Djibouti has called on the international community for support as it copes with a growing number of people fleeing the war in Yemen.
As Paris announces the deployment of military assets to Saudi Arabia to protect the port of Yanbu, the French base in Djibouti regains heightened strategic importance.
The project is intended to boost energy security for landlocked Ethiopia while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
Djibouti's Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity called for increased aid to help Yemeni refugees sheltering in the country.
BBC correspondent Frank Gardner spoke with people who fled fighting in Yemen by crossing to Djibouti.
Fighting on Yemen's west coast has driven people to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait by boat, according to the BBC.
Thousands have crossed the Bab al-Mandab Strait by boat to escape conflict on Yemen's west coast, according to the BBC.
Thousands have crossed the Bab al-Mandab Strait by boat to flee fighting on Yemen's west coast, the BBC reports.
Aid groups report a growing influx of Yemenis crossing the sea to Djibouti to escape ongoing conflict, according to Al Jazeera.
The UN refugee agency warns Djibouti's reception capacity is "rapidly diminishing" as more than half of new arrivals are women and children.
The United Nations reports that 22 million people in Yemen now require humanitarian assistance as the conflict intensifies.
Djibouti has appealed for international humanitarian assistance as growing numbers of Yemenis cross the Gulf of Aden seeking refuge, according to Al Jazeera.
Djibouti's interior minister says the number of people fleeing Yemen for the country has surpassed national capacity, prompting a call for outside help.
Al Jazeera reports a Djiboutian naval vessel is monitoring movement across the Bab al-Mandeb Strait after Houthi forces reportedly took control of Mayyun island.
More than 3,400 people crossed into Djibouti in 48 hours, according to Al Jazeera, as authorities brace for further arrivals amid renewed fighting in Yemen.
Al Jazeera reports a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Djibouti as Yemeni refugees continue to arrive seeking safety.
More than 2,000 people reached Djiboutian shores in a single weekend, according to local authorities, following a Houthi offensive on the Yemeni coast.
Escalating fighting along Yemen's western coast has driven the crossings across the Red Sea, according to Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera reports a sudden surge of Yemeni refugees arriving in the Djiboutian town of Obock as Houthi forces tighten control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
The International Organization for Migration reports a massive boat crossing since September 10, as fighting intensifies between government forces and Houthis in western Yemen.