DJIBOUTI GIVES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ONE WEEK TO LEAVE OR FACE DEPORTATION. (PHOTO).

Djibouti gives illegal immigrants one week to leave or face deportation Djibouti said Wednesday it would soon begin deporting "illegally present" foreigners, calling on them to leave the migration hub before the end of April, AFP reported. Many foreigners come to the Horn of Africa country to attempt the perilous journey across the Red Sea to wealthy Gulf countries in unseaworthy and overcrowded boats. In 2024, at least 558 people died while attempting the crossing, according to the United Nations. The interior ministry had already "invited those illegally present in our country to leave" by the end of April, Alexis Mohamed, advisor to President Ismael Omar Guelleh, told AFP, without saying how many people that involved. The decision "responds primarily to security and health concerns," Mohamed said. The coastal state is one of the least populated countries in Africa with roughly one million inhabitants, and is a haven of stability in the often-troubled r...