Djibouti's Ismaïl Omar Guelleh secured a decisive victory, winning a sixth consecutive term. His win extends his long-term governance on the strategically important nation in the Horn of Africa.

Djibouti’s long-serving President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh claimed a landslide election victory on Saturday, securing a sixth consecutive term in office with nearly 98 percent of the vote and extending his decades-long grip on the strategically placed Horn of Africa nation.