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Djibouti counts votes as president seeks sixth term

Counting began Friday in a presidential election expected to give 78-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh a sixth term; he faces a single little-known opponent in the strategic Horn of Africa state.

Published Apr 10, 2026, 2:14 PM EDT | WFMZZ

Djibouti began counting votes Friday in a presidential election expected to hand a sixth term to 78-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh. He faces just one little-known opponent in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.