Djibouti's president wins unprecedented sixth term with 97.8% of vote

Djiboutis President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won an election with 97.8% of the vote, keeping him at the helm of the strategically-placed Horn of Africa nation for a sixth term, preliminary official results show. The 78-year-olds sole challenger Mohamed Farah Samatar got 2.19% of the vote, in a poll boycotted by most of the opposition. [...] The post Djiboutis president wins unprecedented sixth term with 97.8% of vote appeared first on Kahawatungu.