African Arguments published on 15 March 2023 a commentary titled "Djibouti Fiddles Amid the Scramble for the Red Sea" by Amina S. Chire, May Darwich, Jutta Bakonyi, and Abdirachid M. Ismail.
The authors discuss the competition between Dubai Ports World and China Merchants Group, where the Chinese company prevailed, to develop port infrastructure in strategically located Djibouti.