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A migrant boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti on October 8, killing at least 139, including 15 children. Eighty-four remain missing, and over 80 Ethiopian survivors are receiving aid. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) attributes the sinking to overcrowding, calling it one of the deadliest incidents on the route to Yemen.
A migrant boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti on Oct. 8, killing at least 139, including 15 children. Eighty-four remain missing, while over 80 Ethiopian survivors receive aid in Obock. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) attributes the sinking to overcrowding and warns the death toll may rise as unverified bodies are recovered.
At least 139 people, including 15 children, died after a boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off Djibouti on October 8. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) attributes the sinking primarily to overcrowding. As of October 12, 84 individuals remain missing, while over 80 survivors, all Ethiopian nationals, are receiving medical care in Obock. The death toll may rise as authorities verify additional bodies recovered by migrants.
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and 84 remain missing after a boat carrying 305 people capsized near Obock, Djibouti, on the night of October 8-9. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed that 82 Ethiopian survivors were rescued and are receiving medical care. This incident is among the deadliest on the Bab el-Mandeb route, which saw over 900 deaths or disappearances in 2025. IOM officials noted that overcrowding was a primary cause of the sinking, while regional instability in Yemen continues to drive migration despite the dangers.
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and 84 remain missing after a boat carrying 305 people capsized near Djibouti on Thursday night. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed that over 80 Ethiopian survivors were rescued and are receiving medical care in Obock. This incident is among the deadliest on the Bab el-Mandeb route, which saw over 900 deaths or disappearances in 2025. IOM officials noted that overcrowding was a primary cause of the sinking, while regional instability in Yemen continues to drive migration despite the dangers.
A migrant boat carrying 350 people capsized near Obock, Djibouti, on Thursday night, resulting in at least 109 deaths, including 15 children, with 116 individuals still missing. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 80 survivors, all Ethiopian nationals, were rescued and are receiving medical care. The vessel was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen, a route increasingly used by migrants from the Horn of Africa seeking safety and work in Gulf countries despite ongoing civil war and regional instability. IOM noted an 18% increase in people attempting this journey, with over 20,000 movements recorded from Ethiopia to Djibouti since September 10. This incident follows a similar tragedy in March 2026 where nine people died and 45 were missing, and comes amid a broader trend of rising maritime fatalities, with over 900 migrants dying or going missing on this route in 2025.
A rapid Houthi military advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has triggered a massive humanitarian crisis, displacing nearly 130,000 people in just weeks. Saudi-backed forces have responded with hundreds of airstrikes, while the Houthis launch drones and missiles at Saudi cities. Over 3,000 refugees have crossed the Bab al-Mandab strait to Djibouti in recent days, joining tens of thousands of others displaced since the 2022 truce collapsed.
Renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced 125,000 people since September, with 2,500 fleeing to Djibouti. UNICEF reports 19 child deaths and widespread service disruptions, while Djibouti warns its capacity is exceeded.
Houthi rebels have launched new drone and missile attacks on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia, escalating a conflict that has displaced over 85,000 people in Yemen. The Houthis now control the Bab el-Mandeb strait and are within 20 miles of a US military base in Djibouti. This escalation has driven oil prices up by more than $3 per barrel and raised questions about the activation of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement involving Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
Djibouti's incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh has been reelected to a sixth term in the April 2026 presidential election, extending his decades-long rule; he voted at a City Hall polling station in Mouloud as results confirmed another term for the presidency.
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh won a sixth term with 97.8% of the vote after a largely opposition-boycotted election; his sole challenger received 2.19%. The race followed a constitutional amendment removing the upper age limit for presidential candidates, extending Guelleh’s 27-year hold on power in a strategically important country that hosts foreign military bases and sits near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
A Boston judge blocked ICE deportation flights, leading to migrants being held in a shipping container at a Djibouti naval base under harsh conditions, amid legal challenges and concerns over their treatment and safety.
Deported migrants are being held in a converted shipping container at a U.S. military base in Djibouti under poor conditions, with limited resources and health risks, amid ongoing legal battles over their deportation to South Sudan.
A group of deportees and ICE officers are stranded in a converted shipping container in Djibouti after a court halted their deportation flight to South Sudan, with conditions causing illness and concerns over safety and treatment.
The article details how the Trump administration detained eight convicted criminals at a U.S. military base in Djibouti, attempting to deport them to South Sudan amid legal challenges and concerns over due process, highlighting the chaotic and controversial nature of the deportation efforts and their implications for constitutional rights.