceci ou

j p e e l i e ou sera exposé dans le détail ici même.

e e e e ieu

A vous qui êtes originaires de la première puissance économique eu-op e e je oul i ou i i e

l o eu ue ou o ou e-ce oi u li e o p o uctio est incontestablement reconnue. Je souhaite fortement que vous puis-siez développer chez nous et dans

o e io p ti e Djibouti votre technologie et votre savoir faire.

u i je i plu e ou laisser approfondir les connaissanc-e ue ou e u o p avoir auparavant chaleureusement e e ci ou ceu ui o u u ucc e ce e co f e ce e

tie ti e plu p ticuli e-e l cie i i e lle e

l coop tio ui co bie o-tre pays; ainsi que le député Charles

ube ui l cco p e e f lic-i tio e e le e u

i i e e l co o ie e e i-ce e u i i e e i e

e e plu p ticuli e e o b eu e pectif i i u u u p i e e b e e o e ce pou oi o -

l e c ci e leu il le rapprochement économique en-

e o eu p e e co f e ce e l occ io pou le op eu

co o i ue Djiboutie oi de nouvelles opportunités pour ac-c o e le eloppe e e o e économie.

e ou e e cie ou e ce e o conjoints pour resserrer les liens

iti e e coop tio ui u i -e o eu p e je ou i e

u plei ucc ce e co f e ce co o i ue e e Djibouti e l lle-

magne.

H.E. Abdoulkader Kamil MohamedPrime Minister of the Republic of Djibouti

La République de Djibouti propose de grandes occa-sions d‘investissements


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Session 1: Economic Policy, Banking & Finance

e Republic of Djibouti foed from colonial to a modern econ-o e Djibouti cu e c

e p i i e oll ic i e i co p ti e e

over neighboring economies and co ti u e e e ti l ele e fo monetary stability.

Djibouti u be of eco o ic development projects and programs that could be of interest for German investments. The strength of the Dji-bouti eco o i e e ice ec-o i p ticul e e ice of po

il ope tio fo i i cu -tomer Ethiopia.

i ce couple of e Djibou-ti e pe ie ce e fo tio of e i f uc u e e peci ll i po cti itie i e p ticip -tio of D e co uctio of e po ic e i e e o

i e e io l e elop e e service remains a source of wealth and source of employment. Nev-e ele e ee o i e if e Djibouti eco o e i i -portant mission.The hotel industry has experienced a resurgence in recent years with the

co uctio of jo o el uc e e pi i l ce o el c ci

and other mid-range hotels. Major o l e e c e tio of job oppo -u itie e p o otio of co peti-

ti e e e p ofe io li tio of skills of the country’s workforce.

pe i o co petitio ill ccele -e eco o ic o i Djibouti

e e i l o e po e ti l fo ele-co u ic tio i i ub i e cables housed in our country and p o i i e uppl optic l be fo landlocked countries in East Africa.

e eleco u ic tio ope o o i i i u tio of i e e

public o opol p o i e epo i-tory of digital data.

Other growth sectors that have a i eco o ic po e ti l e li e-oc b ee i ou i icul u e

e i ec o

A primary endeavor is the improve-ment of basic infrastructure to en-u e i e e cti e e

e Djibouti o e e i l ready to provide an adequate invest-

e f e o i i e tio l bu l o fo p o ectio b

Ilyas Moussa DawalehMinister of Finance and Economy

The strength of the Djiboutian economy is the service sector

e bli i le l e l Djibouti has established a center for dispute e olutio ill be loc e e

Chamber of Commerce of Djibou-ti e uic e i ue tio le

e bo fo f cili tio i pli-c tio of i i ti e ill oo be e ecti e ill o i e

e o of iou e ol e i i -proving the business environment o e o e i i c l e uce e ti e e co fo

i e o o e o e

co clu io e Republic of Dji-bouti p e e i bu i e po-e ti l oo e cce i

e ub e io Djibouti oul be glad to welcome investors from Ger-many.


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The evolving nature of the banking ci l e of e Republic

of Djibouti e bili of i cu -e c e Djibouti u i pu e

pl o i e co e ci l eco-nomic environment. I would like to ec ll e Djibouti cu e c

is pegged to the dollar since over 60 years (since 1949).

e e l of Djibouti oe o ce e e ci f cou e

Ahmed Osman Governor of the Central Bank of Djibouti

Improving the business environment i ece co itio bu e strengthening of the legal dimen-sion is a fundamental prerequisite to guarantee and protect foreign in-e e o e Djibouti oil o o i e o i tio of bu i-e l i i e tio l e

remains a primary choice in order to ensure investment by foreign busi-nessmen.

e Republic of Djibouti o e -iou u ee fo e p o ectio of i e e e u ee

concerns the warranty policy spec-i e i e o ti utio of e Re-public of Djibouti e ep tio of the three powers is the guarantee of the judicial autonomy and the abili-

o p o ecu e i c e of i pu e befo e e cou of Djibouti

The second legal guarantee for in-e o lie i e fou tio of e

e of u Ri ic e Republic of Djibouti i co i e o respect.

e e ul tio of e l of ee

Me Aref MohamedLawyer

i i u tio p o o e o e stability at the expense of the mon-etary policy as it is orchestrated by the American Federal Reserve.

e Djibouti b i e the growth and establishment of new foreign banks and money trans-fer agencies. These show explicitly

e i po ce of e i ce i e bu i e co u i i e e io around the world and in our country i p ticul

e e l i e e i -sions and roles as controller and su-pervisor to ensure security on the

e ee e e elop e of

The development of the fi-nancial sector strengthens the availability of financial resources

e ci l ec o i o e ci cul tio e e e il-

bili of ci l e ou ce l o i fo ei cu e c co ibu e o i -c e i e cti e e of i ec fo ei i e e p o o e

e e ti e eco o ic o i the whole country.

o c co clu e e Repub-lic of Djibouti ll e ele e

ee e o c e e b -ing sector.

The Republic of Djibouti offers various guarantees for the protection of investments.

o e p o i e u e i ble be e o i e o c e of i pu e e c ei e e Djibouti ju i ictio

e e ppe l o i e tio l -bi tio

o o e be e ic e - i e o coul p o i e

tio l i le i o ic ill oo be full ope tio l e -

kets of COMESA and of AGOA are e l e fo ic Djibouti c

serve as anchor point and crossroad for any investor.


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Samba Thiam IMF Representative in Djibouti

e Republic of Djibouti co - e l el tio ip i

e ic f cili e e of c e i fo e e li tio of jo projects. This macroeconomic sta-bility and the containment of pub-lic e ci i e cou i i fo

e obili tio of e ou ce of fu i ic ill pe e l i -prove the structure of the economy i Djibouti Re i e b i

ci l ec o e c ob e e that the establishment of new banks has increased the degree of bank-i o fo ce cce o ce

e i co ti uou l co ibuti ec ic l ci l i ce

fo e i ple e tio of public p i e i e e p ojec i ll u e e i e o o p tici-

pate and take part in the economic changes taking place in the Republic of Djibouti

I would like to review the advantages ic e o e e b e bu i e

e i o e i Djibouti ucce -ses regarding investments made in recent years. I want to use this op-portunity to present the missions of

i clo e el tio ip i e ee o e e e o i ti u-

tio e i ol e o i e e bu complementary scales. Especially

e c e tio i ple e tio of the One Stop Shop gives authority to the NIPA to conduct and organize f cili tio e u e fo i e o

e e e ice focu o c e ti co -po e f cili tio fo i o e

i i ti e p oce u e provides also the appropriate infor-

tio o bu i e e i o e e ul tio l l o i

local and foreign promoters in their bu i e up e ou

e e op op l o o e e c e i ce o loc l fo -

eign investorsThis approach will facilitate and ac-ce u e e cti e e of i -e e i Djibouti po iti el

impact the business environment by e uci ti e co

I believe that there are several sec-o ic be i e e ti fo

German investors.

Mahdi Darar Obsieh General Director, National Agency for Investment Promotion (NIPA)

A healthy relationship with the IMF

The One Stop Shop gives authority to the NIPA to conduct and organize facilitation measures for investors


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Session 2: Energy & Water

ple e o p ticip e i i i o ti e p el i cu e e -sively the issue of energy with Ger-man investors.

I want to recall that Germany is o o e of e cou ie

worldwide which decideded to intr-doduce renewable energy.

e itio e b e e i o el peci li tio i

renewable energy makes it our pre-ferred partner in these issues.

The electricity sector of the Republic of Djibouti c ie e u be of major achievements over the years:

full ope tio li tio of e elec-ic l i e co ectio i iopi

which is used up to 80%.

e l u c of po e pl e ti el dedicated to renewable energy.

I am sure German companies will ei i e e e fo bu i e

cti itie b focu i o e clo el

o e e co i e ble po e ti l

In this context I would like to state cle l e objecti e of e Dji-bouti o e e i e e elop-

e of e i e i c tio of e e e loc l eco o b e -

e i e i u i l b e p o i i clean energy and low cost to the lo-c l popul tio i u e u i e -ergy independence.

e o l cti el co ibu e to the planning for the energy sector at the side of the Republic of Djibou-ti u e l jo p ojec e i progress which will achieve energy

i e i c tio i e e o co e The energy sector is the core of in-dustrial development. But it is also

e ecti e ool i e i poverty and vulnerability of the pop-ul tio

e Republic of Djibouti o op fo itio of e e politic try to reach energy independence by opti fo e e ble e e e e

Ali Yacoub Mahamoud Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

i lo of po e ti l fo e e ble e e i Djibouti uc eo e -

l ou ce ic i l e bei e up ol e e o e be i -

nings were launched in the region of boc i e e ic till ee ec ic l ci l i -

tance for its development.

The World Bank is ready to accompa- e Republic of Djibouti i e e iou cti itie

Homa-Zahra FotouhiRepresentative of the World Bank

The objective of the Djiboutian government is the devel-opment of the diversification of energy

There is a lot of potential for renewable energy in Djibouti


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Let me present the various projects in the energy sector that we are un-

e i i Djibouti o e e p ojec ou oup e li e o projects in wind energy with Elec-

ici e Djibouti p i el ce p ojec i e objecti e

The food processing market In Dji-bouti i c c e i e b i e -

l e i e e co p ie which are sharing the market. The Djibouti eco o i o fo i libe li co petitio o e

Andreas BoehlkeManaging Director Boehlke Ltd.

Water treatment and management commitments are crucial strategies i e i e o e which threatens the country. Many p ojec e bei e elope o -

Mohamed FouadDirector General, National Office for Water and Sanitation (ONEAD)

Mohamed Adawa RoblehEngineer Agribusiness (NFPA)

to create a wind new farm.

belie e i Djibouti e i -e o ill be ble o p o f o e

experience they have in the energy ec o e e i e i e e ti

bu i e e i o e i Djibouti therefore want to urge German in-vestors to engage in the energy and

e ec o ic till e lo i e e c p ci bu ic o e

i e e ti oppo u itie

And I would like to add that the e c of e pe ti e i c uci l

i po fo e Djibouti e because it can help to acquire knowl-e e e elop i po e ti l

Engage in energy and wa-ter sectors

Undeniable advantage for a potential market pene-tration

Strategies in the fight against water shortage

ers in the course of being imple-e e o e p ojec li e e

e e e e e pl were already inaugurated. The wa-ter problem is now apparent as a threatening reality of climate change

o e e ploi tio of ou -e l e ti e i e uc e

e li tio of e e i e e p i e i e o o p e

from Germany could well take part i e e p ojec be i i e e li -tio o i pl i

e e cti itie of e i e -al water market are not the excep-tio e e i i i u tio of pe fec co petitio fou l e companies have market shares. De-spite the existence of these compa-

ie e e e i ll supplies do not cover completely the local demand.

e i e i c tio of uppl e

i c e e i p o uctio c p ci ill

be an undeniable advantage for a

po e ti l e pe e tio i

regard it would be an honor to wel-

come the engagement of German

investors in this growing area.


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Session 3: Construction, Infrastructure & Logistics

The concept of the Special Econom-ic Zone i eo p ic ll e e

e o c i e e ti ul e eco o ic cti i i e eco e ti ec o

e p o of o e i tio of e economy is perceived as an instru-ment for a dynamic and sustainable regional economical development.

e peci l co o ic o e i e fo eco o ic cti i i o of-fe e of f cilitie e ice

that provide businesses with the be co itio fo ei cti itie

There are several examples in Asian and African countries which have opted for this strategy since the

e u e p ticul l i- i e l e peci l co o -

ic o e of e o l i e e efe e ce i e el

i o c e of i eco o ic miracle is copied in India and else-

e e i f ic uc u i i

ei bo i iopi e objecti e of c e ti i i l e ic

l c ou be e uf c u e of icul u l p -

ceutic l e tile p o uc whose value will be for export; and eco l o c e e job

Djibouti o ei e e oppo u-nity to develop and provide support to economic zones to make up the eco o ic p tio l e-

io l le el i e co e of e io -al dynamics.

These areas will be within a frame-work of a legally established terri-

The Special Economic Zone is open o ulti ec o l cti itie

u i l cti itie e elop e of p oce i cti itie p o uc processing (manufacturing and import ub ti utio o e ci l cti itie ou e ol

and commercial)• Tourism sector (tourism industry)

c• Fisheries sector (processing and export)

cti i of po lo i tic maintenance• Real estate business and construc-tio e i l

fo tio ec olo

Strategies for the development and modernization of the infrastructure:

e u e o opti i e e o of oo

• Encouraging the emergence of inte-e lo i tic e ice ope o

• Establishment of an agency for the e elop e of lo i tic

• Development of a training program i e el of po lo i ticThe activities of the logistics sector will include:

e cti itie of co i e• The transport of goods

e i ibutio of foo co o i-tie• Building Materials

An area for economic activity that provides businesses with the best conditions for their investments


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o i l e ti ic i i ple e e in a set of integrated development

ctio e e e elop e ctio are oriented towards the develop-

e of loc l po e ti l i i o ccou ocio eco o ic peci citie

of e i e e e io of e cou -tries.

co ju ctio i e Doing Busi-ness Report and the support of the program for economic development of e u o itie e e bli e of e i e of ill be jo ool fo i p o i e po itio of

Djibouti i e bu i e cli e

We are in the course of implement-

i e of cti itie e po i po o e elop lo i tic

infrastructure which will be relat-e o po tio ub e

e elop e of lo i tic p o- e pe fo ce of e lo i tic

sector is not as high as compared to ei bo i cou ie ole

i e i i e e i e e but it has a strong development po-e ti l fo e cou

e objecti e i o i i e co -petiti e e of e po i po of Djibouti ic i c itic l fo i -taining its market share in the area of import and export in the region and for maintaining the growth of its

Mohamed Obakar BililisSpecial Economic Zones (NFPA)

cti itie ic e e eco o ic heart of the country.

We currently envisage several devel-op e e ie fo e i e e regions of the country.

e o ou i b i i e -e c p ci i i i i e ec o i f uc u e

e uip e c b i o e e io and the whole country elements re-

ui e fo e up loc l e elop-ment.

Activities in the northeastern region:

• establishment of an industry of min-i p oce i e l pe li e gypsum ...)

e up ce e fo c o

e e i of i cti itie fo tio of i c o

i u i l i

e ci boo ti c o bo -der trade with Ethiopia through the port infrastructure and services.

• Strengthen the tourism sector

Activities in the southern region:

• The site of the southern region is favorable for the development of i u i l uf c u i co -

e ci l cti itie

• introducing a special economic zone for the processing of local products buil i e i l le e p o-

ce i ell o e e e i i u ie ce e buil i e i l etc.).

• development of commercial cross-border trade with Ethiopia and Somalia


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I would like to present the various oppo u itie fo i e e i e eleco u ic tio ec o e i

i e Republic of Djibouti

Djibouti eleco i e o l ele-co u ic tio ope o i Djibou-ti i e i e ope ti o opol i Djibouti p i e c c e and 100% of its shares belong to the state.

e efo e e ue tio to focus on is the issue of integrated public monopoly and opening op-po u itie fo i e e

In spite of the apparent inconsisten-c c e u e ou e o -ernment has the consent to promote

genuine investment in this sector. For example these may include:

• partnership with private marine ca-ble co o tiu

• partnerships with 1 TIERS investors i e el of eleco li

p le e el u i eleco co po-tio

p e ip i Djibouti D e e p i e co p e i e e i Djibouti

for the establishment of a data center on world standard

• local partners (Mobicash (e-payment) o eco e eti

• license call center provided by the government

ll e e e ple o e optio

Aboubaker Houmed AboubakerDirector and Fixed Networks (Djibouti-Telecom)

ope fo i e o e o e Dji-bouti eleco i ee i p e ip for the new submarine cable proj-ects as AAE1 SMWE5.

Re i e p i ti tio lib-e li tio of e eleco e D i co u ic ti i i e with the responsible Department of eleco u ic tio

I think that the market opening could b i e l be e o e Djibouti cu o e i fo of i c e e ti -f ctio of e ice o e ccu-rate value for money.

lo of e o e bee e o ensure that our customers have not o l e be e ice bu ll e i ti services that exist in other countries.

The market opening could bring real benefits to the Djiboutian customer


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e u o itie fo e o e ee o e e cu e l i ple-e ti i e e o ie tio

e ie i o e o i c e e e co petiti e e of ou po o they can serve as hubs in the Horn Africa.

e eo e ic po itio of e e Republic of Djibouti i e i co -p ti e e ec u e of i Djibouti u i c e e e c p ci-

of i e i ti po e e ti e e e uic l c e ti e e l new special purpose ports.

These ports will have the advantage

of f cili ti e o of oo i-e i c tio of uppl e -

cti e e of e clie f ci a booming market of the COMESA region.

Djibouti i i peci l oo el tio i l loc e cou ie uc iopi ic i lo -

i p e e l i e-pe e ou u o i c e e the intra- and inter-regional econo-my.

I would also recall that the infra-uc u e of e po of Djibouti

i e ee of op i tic tio

u o ulti i oi o p -ticip e i e u e co uc-tio of e i e tio l i po i Djibouti e u oup

e bli e l ti p e ip i e Djibouti u o itie e

intend to contribute to the construc-tio of i po i f uc u e e on our experiences working in Dji-bouti oul li e o i e e i e o o u Djibouti eco o-

be ope fo c e ti pe o -l el tio ip co ce e o

key sectors. For investors from Ger-many the transmission of knowledge i p ticul c be i e e ti

el fo eco o ic cti itie

Aboubaker Omar HadiChairman, Authorities Ports and Free Zones

f c e e i e e ce i other ports in the region.

Four major ports are currently under co uctio ill oo co ple-

e e e i ti po e ice e extension of the road and rail infra-

uc u e i po cco p -i f c o fo e po i f uc u e accelerates also the regional devel-opment.

I would there like to invite German co p ie peci li e i iti e

cti itie o cti el p ticip e i the economic development of the Republic of Djibouti

Bruno BoucherAssociate Partner, Lufthansa Consulting

The geostrategic position of the Republic of Djibouti gives it a comparative advantage

Study Djibouti‘s economy and be open for creating per-sonal relationships


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Feedback from participantsCharles Huber

“The gateway to Africa in the east of the co ti e i c lle Djibouti e i p e e b e politic l ill fo e economic development of the country. A stable country with friendly people

o e e cti e i e e elop e of their own country. In all project meet-ings I have always found competent partners.”

Uwe Mülot

o c ie e e po ible e i po ible u l be e p e

Who would have thought it possible to e eco o ic co fe e ce i Dji-

bouti ic cco p ie b e -i c cul u l p o ic e u

a glimpse into this East African country.

e pe fec p ep tio e p oce-dure was a delight for all of us. The con-tacts and interests of the business com-

u i i Djibouti e e e o e c focu o u i ble coope tio

fo e be e of ll p tie u eli bili ill be e fou tio o e-

thing that we were already experienced on this trip by Ambassador Aden Mo-hamed Dileita. Not only the economic co fe e ce ell p ep e bu l o

e e ti e f e o p o i clu -ing tourist excursions.

bi ou o b o e Mohamed Dileita for the nice and loving c e u i ou i Djibouti e loo fo o co ti ue ou co c ic

e e c e e i Djibouti o i e ue f o Djibouti e elco e i ou

co p ti e

Barbara Schumacher

“The Economic Conference - with the Djibouti i e i i e i i -ters and decision makers from govern-

e bu i e ce ell a visit program at the Chamber of Com-merce and in free zones and ports was pe fec l o i e c pti e o o l e tic ll bu l o i e of co e o b e e i ti newly forged bilateral economic rela-tio

i pe ble e ti i cul u l e e i e e plo tio of Djibouti ci with its unexpected grandiose architec-u l i p e io i i e u i e -i e cu io i e tio

c l jou e ouc Islands - not only because of the scenic

i li e uc tio l cul u ll i -fo ti e ou i tic i f uc u l aspects but also with regard to import-

pe o l co c uc e o of Tadjourah.

o e ble u i ue e ti ele co i e of b o Aden Mohamed Dileita - from profes-io l p ep o e e i bu e li u ic e pe o l ui -

ce of e ele tio o e e tio o e c p ticip of e ele tio

e o e o follo up of e e ul -ing business contacts.

e e e i e l pu ue objecti e of

Barbara Brezger

“A journey with many impressive en-counters and surprises

The contact with the Embassy of Djibou-ti c e i o bei ou ou p tici-p tio i e De elop e D i e li

ou e i iti ti e of our former Federal Minister for Eco-

o ic oope tio De elop e Mr. Dirk Niebel. To my delight and sur-p i e e p ticip of ou co -

o i io ip o Djibouti i e i c e e olutio o e olutio fo e i epe e e ctio of i i e f o e water with the help of wind and solar e e e o p e e tio o the Development Day last year I was

pp o c e b e be e e -plo ee of e Djibouti b i e -li i e e po e Djibouti ee ou o l e co e tio

was able to talk with Ambassador Aden-Mohamed Dileita. I gladly accepted the i i tio of e b o o el o Djibouti i o e o e if e e e that there is a market for our plants in Djibouti o f ie ip el tio -ships developed that extend far beyond this trip.”

cti e i e o oo ui e naturally in the foreground - and at the e of e i i e p ticip e

o e oul i e i Djibouti

All the more impressive was the interest of the Ambassador in arts and culture.

e e eeti i e o l i -e tio ll e pe ie ce p ofe io l

ti of Djibouti e i i e e o i u io e co e tio o ti -

ul ti e citi ill be bu with profound and complex research

o fo e public tio of e e i e ticle bou i e o i pe o -

ality.”

Dirk Niebel

e ele tio ic bee well-prepared by the Embassy of Dji-bouti i e li o f p o i e e with new impressions even though I vis-i e e cou fo e i ti e e

itio l oppo u i o ol bil e l politic l l i e i i e of i-nance and the Advisor to the President was certainly a good basis for further coope tio


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Willfried Ten Elsen

“I am glad to tell you that it was a very i e e ti ip uc

o ticul l i e e ti e e e docks. Everything was organized to our co ple e ti f ctio

Hans-Peter Feix

Djibouti e ll bu be utiful e-way to East Africa -

i of ll o i celle c -b o Dilei i e o i

e e pl elf c i ci job fo e co clu io of i eeti i was a unique achievement for which I am very grateful. His Excellency Ambas-sador Dileita even managed to bring all

e e eci io e f o e i e Minister to the Director of the Cham-be of o e ce ble o i cu fu e ep e u el be e e l o f o e oo epu tio of e e -mans and the German economy in par-ticul o i fu e cti i-tie ill e e e f o e co fe e ce focu e o ue tio el e o

health. Together with Prof. Dr. Lichte-e e f o i e li e

opportunity to visit two hospitals in Djibouti u p i e o otice o the small country tries to ensure a rea-sonable supply of medical services for its residents with quite limited funds. oul li e o e p e i tio

fo i e peci ll e Republic of Djibouti itio ll o e c e of efu ee e peci ll f o o il po eou l eci e o o e pe -o l co ibutio fo e i p o e e

of medical care by giving lectures on the p e e tio of ce i i e e i u-tumn. I am sure that I will be joined by some doctors.Djibouti i oo e ple i f ic

e cou i ble ecu e p o -pe ou i i tio fo e e economy to invest here and now. Dji-bouti i e e o f ic

Anna Thiersch

il e ill e e tio -al was very pleased about the visit of Mr. Ambassador and the conference p ticip i e ece l co ple e

il e ill e i jou i u -ed on the northern shore of the Gulf of

jou o e i e i lb l po e ic e e of Djibouti ille where a training center with the focus

Claudia Maier

i i oul be e tio e e ele tio pe fec l o i e

e cee e e pec tio e co c and business partners at the conference were excellent and the interest of the co fe e ce p ticip i e iou l ti bu i e co c e po -iti e e electio of e co fe e ce p ticip p ticul l ucce ful so that the trade talks could take place in a very structured and purposeful way. The support by Ghorfa and repre-e ti e of e f ic e ei l o

very helpful and took care of individual needs.

p ticul e ip o jou e i p e i e e peci ll c l

i i u l be u bu l o e i i o il e ill e of cou e

e e citi bo ip o l ouc Because of the program I got a com-p e e i e o e ie of e cou i

uc u e li i co itio

p ticul e i i o e po e ee o e jou o o e

pl e po f cilitie p o i e o e i p e io of e e po e ti l fo

development of this country.

I was impressed by the commitment i io of e Djibouti o e -

e i e el of e e ble e e

o l i ecti e eci io fo cli-mate-neutral and green energy policy of

e fu u e u p i e e po iti el e e i ti e e e ou ce of e cou can be put to good use.

With regard to the extreme poverty in e cou o e i p e io e l i o e e o ci l Dji-

bouti i o l co i e o i p o e li i co itio fo i citi e

l e e po iti e i l i e e of e uc tio l bo ell i e e policy.

The planned and partly started projects i i f uc u e i i e e -ergy in the country contribute to a posi-ti e eco o ic e elop e u i p o e e of e li i co itio of

e popul tio fou o be e po iti e

ep e e ti e of ol b I have made good contacts and could

e e e e co c i p ticul by the outstanding commitment of Am-bassador Mohamed Aden Dileita. AS So-l bec u e of e ele tio e e iou i e tio o p o o e e u e of ol e e i Djibouti o e li e

e p ojec e e e i ue of u -tainability is AS Solar Key Components for a successful „green“ future in Djibou-ti o e i p e io i i l o

e e i e of Djibouti

on e-learning for adolescents and young ul i bei buil e co uctio of

the center is supported by the German government and the German Shipown-e oci tio clo e coope tio be ee ep e e ti e of e e -

Djibouti eco o i e i ol e e of oci l o i tio

such as SOS Children’s Villages will help o i p o e pe e l e ecti el

e eco o ic i u tio u e li -i co itio of e e i i i u l pe o on-site.”

Ana Lucia Lind

“I would like to extend my thanks to you fo ou i i tio ou e celle job i le i e i o ic ele tio

ip o Djibouti ul o o o be p of e ele tio ou

presence and the presence of your team (Your wife Jasmine a wonderful and

e pe o ou i -cent assistant Elena) made the business

ele tio ip u i ue i co p -ble f o i e o e of e be ele-

tio ip e elle i o e e past years.

o e ou ciou e ce e tio o e c of e ele tio

e be e Djibouti e co-o ic o fe e ce e e ue e i e e of Djibouti o c ui e e e tio l i e -


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Franca Schwarz R

“The cross-industry-economic confer-e ce i Djibouti p ofe io ll o -nized and carried out. The BGR was part of e l e e ele tio e

e of e co fe e ce o o e e focu o e e i f -

uc u e o ic e R c p o i e ub ti l co ibutio

Djibouti e e e l o ee

u e of i o o e tic p o uc i the service sector and aims to strength-en its role as a trading center between its East African neighbors and world

e e u e of e i i c eo-e l po e ti l i e e io coul

co ibu e o i o e e i po-e ti l e i l o u ouc e u til o e o l po e ti l lo e f ic Ri e i e ti e o be

about 15 000 MW.Since several years the BGR supports partner countries in East Africa in at-

cti public p i e i e o o develop their geothermal resources.

u e o e e R l o i e Re-io l eo e l oo i tio i

of e f ic io i e c e tio o i tio of eo e l e ul -

tio i e c e of eo e l f cil-ity. As responsible Department Head at

e R p e e e e cti itie of R in East Africa and pointed to the poten-ti l fo coope tio i Djibouti p of the “Session Energy & Water” during

e eco o ic co fe e ce i DjiboutiMy thanks to all who have contributed with their great commitment to a suc-cessful conference.”

tors for the country and demonstrates e po e of eco o ic el tio ip

i ep i i e e o e elop e cou eco o ic pl e-

mands. To have such a strong and pro-ucti e el tio ip i e i e -

tors is a great source of reassurance.

loo i o Djibouti eco o i i co e ce ee jo oppo u itie for investments. And I think the country possesses all resources to gain the inter-e of e i e tio l i e -tors.

ou o i e tio l b -e ci l e p io e about the investment and development of emerging market countries and have made a commitment to support the de-velopment of Africa over the past six e o f e e bee

bo e fo ou p ticip tio i elpi countries to sort the development of

ei i f uc u e u b i tio e -plo e e e uc tio

o eo e e e o ou e u e -e o i p o e Djibouti e i -

e o el tio e e e pl o fo f c ll p ticip of e el-

e tio bu i e ip ou o e e el co e ble o p I can do nothing but express the same

i tio

o clo e oul i li e o e p e ti u e o co ul e ou o

e e ble p o e ou e e o e e e bil e l el tio be-

ee e o e e of Djibouti German investors.

Please know that I hope for nothing but ou co ti ue ucce Do e i e

to contact me if I can be of your great support.”

Freude über das neue SOS-Kinderdorf in Tadschura.

SOS-medizinisches Zentrum in Uganda

Wir machen mehr, alsviele glauben!

• über 550 SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

• über 220 SOS-Kindergärten

• über 180 SOS-Schulen

• über 600 SOS-Zentren für Familienhilfe

• über 90 SOS-Ausbildungszentren

• 75 SOS-medizinische Zentren

• 16 SOS-Nothilfeprogramme

In 134 Ländern unterstützen wir so rund

1,5 Millionen Kinder und deren Angehörige

SOS-Kinderdorf

in Swasiland

SOS-Sozialzentrum Weißrussland

SOS-Hermann-Gmeiner-

Schule in Kambodscha

Ihre Unterstützung wirkt!www.sos-kinderdoerfer.de

SOS-Familienhilfe in Indien

SOS-Nothilfe in Syrien

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Die SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit haben in Tadschura und Balbala mit dem Bundes-ministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusam-menarbeit (BMZ) und dem Verband Deut-scher Reeder (VDR) neue Hilfsprogramme gestartet.

„Das ist eine europäische Küche“, freut sich die frisch gebackene SOS-Kinderdorfmutter Amina. Eine große Küche wird sie auch brauchen . In den nächsten Wochen wird sie zehn Kinder aufnehmen und ins Erwachsen-en leben begleiten.

Die SOS-Mütter wurden in langen Bewer-bungsgesprächen ausgewählt. Viele der Bewerberinnen bringen schon Erfahrung mit: „Ich habe davor schon ehrenamtlich mit Waisenkindern aus unserem Stadtteil gear-beitet“, erzählt Aicha. Seit Februar 2015 betreut sie zehn Kinder. Kinder wie Ibrahim: Sein Vater ist gestorben und seine Mutter lebt in einer anderen Stadt. Bisher lebte er mit seinem Bruder bei einem Onkel, der selbst fünf Kinder hat. „Hier habe ich mein eigenes Bett“, freut er sich, „und kann jeden Tag zur Schule gehen.“

Neben dem SOS-Kinderdorf wurde noch ein SOS-Kindergarten gebaut sowie ein Spielplatz und Sportplatz mit der Unterstüt-zung von Tadschuras Sultan Abdoulkader Houmed. „Was für eine tolle Aufgabe wir haben !“, f reut s ich auch Dorf le i ter Al iAboubaka, „Sich um kleine Kinder kümmern! Jeder, egal wo: Menschen lieben das.“

Im SOS-Kindergarten können seit Februar 2015 rund 120 Kindern im Alter von drei bis sechs Jahren spielen und lernen: Hier lernen sie das Alphabet und üben einfache Rechen-aufgaben. So fällt ihnen der Einstieg in die Grundschule leichter.

Das SOS-E-Learning-Zentrum Balbala

Rund 200 Kinder und Jugendliche profi -tieren vom breiten Bildungsangebot des E-Learn ing-Zentrums in Dschibuti. Die Ein-richtung umfasst drei Klassenräume mit modernen Computerarbeitsplätzen und In-ternetanbindung. Das Zentrum wurde von den SOS-Kinder dörfern weltweit in Zusam-menarbeit mit dem Verband Deutscher Reeder (VDR) und dem Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung gebaut und fi nanziert. Mit die-sem Projekt soll in die Zukunft der Jugend vor Ort investiert werden. Denn über 60 Pro-zent der Bewohner Dschibutis sind jünger als 25 Jahre. Für viele Jugend liche fehlt eine Perspektive. Ohne Weiter bildung müssen sie sich als Tagelöhner, Ziegen hirten oder als schlecht bezahlte Haus haltshilfe verdingen.

Im E-Learning-Zentrum lernen sie ihre ersten Bewerbungen schreiben. Wenn sie die Computer-Einführungen hinter sich haben, können sie Sprachkurse absolvieren und s ich übers In ternet in formieren. D ie SOS-Mitarbeiter richten die Lehrpläne auf die in Dschibuti benötigten Berufsanforde-rungen aus. Maritime Arbeits plätze stehen ganz oben auf der Wunsch-Liste. „Zu-sammen mit dem VDR teilen wir die Vision, dass eines Tages Seeleute aus Balbala auf einem deutschen Handelsschiff anheuern werden“, erklärte der Vorstand der SOS-Kin-derdörfer weltweit, Dr. Wilfried Vyslozil, bei der Eröffnung.

www.sos-kinderdoerfer.deSpendenkonto: IBAN: DE22 4306 0967 2222 2000 00GLS Bank

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