DORALEH, Djibouti (AP) - The hulking, modern cargo port unveiled here over the weekend with song and dance honoring Djibouti's Somali and Afar heritage looks out of place in such a hardscrabble landscape.
Camels and goats graze on surrounding scrubland. A sign at the port's entrance warns visitors that their stash of the intoxicating plant qat, a popular afternoon chew, is not welcome inside.
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