Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's 1500 Metres Heats - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Djibouti's Ayanleh Souleiman, Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi and Sweden's Kalle Berglund cross the finish line REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh sits before addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Athletics - Diamond League - Paris - Stade Charlety, Paris, France - August 24, 2019 Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway's Filip Ingebrigtsen and Djibouti's Ayanleh Souleiman in action during the men's 1500m REUTERS/Charles Platiau 

Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh (L) arrives to attend a welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool 

Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 20 February 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS 

Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (L) shake hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (R) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 20 February 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS 

Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (L) speaks to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 20 February 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) speaks to his Djibouti counterpart Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (not pictured) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 20 February 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS 

Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2-L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (R) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 20 February 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS 

Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi (L), talks to Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti during the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 11, 2019.REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, arrives for the opening of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum after the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France November 11, 2018. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum after the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France November 11, 2018. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh is greeted by the French President Emmanuel Macron during the Paris Peace Forum after the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France November 11, 2018. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS 

Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf arrives to address during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 3, 2018. Andy Wong/POOL Via REUTERS 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 3, 2018. Andy Wong/POOL Via REUTERS 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh and China's President Xi Jinping walk to their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 2, 2018. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Abdel Fattah al-Sisi;Li Keqiang 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 2, 2018. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS 

Aboubaker Omar Hadi, Chairman of the Djibouti port, is seen before an interview with Reuters team at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Aboubaker Omar Hadi, Chairman of the Djibouti port, speaks during an interview with Reuters team at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Aboubaker Omar Hadi, Chairman of the Djibouti port, speaks during an interview with Reuters team at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Aboubaker Omar Hadi, Chairman of the Djibouti port, speaks during an interview with Reuters team at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Aboubaker Omar Hadi, Chairman of the Djibouti port, speaks during an interview with Reuters team at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Army Brigadier General William Zana (L), Deputy Commanding General for the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, greets U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he arrives for a briefing on Yemen at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Army Brigadier General William Zana, Deputy Commanding General for the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, greets U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he arrives for a briefing on Yemen at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pauses during remarks at a news conference with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pauses during remarks at a news conference with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Beach-goers watch as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson passes in his motorcade after meetings at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson passes near the Port of Djibouti in his motorcade as he departs following meetings at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a news conference with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf hold a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leads an entourage to his meeting with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, along with their delegations, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry Andre, delivers remarks as he meets with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf delivers remarks as he meets with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waves as he arrives at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives to meet with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives to meet with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Djibouti, March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh arrives for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh arrives for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

China's Premier Li Keqiang and Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

China's Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh speaks during a meeting with China's Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee