Djibouti elections: Who’s running against Guelleh and what’s at stake?

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Djibouti holds presidential elections Friday with incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, expected to win his sixth term. The one-million-person nation is strategically important, hosting multiple foreign military bases and controlling access to Red Sea trade routes. Guelleh won office in 1999. Lawmakers removed age limits last year, enabling his candidacy. Regional observers from IGAD will monitor voting. About 243,471 people registered to vote.

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