Djibouti’s long-serving President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh claimed a landslide election victory on Saturday, securing a sixth consecutive term in office with nearly 98 percent of the vote and extending his decades-long grip on the strategically placed Horn of Africa nation.
Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term in power
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Fri 18:15 - France 24
Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term in power
Sat 06:26 - Al Jazeera English
Djibouti’s President Guelleh wins sixth straight term in office