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Country Profile - Djibouti

The Republic of Djibouti, located in north-eastern Africa, lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Aden. It is bounded on the east by the Gulf of Aden, on the south-east by Somalia, on the south and west by Ethiopia and on the north by Eritrea.
It has an area of 23 201 km2. Djibouti consists principally of desolate, arid plateaus. The Gulf of Tadjoura forms a deep indentation in the country's coast. Inland lie several mountain ranges with heights of 1500 to 1800 m with a rugged plateau beyond.
Djibouti has one of the world's hottest and driest climates. The temperature at Djibouti City averages 26° C in January and 36° C in July. Annual rainfall ranges from less than 130 mm on the coast to about 380 mm in the mountains. Djibouti harbours potential Desert Locust breeding areas in the summer season in the area of Damerjog and during winter in the area of Dorra.
The Locust Control Unit is based in town at the Ministère de L’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de la Mer under the Crop Protection Section.
It is managed by one National Locust Coordinator responsible for survey and control matters, information management and training. The National Coordinator, who is at the same time Liaison Officer to the EMPRES/CR Programme is being assisted in his tasks by four plant protection technicians and six assistant staff.
 
 

Member Countries

Member Countries of the Organization are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Its Headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with country Control Reserve Bases in each of the Member Countries

Djibouti

Djibouti

The Republic of Djibouti, located in north-eastern Africa, lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Aden.
Sudan

Sudan

The Republic of the Sudan  , located in north-eastern Africa, lies almost entirely within the tropics between ...

Kenya

Kenya

The Republic of Djibouti, located in north-eastern Africa, lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Aden.
Somalia

Somalia

Federal Republic of Somalia is a sovereign state with its territory located in the Horn of Africa

Eritrea

Eritrea

Eritrea covers an area of 117,760 km2 and has a coastline of over 1,000 km. It is situated in the Horn of Africa ...
South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan ,officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa...

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia covers a total area of 1,104,300 km2 between ...
Tanzania

Tanzania

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains ...

Successful suppression and control of Desert Locusts in the main outbreak areas of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti has kept Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda free from locust invasion for the past five decades. This means improved food security by saving millions of tonnes of food as well as foreign exchange that would have been spent on importing food in the affected countries.

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