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Families Divided: President Trump's Travel Ban Strands Some U.S. Citizens Abroad

1:08pm April 03, 2018

Trying to flee the war in Yemen, some U.S. passport holders are stuck in Djibouti due to slow immigration processes and the Trump administration's ban on travel from countries including Yemen.

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, ships carrying Chinese military personnel depart a port in Zhanjiang. The country dispatched members of its military to Djibouti on Tuesday to man its first overseas military base.

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China Dispatches Troops To Djibouti To Set Up Its First Overseas Base

1:54pm July 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The move is historic for Beijing, which has aimed to project a presence in Africa: "This base will support China's navy to go farther afield," state-run media say, "and it is of great significance."