Balbala town hall extension opens
Moroccan diplomat and Djiboutian ministers attend inauguration of expanded communal headquarters.
The communal headquarters in Balbala, Djibouti, has been extended and improved. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the mayor of Balbala, Mohamed Hassan Saïd, and the chargé d'affaires of the Moroccan embassy, Mohamed Mdarhi. Djiboutian Minister of Economy and Finance, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, and Minister of Higher Education, Nabil Mohamed Ahmed, were also present.
The project stems from a 2024 memorandum of understanding between Balbala and Rabat, Morocco, for the extension, beautification, and public space development. According to the mayor's office, the new facilities will enhance staff working conditions, improve user services, and provide a better environment for neighbourhood councils and associations.
Mayor Saïd Daoud Mohamed thanked Morocco's King Mohammed VI and the Moroccan government for the development. Minister Dawaleh linked the project to President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh's decentralisation policy, stating that cooperation should serve local development and the population.
Why it mattersDjiboutian residents of Balbala will benefit from improved public services and facilities at their communal headquarters.