As the Territory of the Afars and the Issas, it remained part of the French republic until 1977, when it gained independence
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| France took possession
of French Somali Coast in 1884. In 1967 it became the territory of the Afars and the
Issas. As the Territory of the Afars and the Issas, it remained part of the French republic until 1977, when it gained independence |
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Since independence Djibouti ( former territory of the Afars and the Issas) tried to remain neutral in conflicts between and within Ethiopia and Somalia.Djibouti is a tiny, impoverished republic situated just north of the Horn of Africa, on the strait of Bab el-Mandeb, the gateway to the Red Sea. It's bordered by Ethiopia, Somalia, and the newly independent nation of Eritrea. |