Djibouti
Question # 1 Who live in Djibouti?
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/djibouti-population/
About 1 million people live in Djibouti.
City Djibouti city Ali ‘Sabieh Tadjoura Obock
People 600,000 40,000 22,000 18,000
http://www.geonames.org/DJ/largest-cities-in-djibouti.html http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/djibouti-population/cities/
Most frequently spoken languages by people, who live in Djibouti: French. Arabic. Somali. Afar. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html
Question # 2 What innovation is happening in Djibouti?
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-djibouti/
The Doraleh Container Terminal is being built in Djibouti
http://www.ccecc.com.cn/ helps finance the construction of 2 airports in Djibouti: One in Ali-Sabieh in the South. One in the North of Djibouti.
http://af.reuters.com/article/djiboutiNews/idAFL6N0UZ0PO20150120 http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/chinas-experiment-in-djibouti/
In 2016, http://www.crecg.com/ completed a USD 3.4 billion rail project which links Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti.
https://rising-powers.com/2016/09/28/the-new-ethiopia-djibouti-rail-link/
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-djibouti/
More railroads are being built in Djibouti.
http://web.dpworld.com/ and http://www.bmmigroup.com/ are among investors investing in the development of Djibouti.
http://www.africa-business.com/features/djibouti-business.html
In Djibouti, there is a large housing development potential.
http://blogs.redcross.org.uk/international/2014/05/life-in-djibouti-how-do-you-survive-in-a-country-with-no-rain/
In 2020, all energy needed in Djibouti will come from clean energy sources - including 1. solar energy. 2. wind energy. 3. geothermal energy. http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/untapped-potential-authorities-seek-exploit-renewable-energy-potential-boost-self-sufficiency-and
A solar project the Grand Bara desert, in the south of Djibouti, is undertaken by http://www.greenenesys.com/
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2016/01/21/africa-djibouti-announces-300-mw-solar-project-as-part-of-100-renewable-future-goal_100022894/
In Djibouti, there is very strong potential to make Internet available for more people. Less than 20% of the people have access to the internet. https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/djibouti http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm#dj
There are 65 members of parliament in Djibouti. There are almost 3 times as many ministers in Djibouti as in Switzerland.
http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=672066251&Country=Djibouti&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_(Djibouti)
The government of Djibouti works to increase enrolment rates of children in primary schools. In 2002, 43% of primary-aged children were enrolled in formal schooling. That increased to 66% in 2006 and 71% in 2009. http://borgenproject.org/success-education-djibouti/
In Djibouti, there is a huge potential to strengthen education. Half of the people can neither read or write.
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21696512-everyone-wants-piece-djibouti-its-all-about-bases-superpowers