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91 Djiboutian military personnel complete specialised training

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Ninety-one Djiboutian military personnel, including 23 women, completed four specialised training courses after a year of study at Camp Cheikh Osman, with a 99% success rate. The courses included armoured vehicles and military music, according to the armed forces general staff as reported by ADI.

Twenty-three women are among the 91 Djiboutian military personnel who received their insignia and certificates after four specialised one-year training courses at Camp Cheikh Osman, according to the Djiboutian Information Agency (ADI). The ceremony, presided over by Lieutenant General Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, chief of staff of the Djiboutian armed forces, marked the end of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Three courses were devoted to armoured units, with technical certificates covering, among other things, firing, piloting and driving wheeled gun tanks. The fourth course concerned military music. The success rate reached 99%, according to the Djiboutian armed forces general staff.

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