Djibouti opened a $64 million port on Thursday, the third of four ports designed to boost the tiny Horn of Africa nation's position as a trading hub, its ports authority said. Djibouti Ports and Free ...

From a distance, one may confuse the shores of Lake Asal in Djibouti with a beach. But the lake has never had swimming activities.

Djibouti is also home to Lake Assal, which holds the world's largest salt reserve and is the second-saltiest water body, after the Don Juan Pond in Antarctica.

The geological marvel that is Lake Assal is Djibouti’s principal source of salt and has become a meeting point for ancient tradition and modern economics.

Modern life fails to intrude on Djibouti’s ‘White Gold’ miners Home to more than six million tonnes of salt, camel caravans still take the precious resource to Ethiopia.

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Djibouti's saline Lake Assal lies 155m below sea level, making it the lowest point in Africa. It is used for quarrying salt Djibouti's media environment is dominated by the state.

Djibouti has opened the Port of Ghoubet with the main aim of making it a key terminal for salt exportation, with a capacity of five million tonnes, to the world from Lake Assal, one of the lowest ...

Djibouti is also home to Lake Assal, which holds the world's largest salt reserve and is the second-saltiest water body, after the Don Juan Pond in Antarctica.