Djibouti's incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh casts his vote at the City Hall polling station during the presidential election in Mouloud, Djibouti, Friday, April 10, 2026.

Djibouti’s incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh casts his vote at the City Hall polling station during the presidential election in Mouloud, Djibouti, Friday, April 10, 2026.
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Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday’s (April 10, 2026) election.

Mr. Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of about 1 million for more than two decades. Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits.


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