Djibouti Parliament Vote to Lift Presidential Age Limit Allows Guelleh Re-Run

Djibouti’s parliament has voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit, opening the way for its 77-year-old leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term in April 2026 election.

Guelleh, known as IOG, has held power in the tiny Horn of Africa nation since 1999.

With a population of just one million, it’s one of Africa’s smallest countries but is also a major port that hosts military bases for the United States, France, and China.

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