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A bridge too far?

By Simeon Kerr in Djibouti

Published: August 6 2008 16:23 | Last updated: August 6 2008 16:23

Wedged between impoverished Ethiopia and lawless Somalia, and abutting pirate-infested shipping routes round the Horn of Africa, Djibouti (above) is known for little more than being one of the few remaining bases of the French Foreign Legion.

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