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Why is Djibouti not part of Somalia?

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This is Somalia minus Ogaden which is ethnically Somali but in Ethiopia (there have been three Ogaden Wars) & Djibouti which was controlled by France as a colony. read more

Djibouti occupies a total area of just 23,200 km 2 (8,958 sq mi). In antiquity, the territory was part of the Land of Punt and then the Kingdom of Aksum. Nearby Zeila (now in Somalia) was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. read more

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