The Department of State congratulates Djibouti on joining the Artemis Accords as the 72nd signatory, affirming the country’s commitment to peaceful space exploration.
Djibouti’s Ambassador to the United States Mohamed Siad Douale signed the Accords on September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where NASA Deputy Administrator Matthew Anderson and State Department Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Frank Garcia witnessed the ceremony. Djibouti recently took part in the Department’s U.S.-Africa Technical and Regulatory Space Training Meeting in April 2026 and launched its first two satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
The United States and seven other countries established the Artemis Accords in 2020 to guide responsible space exploration. Djibouti joins 70 other nations in upholding the Accords’ principles for sustainable civil space activity, with the Department of State and NASA leading U.S. outreach and implementation.
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