By Asha Elmi - Editor-in-Chief
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DJIBOUTI, 10 November 2026 — Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Tuesday toured the new Djibouti International Conference Centre, saying it would allow the country to host major meetings of national, regional and international importance, state news agency ADI reported.
"We are pleased that our country has acquired this infrastructure, a modern platform conducive to hosting major meetings," Guelleh told reporters after the visit.
"The acquisition of this centre gives our country the honour of hosting, in complete calm, meetings and discussions of national, regional and international significance," he added.
Guelleh, accompanied by all members of his government, visited the centre after a cabinet meeting, ADI said.
The centre, built to international standards, has a large plenary hall, a press gallery overlooking the debate floor, rooms for meetings of heads of state and government, staff offices and booths for interpreters, the agency said. It is also connected to its own generator.
ADI did not give the cost of the centre, who built or financed it, or when it will officially open.
Djibouti hosts the headquarters of the regional bloc IGAD and has hosted several regional summits.