- Where's the only US military base on the African continent?
- Where is the only current port available for Ethiopia, the world's most populous landlocked country?
- Where do a couple of thousand French soldier still furnish the military for its tiny former colony?
- Answer: Djibouti.
This strategically located little piece of real estate, in a rough neighborhood, is not exactly a prime tourist destination but I had a couple of free days after exploring Ethiopia and anxiously awaiting my entry into Iraq.
Not especially exciting or bustling Menelik Square in the center of Djibouti city. |
Does the State Department require U.S. Embassies to be big, ugly, lifeless, unimaginative, bland boxes all over the world? |