I have been in Djibouti when the French were imposing order. Today it is one of the best governed countries in the MENA.  China, Russia, EU and the US are displaying keen interest in Djibouti largely due to the importance of the Strait of Bab al-Mandab which is a choke point   entrance to the Red Sea and Suez Canal. The future looks good if they can play their suitors to best advantage for Djiboutians. The other side of the coin is the US penchant for destabilising and ruining countries as in Somalia,  Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and an unsuccessful attempt on Iran. Hopefully China will be as successful in Djibouti as it has been in other African countries.
Djibouti is a transit point for refugees from the surrounding destabilised countries, presently Yemen is the most desperate case due to starvation caused by US and GB equipped Saudi invasion. The Yemenis' are in a much worse state than Syrians with no attention being paid in the MSM.