Djibouti, a country of just about one million people that neighbours Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, is politically relevant in the Horn of Africa region. Incumbent candidate Guelleh is running for his sixth term as president. Ismail Omar Guelleh: The 78-year-old incumbent, known as “IOG”, is running for his sixth term as president. “The person who will challenge President Guelleh is a member of a small party subservient to those in power,” he told AFP. Elections have been described as merely ritualistic, with Guelleh winning more than 90 percent of votes in the 2021 polls.

Source: Ethiopian News April 09, 2026 17:27 UTC