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Old November 7th, 2011, 01:05 PM   #1
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New Djibouti port is “all about Ethiopia”

Afrik News–Ethiopia, Djibouti’s biggest port client, expects a boom in its import and export activities as Djibouti gets ready to construct a new port at Tadjoura to handle the growing demands of the landlocked Horn of Africa country. Djibouti Ports World has indicated that the new facilities have to be built in order to satisfy growing demands, especially due to the expansion of several economic sectors, particularly the agricultural sector. Nonetheless, the new port will handle everything with the exception of containers and fuel that run through specialised terminals, such as the Doraleh Port. The Tadjoura Port, according to Aden Ahmed Douale, chairman of the Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority, will handle general cargo, including livestock, fertilizers and grain. The move is also to keep a competitive edge with respect to other harbours in the region. But above all, “It will be another opportunity for Ethiopia,” Capital, an Ethiopian online newspaper quotes the official as saying. “It’s our biggest client and one of the largest countries on the African continent. More importantly, its economy is vastly growing. That type of country needs more than just one port” says Mr. Douale. “It is all about Ethiopia,” Aden Ahmed Douale confirms. “In the near future, the country will count over a hundred million people. For such a huge customer, one port is not sufficient.” Djibouti has attracted financial investments from several fellow members of the Arab League to develop the Tadjoura Port. Government institutions such as the Arab Fund, Kuwait Fund and Saudi Arabia Fund as well as the African Investment Bank (AIB) are expected to contribute to the project.
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Djibouti will start the construction of a new port in Tadjoura by the end of 2010. The Tadjoura Port will serve Ethiopia’s northern part and is expected to be operational within two years, according to DP World, a Dubai-based company that runs all port affairs in Djibouti.


A study on the future Tadjoura Port is currently being executed. It will be finished next month. After that, the project will be open for bids as to determine who is going to construct the new harbour.

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“It will be another opportunity for Ethiopia,” says Aden Ahmed Douale, chairman of the Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority. “It’s our biggest client and one of the largest countries on the African continent. More importantly, its economy is vastly growing. That type of country needs more than just one port.”

With growth in several fields, and especially the agricultural sector, DP World realizes that new facilities have to be built in order to be able to reply to the growing demand and to remain competitive to other harbors in the region. “It is all about Ethiopia,” Aden confirms. “In the near future, the country will count over a hundred million people. For such a huge customer, one port is not sufficient.”

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The Tadjoura Port will mainly focus on general cargo, such as livestock, fertilizers and grain. It will handle anything besides containers and fuel that run through the specialized terminals at the Doraleh Port.

Djibouti succeeded in attracting finances from several fellow members of the Arab League to invest in the Tadjoura Port. Government institutions such as the Arab Fund, Kuwait Fund and Saudi Arabia Fund as well as the African Investment Bank (AIB) will contribute to the ambitious project.

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Ethiopia will be connected to the new port through a so-called third corridor. Trucks transporting cargo will drive through the Djibouti border town of Bahlo. From there the route will intercept the road to Assab, that used to connect Ethiopia to one of its Eritrean seaports, and go all the way through Afar into the Tigray regional state.

While the road on Ethiopia’s side is already finished, the Djibouti part still has to be constructed. The construction is expected to start next year. “It will be a shorter route,” says Aden. “Trucks don’t have to go through Addis Ababa to reach the north anymore. It’s shorter, more efficient and therefore less costly, so a true advantage to everyone involved.”

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Djibouti currently has two corridors that connect landlocked Ethiopia to the Djibouti Port and thereby to its trading partners from Europe and Asia. The main corridor runs from Doraleh Port via Galafi to Addis Ababa. The second one heads south and enters Ethiopia through Guelile. From there it is connected to Dire Dawa.

There are not many trucks that use the southern corridor since the road from the Djibouti border to Dire Dawa is unpaved and therefore time consuming. Trucks heading south nowadays have no other option than go through Galafi to Awash and then reverse their direction back east to Dire Dawa.
This maneuver is also time consuming but at least more comfortable and less damaging to the trucks because of the asphalted road.

“What Ethiopia really needs for the future is a reliable railway,” says Aden. The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) is currently working on that. It contracted the Chinese Railway Corporation (CRC) last week to start reparations of the railway track between Addis Ababa and Me’eso.
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Construction was delayed, won't be operational by next year
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The new Tadjourah port will be completed with a road link to Ethiopia, have a look (in red):



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A rail link is also planned
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Interesting title on the first article.

I think the entire rail corridor needs to be revamped if this is to be successful btw.
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Old November 7th, 2011, 09:05 PM   #6
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This is the easiest decision the Djibouti government ever has to make. As long as other neighbors stay idle, Djibouti will cash in without competition.
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Good for Djibouti, but not so much for Ethiopia.
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The "all about Ethiopia" port isn't good for Ethiopia?
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I was talking about the lack of competition, meh.

Since there really isnt much of anything in the location where the port will be, then yea, its all about you guys. Sorry for the flub.
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Old November 8th, 2011, 05:12 AM   #10
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Le chef de l’Etat donne le coup d’envoi des travaux de la RN 11

Le Président de la république, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, a donné aujourd’hui le premier coup de pioche des travaux de construction de la Route Nationale N°11, reliant Tadjourah à Balho.

L’événement, célébré dans la liesse populaire a rassemblé aujourd’hui, au PK 9, l’ensemble des membres du gouvernement, le Président de l’Assemblée Nationale, Idriss Arnaoud Ali, des parlementaires, des représentants du Corps diplomatique, et des organisations internationales accréditées à Djibouti, ainsi qu’un parterre d’officiels issus de tous les horizons.

A noter également la présence d’invités de marque en l’occurrence le ministre koweitien des Travaux Publics et des Municipalités, le Dr. Fadl Safr Ali qui était à la tête d’une importante délégation dont notamment le Directeur général adjoint du Fonds Koweitien de développement Economique Arabe.

C’est une immense foule, provenant des différentes localités du district de Tadjourah qui s’est rassemblé ce matin, sur le terre plein du PK9 où démarreront, les travaux de la futur RN 11.

Cette marée humaine qui n’a eu de cesse d’acclamer le Président tout au long de la cérémonie a célébré l’événement dans l’euphorie.

Le Président a été accueilli à son arrivée sur le site par le Premier Ministre, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, et par le ministre des Transports et de l’Equipement, Ali Hassan Bahdon, en présence du Préfet de Tadjourah, Abdourazak Daoud.

Le Chef de l’Etat a fait ensuite le tour du site, rendant ainsi hommage à cette foule qui a salué ce projet d’envergure dont l’impact économique les touchent directement.

Les travaux de la Route Nationale N°11, financés par le Koweït à hauteur de 12 milliards de nos francs, s’étaleront sur 36 mois. Longue de 110 kilomètres et large de 9 mètres, la RN 11 reliera Tadjourah à Balho, via Randa et Dorra.


Cet axe routier aura non seulement le mérite d’accélérer et d’appuyer le développement économique et social dans la région, mais aussi d’exploiter de façon prépondérante leurs potentialités économiques et touristiques, d’où l’importance de l’initiative.

Le ministre koweitien des Travaux Publics et des Municipalités, le Dr. Fadl Safr Ali, qui a ensuite pris la parole, a transmis au Chef de l’Etat les salutations de l’Emir du Koweït, cheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Le Dr. Fadl Safr Ali, a par la suite réitéré les liens fraternels qui unissent les dirigeants et les peuples de deux pays.

Le ministre koweitien a déclaré que son pays est résolu à accompagner l’élan vers le développement de Djibouti, ajoutant qu’il priait Dieu Tout Puissant d’accompagner les efforts des autorités djiboutiennes.

Le ministre djiboutien des Transports et de l’Equipement qui a ensuite pris la parole a expliqué que les travaux de cette route s’inscrivent toujours dans le cadre de cette politique nationale de développement des infrastructures et plus particulièrement la réalisation de la plateforme du corridor Nord qui sera selon lui le 2ème corridor international reliant ainsi le futur port de Tadjourah à la RN 11.

Le ministre qui s’est accordé une brève parenthèse pour annoncer les projets d’envergures dont bénéficieront les districts du Sud du pays comme les routes Djibouti, Holl-Holl, Ali-Sabieh ou Dikhil, Assa-Eyla, Lac Abbé, est largement revenu sur la valeur stratégique régionale de la RN 11.

‘’ Cette route a une valeur stratégique régionale car elle dispose d’un hinterland nord éthiopien qui dépend aujourd’hui du Port de Djibouti pour ses exportations’’ a expliqué le ministre.

’’ Avec le futur port de Tadjourah, a-t-il souligné, cette route constituera un nouveau corridor avec l’Ethiopie qui donnera un essor important au développement économique de cette région’’.

Ali Hassan Bahdon a indiqué que ‘’ le projet de développement minier en cours constituera l’essentiel de l’export éthiopien utilisé par cette route’’.

Il a conclu que ‘’ l’événement qui nous rassemble aujourd’hui est d’autant plus important qu’il marque une nouvelle étape dans le développement économique du pays au même titre que la cérémonie de la pose de première pierre du Port de Doraleh’’.

C’est avec le sentiment du devoir accompli que le Chef de l’Etat s’est adressé à la population du district de Tadjourah déclarant d’emblée qu’il venait de s’acquitter d’une promesse qu’il avait lors des précédentes élections.

Sur ce, le Président de la république a aussitôt annoncé la pose de la première pierre du futur port de Tadjourah dans les mois à venir, provoquant les applaudissements de l’assistance.

Le Président Guelleh annoncé également ‘’ le lancement, dans le courant de l’année, des travaux de la ligne de chemin de fer reliant Sagallou à Mékelé via El-Dar’’.

Tadjourah doit retrouver sa splendeur d’antan, a dit le Chef de l’Etat qui a rappelé que ‘’la ville blanche, a derrière elle, une longue histoire de corridor commerciale avec l’Ethiopie’’.

‘’Jadis c’est par le port de Tadjourah que passaient les marchandises destinées à l’Ethiopie’’ a dit le Président.

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh a vivement remercié enfin le gouvernement et le peuple koweitien pour les efforts significatifs en faveur du développement socio-économique du pays.

‘’Une fois de plus, l’occasion qui réunit les deux pays confirme les liens solides qui unissent les deux pays’’ a dit le Chef de l’Etat qui a ensuite dévoilé la plaque de la RN 11 avec son hôte, en l’occurrence le ministre koweitien des Travaux Publics et des Municipalités, le Dr. Fadl Safr, sous les applaudissements de l’assistance.
They started the construction of the Tadjourah-Dorra-Balho road. That road will link the port of Tadjourah to Ethiopia.

The road is 110 km long and 9 meters wide. Will cost 12 billion Djibouti Franc
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FLOOD PROTECTION: TADJOURA PORT

THE PROJECT REGARDS THE DESIGN OF FLOOD CONTROL STRUCTURES IN THE AREA OF THE NEW PORT OF TADJOURA THAT IS LOCATED OVER THE MOST EASTERN PART OF THE ALLUVIAL FAN OF THE WADI WALLWALLÈ. THE WORKS CONSIST IN GABION WALLS AND EXCAVATED CHANNELS AND AIM TO PROTECT THE PORT AREA AGAINST FLASH-FLOODS THAT MAY OCCUR AFTER INTENSE RAINFALL EVENTS



The government of Djibouti is focusing on the development of the roads, ports airports and telecommunications of the northern area of the country in order to make Djibouti the hub of regional and international traffic. The extension of the port of Tadjoura is part of the Djibouti Government’s plan to develop the different regions of the country.

The location of the project area is west of the town of Tadjoura, extending for 1.5 km across the eastern part of the alluvial fan of Walwallè wadi. The proposed location offers the availability of a wide flat inland area but necessitates the realization of adequate protection works against the wadi floods.

In arid regions there are no perennial surface flows and the annual runoff volume is usually concentrated in the form of floods of short duration but considerable magnitude. When the intensity of the rainfall is extremely high, flash-floods characterized by rapid water level rise times, very high peak discharges and high sediment transport may occur.

A careful study was therefore carried out of the whole area involved, focused on the Walwallè drainage network and watershed morphology. Information about arid and semi-arid hydrology was taken from other Djibouti wadi data and from literature since there were very few rainfall data available for the Tadjoura region. Peak discharges and sediment transport capacity were estimated.

Based on these calculations, flood protection gabion walls and dug channels were properly designed to achieve the primary objective, namely to ensure that the potential for overtopping failure is minimized by adequately addressing the uncertainties associated with the hydraulics and sediment transport.

General criteria that were adopted to design the geometry of the protection works:

a single gabion wall (about 550 m long) was designed to address the flow of both wadi Walwallè and a minor tributary

the orientation between the flow directions and the dike alignment is as small as possible taking into account the presence of the port area downstream the wall

the channel for the initial diversion of the Walwallè wadi was designed with the broadest possible curve radius. Three gently sloped steps (about 50 m long each) and a large horizontal bed 225 m long downstream of the end of the wall serve to reduce flow velocity

the gabion wall anchors extend beyond the lateral limits of the fan, over a geologically inactive area for a length of 100 m

the gabion wall and the dug channel extend far enough to protect the whole project area

the channel runs at a minimum distance of about 20 m from the gabion wall in order to prevent toe scour

a drainage trench is necessary on the downstream side of the gabion wall since the structure is permeable

another gabion wall, 230 m long, is located on the western side of the port to further protect it and convey water to the sea

The design total height of the protection works, TH, that is the sum of the channel depth, CD, and the wall height, WH, is able to accommodate variable flowpaths and hydraulic characteristics, including potential sediment deposition associated with channel slope and width reductions.

Further specific information

The gabion wall design height, WH, varies between 4.5 m for the lower bend reach and 2.5 m for the anchor reach. The cross-section area of the wall varies in the range of 11-16 m3/m.

Galmac box gabions mesh type 6x8, were chosen as the basic unit to form the protection wall. The basket dimensions are (L x W x H) 2 x 1 x 1 m and the mesh wire diameter is 2.7 mm and is made of steel galvanized with Galmac (Zn-Al5% alloy). Mattress gabions with dimensions of (L x W x H) 4 x 1 x 0.5 m form a continuous blanket of protection that protrudes at the base of the wall. Important issues during the construction phase are rock filling and lacing operations of the gabions to minimize infiltration and to guarantee the global stability of the structure.

Project: Consultancy Services for Techno-Economic, Preliminary and Detailed Designs and Preparation of Tender Documents for the Port of Tadjoura - Flood Protection Works
Location: Tadjoura, Djibouti
Client: Ministère de l’Equipement et des Transports of the Republic of Djibouti
Cost of Works: €3,000,000
Services: Preliminary and Detailed design
Period: 2010-2011
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31/10/2011 - M. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh s’est entretenu avec son homologue éthiopien au sujet du projet de ligne ferroviaire Tadjourah-Mekele

Accompagné d'une forte délégation, le ministre de l'Economie et des Finances, chargé de l'Industrie et de la Planification, M. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, a effectué vendredi 28 octobre dernier une visite de travail à Addis Abeba, capitale de la République Fédérale d'Ethiopie.

La mission djiboutienne comprenait notamment l'ambassadeur de Djibouti accrédité en Ethiopie, Mohamed Idriss Farah, le directeur du financement extérieur au ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, Almis Mohamed Abdillahi, et le conseiller technique Mohamed Khaireh Robleh du ministère de l’Equipement et des Transports.

Au cours de son séjour, le ministre de l’Economie, M. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, a rencontré son homologue éthiopien. L’entrevue a permis aux deux personnalités politiques de passer en revue l’état de la coopération bilatérale entre les deux pays.

Les discussions ont essentiellement porté sur le projet de chemin de fer qui reliera Tadjourah à Mekele. Ce chantier d’envergure s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'intégration régionale et vient compléter le développement des infrastructures nationales tels que le port de Tadjourah et la route Tadjourah-Balho.

Les deux ministres ont cependant débattu des modalités de mobilisation des ressources financières et des conditions de mise en place d’une délégation commune, censée prochainement se rendre en Inde où ses membres djiboutiens et éthiopiens soumettront le projet de ligne ferroviaire Tadjourah-Mekele aux autorités compétentes indiennes.

Par ailleurs, dans le cadre de cette mission, le grand argentier djiboutien s’est également entretenu avec le représentant d' Exim Bank à Addis Abeba.

En marge de ces réunions de travail, M. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh a rencontré le président de la banque africaine de développement avec lequel il a soulevé l'interconnexion électrique djibouto-éthiopienne et le projet de géothermie, financés par le bailleur de fonds africain.

Saisissant l’occasion, le banquier Donald Kaberuka a assuré le ministre Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh de la disponibilité et de l'intérêt de son institution au développement du potentiel géothermique djiboutien.

C’est dire combien ce projet forme avec l'interconnexion électrique djibouto-éthiopienne et la future ligne ferroviaire Tadjourah-Mekele des modèles d’intégration régionale.
Finance minister in visit to Ethiopia to discuss with counterpart on Tadjoura-Mekelle rail line
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There is also a new plan by the Djiboutian government to build a port in Tadjourah, northern Djibouti, the successful completion of which Meles’s administration is keen to see.

“Ethiopia is cooperating with Djibouti on the new port of Tadjourah,” Meles told Parliament. “We are working on a railway line to this port.”

The Gulf of Tadjourah has historically been a significant outlet to the central part of Ethiopia, entirely handling the trade of Shewa and Aussa, according to historian Richard Pankhurst.

Emperor Menelik had used this outlet to import arms and merchandise from his base in Ankober, located 450km (aerial distance) from Tadjourah.
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What will be the harbour capacity (tons & TEU) ?
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What will be the harbour capacity (tons & TEU) ?
Aucune idee ...Pour le moment y'a tres peux d'infos disponible..
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Projets de Port de Tadjourah et de route Tadjourah-Balho

Une tournée de chantiers au nord

Des hautes personnalités djiboutiennes et des experts issus des rangs du Fonds arabe de développement économique et social(FADES) ont hier visité ensemble le site d’accueil du futur port de Tadjourah et l’itinéraire du projet de tronçon routier bitumé reliant la ville blanche à celle de Mekelé de l’autre coté de la frontière en Ethiopie.

Conduite par le ministre de l’Equipement et des Transport, M. Mohamed Moussa Ibrahim, une forte délégation s’est rendue hier à Tadjourah au nord du pays.

Celle comprenait notamment le ministre de l’Habitat, de l’Urbanisme et de l’environnement, M. Hassan Omar Mohamed, le conseiller du Président de la République pour les investissements, M. Fahmi Ahmed El Hag, le directeur général du Port de Djibouti, M. Saad Omar Guelleh, et des membres d’une mission du Fonds arabe de développement économique et social(FADES) de passage au pays.

Le cortège s’est tout d’abord rendu sur le site d’accueil du futur port de la ville blanche qui sera selon toute vraisemblance desservi par le tronçon de route qui reliera Tadjourah à l’Ethiopie.

Notons que le projet de port à Tadjourah est financé par le FADES à hauteur de 61 millions de dollars US. Rappelons aussi que chantier d’envergure sera réalisé sur un site maritime en eau profonde, situé à l’entrée de la ville de Tadjourah.

Après cette première étape, les personnalités djiboutiennes et les visiteurs de marque, issus des rangs du FADES, se sont déplacés jusqu’au tronçon du nouveau projet de route qui reliera le port de Tadjourah à la ville de Mekelé en Ethiopie.

Il importe de souligner que les travaux de construction de la route Tadjourah-Balho ont démarré après que le Président de la République, M. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, ait posé la première pierre au début de l’année 2011.

Ces visites de terrain ont permis aux experts du FADES de s’informer auprès des maîtres d’œuvres sur l’évolution de différents chantiers en cours d’exécution. Au terme de la tournée d’hier au nord, les principaux concernés se sont dits satisfaits de leurs prises de contact avec les autorités locales.

Lesquelles n’ont pas manqué de mettre en exergue l’importance que revêt l’aboutissement de ces projets pour le développement social et économique des régions au nord du pays.

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Djibouti signs $36 mln port loan with AFESD

DJIBOUTI Dec 13 (Reuters) - Djibouti on Tuesday agreed a $36 million loan to build a new port and expand the business upon which the tiny country's economy relies, a government minister told Reuters.

Djibouti serves as a port for its landlocked neighbour Ethiopia, which accounts for about 70 percent of traffic.

"The port project of Tadjourah aims to decongest the current Djibouti-Ethiopia corridor including the port of Doraleh, whose traffic continues to grow since it opened on February 7, 2009," Amarah Ali, budget minister, told Reuters.

The loan was secured from the Kuwait-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the minister said.

Ali said the total cost of the port would be $61 million. The Saudi Fund for Development has already lent $25 million.

Tadjourah will be Djibouti's third port.

The country in October announced plans to spend $330 million on expanding its biggest port, an exercise that is expected to be complete by 2014 and to increase the cargo throughput.

Port of Djibouti, run by Dubai's DP World, is the lifeblood of an economy with few natural resources and little industry.

Djibouti hosts France's largest military base in Africa plus a major U.S. base, and the port is used by foreign navies patrolling busy shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia to fight piracy.
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I hope Djibouti gets started on the rail to Tadjoura as well. The Ethiopian side, up to the border, is supposed to be completed by 2015 if all goes according to plan.
What's the population size of the city? I imagine that it's going to be overwhelmed by Ethiopians traders and truckers when the port starts operating at full capacity.
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