Djibouti’s Guelleh Extends 27-Year Rule With Landslide Re-Election Win

Djibouti’s long-serving president, Ismael Omar Guelleh, has secured another term in office after winning 97.8 percent of the vote, according to state broadcaster Radio Television Djibouti. The result grants him a sixth mandate and extends a rule that has now spanned 27 years in the strategically important East African nation.

78-year-old Guelleh, marked the moment of his re-election on Friday evening by posting an image of himself on X bearing the word “RÉÉLU” – French for “re-elected” -…