Djibouti Stories

A (very) short story about the time I was mugged in East Africa.

One man's intricate ring becomes another's folly in this short strange tale of a dead man who was unable to rest in peace.

Testaments du ciel ou confessions dans le ciel devrais-je dire ? Dans Testaments du ciel l'auteur Rachid Hachi a réussi avec prouesse à dépeindre Djibouti avec exactitude dans ses moindres ruelles en faisant ainsi de cette ville un personnage à elle seule, à brosser une jeune génération djiboutienne dans toute sa complexité entre tradition et modernité, leurs ambitions et leurs désillusions sur fond d'un vol de la compagnie nationale Air Djibouti qui vient de reprendre son envol. Le livre se lit d'une traite. Les confessions des principaux personnages, acte de désespoir deviennent une délivrance au fil des pages. Le roman est également empreint de la tradition musulmane, celle de la bienfaisance à travers la présence du cheikh, du célèbre hadith du messager (ASWS), mais également le souhait d'absolution 'des pêcheurs' qui ont avoué. Pourtant 'ces pêcheurs' sont plus victimes de malchance que des coupables et des personnes malintentionnées. On viendrait même à leur souhaiter un dénouement plus heureux. C'est ce que laisse peut-être entendre la fin de ce roman... Dr Djaltou Aboubaker

❝not even the stars can match your eyes❞ ❃ Nala Abshir has always wanted a family of her own, or so she was told. When a chain of events ensure that threaten to detonate her perfectly mapped out life, she turns to an unlikely ally, the young and charismatic Iimaan Souheb whom she finds herself inexplicably drawn to, despite being married. Secrets come to light and when her life comes crashing down, she is forced to face reality. The woman she had been or the woman she was forced to be? They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?

The Gatekeeper's Daughter ​Fadumo is seventeen, sharp, and trapped. Living in the searing heat of Djibouti City, she's surrounded by two things: the dusty, protective tradition of her veteran dock worker father, and the vast, chaotic world sailing into the massive port. Her father preaches safety and roots, but Fadumo hears only invitations in the chatter of foreign languages. ​With a secretly purchased shortwave radio and a gift for interpreting intent, Fadumo steps into the perilous, high-stakes world of international trade. She quickly earns a reputation as 'Lughad'-The Language-a brilliant, young translator who smooths over cultural bumps and costly confusion. But her secret hustle soon forces her to confront the real chaos of the port: a whispered deal involving a shady shipment marked 'Agricultural Tools.' Fadumo must use her hard-won intelligence, not brute force, to outsmart the smuggler and prove to her father that modern ambition isn't a threat to integrity-it's the only way to truly unlock the gates to her own future

I do not intend any story to insult any country or touch upon its history. So, if a country appears in the role of the villain or something like that, I hope you do not take it seriously. This is just a story in the end, and its only purpose is entertainment.