Dileita Mohamed Dileita, former prime minister of the Republic of Djibouti, was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government for his contributions to strengthening bilateral ties and his cooperation in Japan's antipiracy measures in the Horn of Africa country, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden.

The order was established in 1875 and features rays emerging from the sun. It has been given to citizens and non-Japanese nationals for distinguished achievements, such as in international relations.

Dileita, who visited Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, was presented with the award at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 6, which was followed by a reception in a hotel in Tokyo organized by the Embassy of Djibouti on the same date.