Djibouti

Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, is characterised by its arid climate and sparse population distribution. Most of its 1.1 million population, over 600,000 people, is concentrated in the capital city of Djibouti. The nation faces unique infrastructure challenges due to its geographical makeup with a lack of renewable energy resources and a largely underdeveloped telecommunications sector. However, Djibouti has made substantial strides in its digital infrastructure, hosting an extraordinary number of undersea fibre optic cables connecting East Africa with the rest of the world. This has earned it a strategic position in global telecommunications, serving as a digital gateway for East Africa. In the renewables sector, geothermal energy exploration has shown promise due to the country's location in the East African Rift System, an area with high geothermal potential. However, harnessing this potential requires significant technological and infrastructure investment.